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Saphier, Jon – Corwin, 2023
The teachers aren't the problem--it's the system that needs fixing. The missing element in 70 years of school reform is a surround-sound focus on High-Expertise Teaching. We could have it in any district, regardless of zip code, if we reengineered the twelve processes that impact teachers' knowledge and skill. A handbook for action and a…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Teacher Competencies, Program Implementation, Expertise
DeWitt, Peter M. – Corwin, 2022
Today's educators are buried under old practices, new ideas, and recommended initiatives. The problem? With such an abundance of strategies, it's hard to recognize what, if anything, is working. Before you're tempted to add just one more idea to the pile, take a step back--and an objective look--so that you, central office leaders, building…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Innovation, Evidence Based Practice, Program Effectiveness
Autumn Barnes, Contributor; Adina Cooper, Contributor; Marci Hertz, Contributor; Kesha Hudson, Contributor; Sarah Lee, Contributor; Sandra Leonard, Contributor; Bailee Peralto, Contributor; Mary Schauer, Contributor; Katy Suellentrop, Contributor; Jorge Verlenden, Contributor; Natalie Wilkins, Contributor; Camara Wooten, Contributor; Anna Yaros, Contributor – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023
This action guide was designed for school administrators in kindergarten through 12th grade schools (K-12), including principals and leaders of school-based student support teams, to identify evidence-based strategies, approaches, and practices that can positively influence students' mental health. This action guide describes six in-school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Schools, Early Childhood Education, Middle Schools
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Colleen E. Whittingham; Paola Pilonieta; Erin K. Washburn – Reading Teacher, 2024
Evidence-based core instruction partnered with evidence-based supplemental interventions are vital for students' literacy learning, particularly for students who need additional support (Petscher et al., 2020). Identifying instructional materials that reflect the translation of effective practices is challenging, (Solari et al., 2020) and made…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Literacy Education, Special Needs Students
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2020
CCSSO [Council of Chief State School Officers] recently convened a wide range of stakeholders through the Certification and Licensure Collective (CLC) to support states to improve certification and licensure systems, including initial licensure, renewal, and reciprocity or teacher mobility. Educator micro-credentials are a critical part of this…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Credentials, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Teacher Competencies
DeWitt, Peter M. – Corwin, 2020
Instructional Leadership is one of the most researched and discussed leadership practices, but most school leaders don't know where to begin or how to balance this role with all of their other responsibilities. Peter DeWitt's "Instructional Leadership" provides practical tools for delivering lasting improvement through small, manageable…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Theory Practice Relationship, Program Implementation, Educational Strategies
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Smith, Kevin G.; Lee, Laurie; Osborne-Lampkin, La'Tara; Rall, June – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2020
The purpose of this self-study guide is to help adult literacy education providers collect, organize, and analyze evidence that they can use to improve program performance. It was designed to help educators consider which types of evidence to collect and which components of adult education instruction may be important for evaluating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Literacy Education, Evidence Based Practice, Program Improvement
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Sharples, Jonathan; Albers, Bianca; Fraser, Stephen; Kime, Stuart – Education Endowment Foundation, 2019
Schools are learning organisations. They continuously strive to do better for the children and young people in their charge. In doing so, they try new things, seek to learn from those experiences, and work to adopt and embed the practices that work best. Implementation is a key aspect of what schools do to improve, and yet it is a domain of school…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Educational Change, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Environment
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Sterrett, Brittany I.; McDaniel, Sara C.; Majeika, Caitlyn E.; Bruhn, Allison L. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2020
Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports (PBIS) is a preventative and responsive three-tiered framework comprised of a continuum of evidence-based practices and interventions. Adaptation, or tailoring is a critical component to the PBIS system, as it is not intended to be a standard treatment protocol, particularly at the Tier 2 level. Tier 2…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Evidence Based Practice, Response to Intervention, Media Adaptation
Eber, Lucille; Barrett, Susan; Scheel, Nicholas; Flammini, Ami; Pohlman, Katie – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2020
As educators have become increasingly aware of the impact of trauma on the school success of children and youth, they have been investing in professional development about how to address childhood trauma in schools. However, evaluation to support evidence of impact are lacking. This Guide describes how to integrate trauma-informed approaches into…
Descriptors: Trauma, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Social Development
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform Center, 2019
The "Roadmap for Educator Preparation Reform" is a planning framework intended to guide and support educator preparation programs (EPPs) to integrate evidence-based and high-leverage practices within and across coursework and field experiences. The roadmap highlights the major guidelines that EPPs should consider throughout the reform…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Education Programs, Change Strategies, Leadership Responsibility
Association of American Universities, 2017
"Essential Questions & Data Sources for Continuous Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning" is intended to be a useful resource for the individuals and institutions who work together to help foster continuous improvement of undergraduate STEM education. Informed by the broad literature on post-secondary STEM…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, STEM Education, College Instruction, College Faculty
Moon, Bob – Commonwealth of Learning, 2019
Developed by Bob Moon, this Blueprint and Toolkit provides the guidance and supporting resources for a programme of around 12-15 weeks' duration and includes a detailed framework that can be adapted to the context of a particular country, region, district or school. It targets institutions wishing to implement school-based teacher development…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies, Secondary School Teachers, Active Learning
Maryland State Department of Education, 2016
With this Strategic Plan, the Division of Special Education/ Early Intervention Services recommits to "Moving Maryland Forward"--introduced in 2013. With the shifting in the national, State, and local education landscape, Maryland has revisited the initial Plan to sharpen the steadfast focus to narrow the gaps for children with…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Early Intervention, Special Education, Educational Planning