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Direct linkAllison Griffin-Walser – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This research study was conducted to gain a better understanding of teacher perceptions, in both low-performing and high-performing urban charter schools, of the impact of administrative support, professional development, and teacher preparation in closing the achievement gap among fourth grade students. The trend over the last five years among…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Bottoms, Gene; Rock, Daniel; Tadlock, Joseph – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2018
Literacy is the foundation for success in school and society. An essential goal of every school is to help every student read, write and think critically. Dedicated teachers are the catalyst for reaching this goal. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) developed a literacy professional learning model to better support these dedicated…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Achievement Gap
Peer reviewedPett, Kate; Strahan, David; Gates, Carlye – Journal of Staff Development, 2014
This article provides snapshots of teacher leadership in action as one result of the Asheville (N.C.) City Schools Foundation Innovation Fellows program, an approach to providing high quality professional learning for the district's best teachers. With start-up funding from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, this program was created to retain great…
Descriptors: Fellowships, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Persistence, Achievement Gap
Isler, Tesha – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem examined in this study: Does the majority of teachers use rigorous teaching and testing practices? The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore the classroom techniques of six effective teachers who use rigorous teaching and testing practices. The hypothesis for this study is that the examination of the…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Teaching Methods, Educational Testing, Achievement Gap
Smith, Luke Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine how the one-to-one laptop initiative affected student achievement gaps for students at a single high school in Mooresville, NC. The variable in this study was the preexisting End of Course exams for Algebra I and English I for the two school years prior to the one-to-one laptop implementation year…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Laptop Computers, High School Students, Algebra
Holcombe, Amy – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article describes a multifaceted program that improves the mathematics instruction in a school district's 10 lowest-performing schools. This program includes seven support components--including monetary incentives for teachers, professional development, education technology, and reduced class sizes. After three years, results show that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
