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Mathematics Teacher Development in the Context of District Managed Curriculum

The purpose of this study was to develop and test the viability of a conceptual framework for analyzing mathematics instruction and mathematics teacher development within the context of policies regarding district-wide adoption of curriculum.

Jun 2, 2015
Blog

Ask Me Anything: Catherine Augustine on Summer Learning

With summer now underway, RAND's Catherine Augustine hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit, answering questions about year-round schooling, how to get the most out of summer learning programs, and more.

Jul 3, 2014
Report

Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (Japanese translation)

Japanese translation of Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, a series of lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event.

Jan 13, 2012
Journal Article

Where You Come from or Where You Go? Distinguishing Between School Quality and the Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation Program Graduates

The authors consider the challenges and implications of controlling for school contextual bias when modeling teacher preparation program effects.

Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article

Reading Coach Quality: Findings from Florida Middle Schools

This article examines what constitutes, contributes to, and is associated with high-quality coaches and coaching. Authors find that coaches generally held many of the qualifications recommended by state and national experts and principals and teachers rated their coaches highly on many indicators of quality. However, several common concerns about recruiting, retaining, and supporting high-quality coaches emerged.

Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article

Accounting for Movement Between Childcare Classrooms: Does It Change Teacher Effects Interpretations?

Child care studies that have examined links between teachers' qualifications and children's outcomes often ignore teachers' and children's transitions between classrooms at a center throughout the day and only take into account head teacher qualifications.

Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article

Professional Learning Orientations: Patterns of Dissonance and Alignment Between Teachers' Values and Practices

Through its positive influence on teachers' classroom practices and their students' learning, effective professional learning of teachers is an important condition for school improvement. The concept of dissonance between values and practice is a strong theme in the findings and for policy development.

Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article

Are We Realising the Full Potential of Teachers' Professional Learning in Schools in England? Policy Issues and Recommendations from a National Study

The purpose of this article is to bring together findings developed from the Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England – State of the Nation Study.

Nov 1, 2011
Journal Article

Conceptualizing Teacher Professional Learning

The article concludes that to understand teacher learning scholars must adopt methodological practices that focus on explanatory causality and the reciprocal influences of all three subsystems.

Sep 1, 2011
Journal Article

Knowing and Doing: What Teachers Learn from Formative Assessment and How They Use Information

This study analyzed three different middle school mathematics formative assessment programs, examining how features of each program were associated with the information they provided to teachers and the manner in which teachers used the information.

Jul 1, 2011
Journal Article

The influence of school orientation to learning on teachers' professional learning change

Results from a structural equation modeling process of 1,126 teacher survey responses in England show that schools have an orientation to learning that includes beliefs about learning, systems and supports for learning, and collective capacity for learning.

Jun 1, 2011
Journal Article

The Role of Teachers' Orientation to Learning in Professional Development and Change: A National Study of Teachers in England

Results from a structural equation modeling process of 1126 teacher survey responses show that teachers bring an internal, external and collaborative orientation to their professional learning.

Feb 1, 2011
Journal Article

The lost promise of teacher professional development in England

The analysis indicates that while the professional development of teachers in England is generally ineffectual and lacks school level systems and supports, the professional development and supports for professional learning by teachers in high performing schools display many of the characteristics associated with effective professional learning.

Feb 1, 2011
Journal Article

Access to Continuous Professional Development by Teachers in England

The paper also explores the barriers to access to high quality CPD that exist for teachers at both the individual and school levels. Data for the analyses presented were collected as part of the nationally representative, "Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England--State of the Nation" research study which was funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).

Dec 1, 2010
Journal Article

Planning and Organisation of Teachers' Continuous Professional Development in Schools in England

This article focuses on the planning and organisation of teachers' continuous professional development as part of the nationally representative "Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England--State of the Nation" research study (SoNS), commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for ...

Dec 1, 2010
Journal Article

Benefits, Status and Effectiveness of Continuous Professional Development for Teachers in England

This paper sets out to understand how teachers and school leaders in England perceive the benefits and effectiveness of CPD activity.

May 1, 2010
Research Brief

How School Staff Can Help Traumatized Students

Mental health clinicians are a luxury for most schools. But a school-based cognitive-behavioral program can make it easier for school staff to help children who have been exposed to trauma.

Jun 4, 2009
Report

The SSET Program: Support for Students Exposed to Trauma

Exposure to community and interpersonal violence is a public health crisis affecting many children in the U.S., causing mental health and behavioral problems, substance abuse, and poor school performance. The SSET program is a series of ten lessons that aims to reduce distress resulting from exposure to trauma.

Jun 3, 2009
Journal Article

Lessons for Boosting the Effectiveness of Reading Coaches

To understand the implementation and effects of school-based literacy or reading coaching, researchers surveyed principals, coaches, and reading and social studies teachers in 113 middle schools in eight large Florida school districts.

Jan 1, 2009
Report

Assistance and Accountability in Externally Managed Schools: The Case of Edison Schools, Inc.

A four-year study of the nation’s largest private contractor of public school management reveals the ways in which Edison’s comprehensive approach, which aims to promote high-quality instruction, is affected by variation in school leadership and district policies.

Aug 25, 2008

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