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Editorial Projects in Education, 2024
Effective professional development (PD) is crucial for enhancing teacher instruction and student achievement. This Spotlight explores innovative approaches to PD that prioritize teacher needs and foster meaningful learning experiences. From hybrid PD models to teacher-led initiatives and on-demand online courses, these articles offer valuable…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Improvement, Principals
Phelan, Julia; Egger, Jeffrey; Kim, Junok; Choi, Kilchan; Keum, Eunhee; Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Baker, Eva L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2021
The National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI) is a nonprofit organization committed to improving educational outcomes that traces its roots back to the early 1990s. NMSI's College Readiness Program (CRP) is a long-standing program with the goal of promoting STEM education in high schools to improve students' preparation for college. The three-year…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Nonprofit Organizations, Program Evaluation, STEM Education
Lovette, Otis; Savoie, Joe; Armenta, Anthony – 1998
This paper explores factors that teachers consider to be "barriers" to educational improvement. For the study, "barriers" are those things that hinder or restrict progress. Subjects for the study were graduate students (N=151) in educational leadership programs at three Louisiana universities. The survey instrument, called the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement