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PreK-3rd Grade Systems: Lessons Learned from New York School Districts
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Schilder, Diane – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2018
The New York State Department of Education (NYSED) has been supporting selected districts in the planning and implementation of PreK-3rd Grade systems. NYSED is supporting the use of the Framework for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating PreK-3rd Grade Approaches developed by Kauerz and Coffman (2013). Recognizing the ultimate goal of PreK-3rd…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1
"Doing Collaboration": The Process of Constructing an Educational Community in an Urban Elementary School
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Grove, Kathleen; Fisher, Douglas – Ethnography and Education, 2006
Collaboration has been considered one of the key features of a successful school. However, the literature does not provide many examples of schools becoming more collaborative. This study focuses on the construction of a collaborative community among elementary school teachers in a large, public, urban school over several years. The researchers…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
Tacoma's Glass Slipper.
Linik, Joyce Riha – Northwest Education, 2000
A federal grant enabled the Tacoma (Washington) school district to hire additional first-grade teachers, provide ongoing staff development, and encourage teacher collaboration. In smaller classes, children are more focused, get the attention they need, and present fewer discipline problems. Relationships with parents have also improved. A sidebar…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Grade 1