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Goodman, Amy – Middle School Journal (J3), 2008
This article describes how parent communication across an urban school district was improved through student-led, teacher-supported conferences. According to "This We Believe," student-led, teacher-supported conferences empower young adolescents to accept responsibility for their own learning. Such conferences invite parents into the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences, School Districts, Educational Change
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Rickard, Anthony – Journal of American Indian Education, 2005
This case study examines a sixth-grade teacher and her students in an urban school district in Alaska, engaging in an activity from a module that is part of the Math in a Cultural Context (MCC) series. By analyzing the module, the teacher's practice, classroom discourse, and students' work, the case shows that the teacher and the MCC module…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Urban Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Control Groups