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Boatright, Beth; Gallucci, Chrysan – School Administrator, 2009
Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners agree that improving the content and delivery of teachers' professional development is essential to improving student achievement. But innovative solutions do not magically appear out of the mental soup of what educators already know about instruction and its improvement. While school districts are…
Descriptors: School Districts, Professional Development, Consultants, Coaching (Performance)
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Boatright, Beth; Gallucci, Chrysan; Swanson, Judy; Van Lare, Michelle; Yoon, Irene – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
The Highline School District, located roughly 10 miles south of Seattle, Washington, has begun to implement a residency model for professional learning. Like the medical model, current teachers often traveled from other schools to be "in residency" at a previously selected classroom for six half-day sessions during the 2005-06 school year. Some…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Grade 5, Instructional Leadership, Coaching (Performance)
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Gallucci, Chrysan; Van Lare, Michelle DeVoogt; Yoon, Irene H.; Boatright, Beth – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
Instructional coach initiatives aimed at teachers' professional development are expanding in reforming school districts across the United States. This study addresses the lack of research regarding the professional development of instructional coaches. Drawing on sociocultural learning theory, specifically a model called the Vygotsky Space, the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Change, Professional Development, Coaching (Performance)