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Roberts, Jane M. E. – 1987
This paper explores challenges and successes of efforts to improve instruction or classroom effectiveness. Policymakers' assumptions, perspectives, and decisions are reviewed and results presented from several studies of instructional improvement activities conducted in Maryland between 1978 and 1985. These activities included Project Basic, a…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Download full textMaryland State Department of Education, 2004
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), schools districts, and institutions of higher education have initiated a number of efforts to improve teacher quality and professional development. The first section of this report highlights the recommendations of leading commissions and reports released in the past ten years pertaining to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Professional Development, Federal Legislation, Teacher Participation
