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Teacher Empowerment through Partnerships: A Sustaining Model of Professional Development
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Jennifer S. Dail; Michelle Goodsite; Stephanie Sanders – English Journal, 2018
National Writing Project (NWP) sites work within an established framework of summer institutes, teacher-led professional development, and continuity to cultivate teacher leaders and empower them by applying these principles. Invitational Summer Institutes traditionally serve as the gateway by which teachers become involved with NWP sites and start…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Empowerment, Faculty Development, State Departments of Education
Trends in State Implementation of the Common Core State Standards: Educator Effectiveness. Issue Brief
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National Governors Association, 2018
In 2010, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for K-12 English language arts/literacy and mathematics. CCSS are a state-led effort to define the knowledge and skills students need to graduate from high school…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Cultural Sensitivity in the Performance-Based Learning Environment
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Hazzard-Robinson, Monique Matleen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Georgia Department of Education requires students to earn 4 course credits in the area of mathematics in order to graduate from high school. Academic success for mathematics students in a school district in southern Georgia has been encumbered because teachers lack cultural competency in mathematics instruction, which has hindered minority…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, State Departments of Education, Minority Group Students, Teacher Attitudes
Statewide Use of Professional Learning Communities. Information Request
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Southeast Comprehensive Center, 2014
A state department of education (SDE) served by the Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) at SEDL requested information regarding state use of schoolwide, large-scale professional learning communities (PLCs). Specifically, the SDE staff wanted to know the following with respect to PLC work in other states: (1) Are PLCs state-mandated through…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, State Programs, School Districts
Professional Development. State Implementation of Common Core State Standards
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Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
The following profiles address how the state departments of education are helping educators prepare for and implement the Common Core and aligned assessments through professional learning. The major professional development efforts around the Common Core were examined in order to understand the overall efforts of each state. An exhaustive list of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Program Implementation, State Policy
Professional Development. State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards
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Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
The following profiles address how the state departments of education are helping educators prepare for and implement their states' new college- and career-readiness standards and aligned assessments, through professional learning. SREB researchers examined each state's major professional development efforts around its new standards in order to…
Descriptors: State Standards, State Policy, State Programs, Career Readiness