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Perceptions of Teachers and Support Staff on Professional Development Training for Multi-Tiered System of Supports: A Qualitative Case Study
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Rachel Kathryn West – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Multi-Tiered System of Supports is a comprehensive framework that unites colleagues of various backgrounds together in pursuit of a common goal to support students with evidence-based interventions to meet their individual needs in the school setting. The problem addressed in this study was the lack of professional development training teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Personnel, Faculty Development, Professional Development
The Implementation Process of Two Multigrade/Multiyear Teams in Two Middle Schools in South Florida: A Cross-Site Case Study.
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Heeney, Margaret R. – 1996
Multigrade grouping is the practice of intentionally grouping two or more grade levels in the same classroom to enhance learning. It is becoming a much discussed and implemented alternative grouping practice in middle level education. This paper describes the implementation process of two multigrade "teams" in two Florida middle schools,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Teaching Writing as a Process: Evaluation for District Decision-Making.
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Nielsen, Lore A.; Turner, Susan D. – Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Formative evaluation of program implementation and student performance was used to assess a new writing program used in 11 elementary schools in Hillsborough County (Florida). Twenty-one teachers and 600 students in grades 4 and 5 participated. Teachers were interviewed, and students completed an attitude survey. In addition, 4 writing samples…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Decision Making, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Multi-Cultural Awareness Project, the Organization and Implementation of a "World Steel Drum Ensemble".
Lawson, Stanley G. – 1991
This proposal describes the organization and implementation of a "World Steel Drum Ensemble" as a strategy to solve the problems of low minority academic achievement, high minority discipline incidents, and minority isolationism. The drum ensemble studied and performed music from Caribbean, Hispanic, and African heritages in a middle…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, African Culture, Cultural Awareness, Discipline
Career Mentoring for Middle- and Junior-High-School Girls. Coordinator's Manual. A Florida School-to-Work Gender Equity Initiative.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 1996
This manual is designed for persons who are responsible for implementing career-mentoring programs, especially for middle and junior high school girls, emphasizing nontraditional, high-wage occupations. Such a program is recommended by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act as a connecting activity. The manual is organized in two sections plus…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Career Mentoring for Middle- and Junior-High-School Girls. Mentor's Manual. A Florida School-to-Work Gender Equity Initiative.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 1996
This manual has been developed to assist mentors in working with mentees in a career mentoring program. The manual is divided into four sections. The first section provides information on how to be an effective career mentor. It suggests strategies to make the time mentors spend with mentees meaningful. The second section provides information on…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities