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Download full textMakkonen, Reino; Burr, Elizabeth – WestEd, 2022
This brief is part of a continuing series for California education leaders on key policy issues related to teachers and teaching. With California in the process of revising its K-12 math framework and with educators and students grappling with lost instructional time during the COVID-19 pandemic, now is an opportune moment to examine ways to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Makkonen, Reino; Lewis, Joy – WestEd, 2020
Guidelines for teaching California's students have changed dramatically in recent years, as state leaders have adopted new academic standards, curriculum frameworks, and instructional materials lists in an attempt to better prepare students for college and career. However, adopting high-quality standards and curriculum materials does not guarantee…
Descriptors: School Districts, Faculty Development, Academic Standards, College Readiness
Peer reviewedVan Houten, Lori; Dunn, Lenay; Bond, Molly Faulkner; Blitz, Jennifer; Makkonen, Reino; Austin, Kim – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2021
This guide is designed to help district and school site leaders assess the professional learning needs of elementary school teachers to implement research-based recommendations for the instruction of English learner students. It comprises two tools--the Teacher Self-Reflection Tool and the Classroom Observation Tool--and outlines a 10-step process…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Evidence Based Practice
Burr, Elizabeth; Makkonen, Reino; Lewis, Ryan W.; Crane, Eric W. – WestEd, 2021
This knowledge brief is part of a continuing series designed to inform California education leaders about key policy issues related to teachers and teaching in the Golden State. The brief outlines the current policy environment surrounding math instruction in California, summarizes California information from a nationwide teacher survey on…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Policy, State Policy, Teacher Surveys
Makkonen, Reino; Crane, Eric – WestEd, 2019
For several years, WestEd's Measure to Learn and Improve (MLI) project team has kept state policy leaders informed about statewide implementation of the California Academic Standards in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, by summarizing and disseminating survey results from the RAND Corporation's annual American Educator Panel (AEP)…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Needs, Faculty Development, Instructional Materials
Makkonen, Reino; Tejwani, Jaclyn; Venkateswaran, Nitya – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2016
Recent teacher evaluation reforms instituted across the country have sought to yield richer information about educators' strengths and limitations and guide decisions about targeted opportunities for professional growth. This study describes how results from new multiple-measure teacher evaluations were being used in 2014/15 in five school…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Data, Evaluation Utilization, School Districts
