Purpose: The purpose of the study was to provide an example of instructional coaching for inservice teachers within the context of community-engaged scholarship (CEP), involving professional learning communities (PLCs). This study seeks to encourage policymakers to allocate budgets for instructional coaches, as well as resources for schools.…

Learning advisors provide academic literacy development support in a variety of configurations, ranging from one-on-one consultations through to large-scale lectures. Such lectures can be generic, stand-alone modules or embedded within a discipline-specific course. Pragmatic and institutional considerations suggest that a generic model of delivery…

Describes Schools for Thought (SFT), a model developed at Vanderbilt University using three educational programs (Fostering Communities of Learners, Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment, The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury) to promote literacy, attitudes toward school, and mathematical and scientific problem solving. Examines the…