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Greenberg, Julie; Walsh, Kate – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
In this second study of education schools, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) examines the mathematics preparation of America's elementary teachers. The impetus is the mediocre performance of American students in mathematics compared with their counterparts around the world. Mathematics relies heavily on cumulative knowledge. The link…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness
Greenberg, Julie; Walsh, Kate – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
The nation's higher goals for student learning in mathematics cannot be reached without improved teacher capacity. To accomplish these goals an analysis of current teacher preparation in mathematics is necessary, along with the development of an agenda for improvement. Based on groundwork laid during a meeting in Washington, D.C. in March 2007,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness, Textbooks, Course Descriptions
Walsh, Kate; Glaser, Deborah; Wilcox, Danielle Dunne – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2006
The persistent reading struggles and failure of nearly 40 percent of all American children, little improved over time, has led to aggressive government-funded efforts in school districts to train veteran teachers in the science of reading. The accumulated scientific findings of nearly 60 years of research gained the nation's attention with the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Teacher Effectiveness, Oral Reading, Textbooks