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Bonsu, Pam; Goertzen, Heidi; Howard-Brown, Beth; Kaase, Kris; LaTurner, Jason; Times, Chris – Southeast Comprehensive Center, 2016
The Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) at SEDL, an affiliate of American Institutes for Research (AIR), partnered with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) in 2014 to assist in evaluating Alabama Plan 2020, mainly focusing on learners and the graduation rate. SECC provided professional development and analytic technical assistance…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graduation Rate, Strategic Planning, Faculty Development
Center on Instruction, 2009
This annotated bibliography updated from a 2007 edition, is intended as a resource for technical assistance providers as they work with states on adolescent literacy. This revision includes current research and documents of practical use in guiding improvements in grades 4-12 reading instruction in the content areas and in interventions for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Technical Assistance, Reading Instruction, Literacy
Kosanovich, Marcia L.; Reed, Deborah K.; Miller, Debra H. – Center on Instruction, 2010
This document provides research-based guidance on academic literacy instruction in the content areas, specifically focusing on the effective use of text in content areas. It reviews the research evidence about content-area literacy instruction for adolescents and suggests ways teachers can use content-area texts to enable students to understand…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Shanklin, Nancy L. – Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse, 2007
Both principals and school districts hire literacy coaches with the clear hope that they will succeed in improving teachers' instruction and, in turn, students' literacy learning. Unintentionally, however, they can overlook putting into place supports that coaches themselves may need to reach these goals. This Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse brief…
Descriptors: Literacy, Coaching (Performance), Teacher Administrator Relationship, Mentors
US Agency for International Development, 2009
The 2009 Worldwide Education and Training Workshop brought together over 375 members of the international development community to share best practices in addressing the growing challenges in the field of education for social and economic development. This paper presents synopses of the presentations delivered during the workshop.
Descriptors: Economic Development, Workshops, Social Development, International Studies
Carson, Arthur L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…
Descriptors: Educational History, War, Politics of Education, Economic Factors