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Thompson, Jessica; Richards, Jennifer; Shim, Soo-Yean; Lohwasser, Karin; Von Esch, Kerry Soo; Chew, Christine; Sjoberg, Bethany; Morris, Ann – AERA Open, 2019
One of the major challenges in educational reform is supporting teachers and the profession in the continual improvement of instruction. Research-practice partnerships and particularly networked improvement communities are well-suited for such knowledge-building work. This article examines how a networked improvement community with eight…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communities of Practice, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Malagon, Helen; McCold, Paul; Hernandez, Julie – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2012
In the 2011-2012 school year, 8.5 percent of Washington's students were English language learners (ELLs). Although this was a slight decrease from the previous year, the number of ELL students in Washington state has increased by 11.0 percent since 2005-06. The Transitional Bilingual Instruction Act of 1979 funds the Transitional Bilingual…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language)
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Ernst-Slavit, Gisela; Wenger, Kerri J. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2006
This article reports on one phase of a three-year ethnographic study of 20 bilingual paraeducators, drawing on photographic analysis and narrative inquiry. Enrolled in a credential program, paraeducators photographed "what your life is like as a bilingual paraeducator preparing to become a certified teacher." Participants later…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Bilingualism, Ethnography