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Griffin, Noelle C.; Silk, Yael; Chow, Kirby A.; Chai, Yourim – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
The Artist-Teacher Collaborative (ATC) program is a partnership between the Armory Center for the Arts and Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). A central goal of this program, which is supported by the U. S. Department of Education, is to provide sustained, rigorous professional development to 3rd through 5th grade PUSD teachers, instilling in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Visual Arts, Evaluators, Focus Groups
Silver, David; Hansen, Mark; Herman, Joan; Silk, Yael; Greenleaf, Cynthia L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Reading Apprenticeship professional development program on several teacher and student outcomes, including effects on student learning. A key part of the study was the use of an enhanced performance assessment program, the Integrated Learning Assessment (ILA), to measure student…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Apprenticeships, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Silk, Yael; Silver, David; Amerian, Stephanie; Nishimura, Claire; Boscardin, Christy – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
The goal of this study was to test the effectiveness of WestEd's Reading Apprenticeship (RA) professional development program on teacher practices and student learning. The professional development is designed to teach high school teachers how to integrate subject-specific literacy instruction into their regular curricula. The CRESST researchers…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Comprehension, Metacognition, Biology
Silk, Yael; Silver, David; Amerian, Stephanie; Nishimura, Claire; Boscardin, Christy Kim – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
This report describes a classroom artifact measure and presents early findings from an efficacy study of WestEd's Reading Apprenticeship (RA) professional development program. The professional development is designed to teach high school teachers how to integrate subject-specific literacy instruction into their regular curricula. The current RA…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Academic Achievement, Integrated Curriculum
Stoelinga, Sara Ray; Joyce, Katie; Silk, Yael – President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 2013
This interim progress report provides a look at Turnaround Arts schools in their first year, including: (1) a summary of the evaluation design and research questions; (2) a preliminary description of strategies used to introduce the arts in Turnaround Arts schools; and (3) a summary of school reform indicators and student achievement data at…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Art Education, Educational Strategies, Educational Indicators