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Leah P. McCoy, Editor – Online Submission, 2024
This document presents the proceedings of the 28th Annual Research Forum held June 27, 2024, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following eight action research papers: (1) College Athletics and the High School Athlete: Perspectives of High School Coaches (Michael Goehrig); (2) The Influence of Blogging on…
Descriptors: Action Research, Athletic Coaches, College Athletics, Athletics
Jackl, Andrew; Paeplow, Colleen – Wake County Public School System, 2022
In 2016, Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) senior leadership determined that students were not consistently engaged with content, instruction, or tasks that support the specific instructional shifts in the North Carolina State Standards and 4Cs (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity). After an internal review…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, State Standards, Critical Thinking, Creativity
Rhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2022
This report presents findings of the implementation of Communities in Schools (CIS) Success Coaches within five Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) middle schools during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. End-of-year outcomes, including attendance rates and English language arts and mathematics grades, are examined and compared between the…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Attendance Patterns, Language Arts, Mathematics
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This document presents the proceedings of the 23nd Annual Research Forum held June 28, 2018, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following 12 action research papers: (1) Standards-Based Grading in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom (Michelle Anderson); (2) How the Use of Graphic Novels in Shakespeare…
Descriptors: Grading, Academic Standards, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2010
In fall 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project to test new approaches to measuring effective teaching. The goal of the MET project is to improve the quality of information about teaching effectiveness available to education professionals within states and districts--information that…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement
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Pope, Carol; Beal, Candy; Long, Sheryl; McCammon, Lodge – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
This article describes an English language arts teacher preparation perspective that considers middle school students as part of the teacher educator team. Based on a recognized gap in the literature about students as powerful partners, the authors undertook a 3-year study to explore the question, "What do preservice middle school teachers…
Descriptors: Expertise, Video Technology, Middle School Students, Preservice Teachers