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Direct linkJacobs, Sandi – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Just a few years ago, tenure appeared low on the reform list for state policy makers and district administrators, viewed as too hot an issue politically to challenge. But it was front and center in the 2014 landmark "Vergara v. California" lawsuit, which challenged teacher tenure and related policies. Yet whether to grant tenure or not…
Descriptors: Tenure, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Evaluation
Peer reviewedTienken, Christopher H.; Stonaker, Lew – Journal of Staff Development, 2007
In the Monroe Township (New Jersey) Public Schools, teachers' learning occurs daily, not just on one day in October and February. Central office and school-level administrators foster job-embedded teacher growth. Every day is a professional development day in the district, but that has not always been so. How did the district become a system with…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Public Schools, Teacher Improvement, Inservice Teacher Education
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2006
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) The "Data Wise" Improvement Process: Eight Steps for Using Test Data to Improve Teaching and Learning (Kathryn Parker Boudett, Elizabeth A. City,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Preschool Teachers, Newsletters, Special Education
Lydon, James – 1981
This coordinator's report and training manual are materials from a teacher training project for teachers of English to adult speakers of other languages in state-funded adult education programs in central New Jersey. The 14-page report is a personal narrative with no supporting documentation. It covers objectives, the project's educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textWinand, Lois L.; Morris, Vivian Gunn – 1988
This paper describes a project conducted to strengthen consumer and homemaking education programs in economically depressed, urban areas of New Jersey by increasing the competence of home economics educators. The project focused on meeting the needs of school-age pregnant and parenting students. Objectives included identification of relevant home…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Early Parenthood
Hill, Djanna A.; Gillette, Maureen D. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2005
Paterson Teachers for Tomorrow (PT4T) is a collaborative project between the Paterson, NJ Public Schools and the College of Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), created to attract talented high school students from Paterson to careers in teaching, prepare them to be effective teaching professionals, and return them to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation
Sousa, David A., Comp.; And Others – 1983
In 1982 the New Jersey Science Supervisors Association asked its members to submit samples of Professional Improvement Plans (PIPS) that they had developed for themselves as well as for their science teachers. Provided in this document, in chart format, are actual PIPS used by classroom teachers and science supervisors. The PIPS are divided into…
Descriptors: Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Community Resources, Curriculum Development
Jakes, David – Technology & Learning, 2006
A report recently released by the Center on Education Policy reveals that the four-year-old No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has indeed served to shine a light on the importance of professional development for K-12 educators. Beyond that basic fact, though, any real broad-based impact on the training of educators remains inconclusive. While the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Educational Technology
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1985
New Jersey has proposed state and local programs to help solve educational problems in the areas of the teaching profession, student performance, and educational leadership. To continue a supply of talented teachers, the state has developed initiatives such as a minimum salary increase, a recruitment program for top high school graduates, reformed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
