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Schools That Make the Grade: What Successful Schools Do to Improve Student Achievement
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Ratcliffe, Martin J.A.; Harts, Melissa L. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
What turns a good school into a great school? With today's schools under enormous pressure to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), the answers are more important than ever--and this essential guidebook gives K-12 administrators and educators scores of proven, concrete strategies to help their school succeed. Authors Martin Ratcliffe and Melissa…
Descriptors: Expertise, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Observation and Feedback. Learning Package No. 12.
Aiex, Nola Kortner; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on observation and feedback is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the topic; the full text of several…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Preparing New Teachers: Operating Successful Field Experience Programs.
Slick, Gloria Appelt, Ed. – 1995
This is the second in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This publication addresses the operational aspects of a successfully functioning field experience program and office. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs
The Field Experience: Creating Successful Programs for New Teachers.
Slick, Gloria Appelt, Ed. – 1995
This is the first in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This publications focuses on developing and evaluating an effective field experience program. Several common themes emerge from…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Making the Difference for Teachers: The Field Experience in Actual Practice.
Slick, Gloria Appelt, Ed. – 1995
This is the third in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This publication explores the internal workings of the relationships and events that have an impact on all the persons involved…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teacher Induction, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
What If? Promising Practices for Improving Schools
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Dunn, Rita, Ed.; Griggs, Shirley A., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Today, there is little deviation from the standard, business-as-usual practices in the world of education. This book challenges these stale practices and asks the important questions that can improve schools beyond the current state of mediocrity. Written for administrators, supervisors, teachers, parents--even politicians and corporate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Violence, Talent Development
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers: The Field Experience. Teacher Education Yearbook IV.
McIntyre, D. John, Ed.; Byrd, David M., Ed. – 1996
This yearbook provides educators with current research and practical guidelines for improving the education of teacher candidates and beginning teachers. The book has four sections, each on a particular topic and containing an overview and a response (reflections and implications). The first section focuses on contexts for effective field…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers
Preparing Mathematics and Science Teachers for Diverse Classrooms: Promising Strategies for Transformative Pedagogy
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Rodriguez, Alberto J., Ed.; Kitchen, Richard S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
This book provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies to counter resistance to learning to teach for diversity (in culturally and gender-inclusive ways), and resistance to teaching for understanding (using student-centered and inquiry-based pedagogical approaches). Teacher educators from across the United States present rich narratives…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Teacher Supervisors