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Rodgers, Mary Kathleen; He, Jingyi; Leite, Walter L.; Dogan, Selcuk – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This mixed-method study examines the continuing implementation and critical components of an innovative professional learning system in early learning coalitions throughout the state of Florida. This professional learning system consists of: (a) a multi-tiered program of blended (online and face-to-face) courses for early learning practitioners;…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Communities of Practice
Stecher, Brian M.; Garet, Michael – RAND Corporation, 2014
On November 19, 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it would invest $290 million to support effective teaching as a means to ensure all students receive the education they need to succeed in high school and beyond. The foundation made six-year grants to support four Intensive Partnership for Effective Teaching (IP) sites…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Longitudinal Studies
Tully, G. Emerson – 1977
Approximately three years after a sample of vocational education teachers in Florida took the General Examinations, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), the impact of the use of CLEP scores by teachers (392) in their professional development was assessed. Indicators of professional growth were teaching rank, salary, and degree status.…
Descriptors: College Credits, Comparative Analysis, Credits, Educational Research
Kohl, Patrice LeBlance; Gomez, Vivian – 1996
A reaccreditation self-study project was conducted at St. Jerome Catholic School in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida). The school's 325 students come from a predominantly blue collar, ethnically and racially diverse community. The curriculum provides a solid academic background of core subjects, special subjects, and extracurricular activities. The project…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Catholic Schools, Curriculum Development