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Jensen, Mishan; Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2020
This report examines the impact of Creative Teaching techniques on students' academic growth on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) reading and math tests from 2016-2017 to 2017-2018. Statistically significant growth on STAAR reading was found for students who had teachers who were moderately competent at Creative Teaching…
Descriptors: School Districts, Creative Teaching, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement
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Bussert-Webb, Kathy – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2009
This article focuses on how 47 Latinos/as (Grades 2-5) described their day in a state-rated exemplary public school. They attended Tarea, a pseudonym for a test-focused South Texas school. Interviews took place during an after-school cultural arts program I taught at Tarea for enrichment purposes. The most common interview themes were lack of…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Art Activities, Educational Change, Hispanic American Students