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Direct linkGoertzen, Heidi T. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study was to explore how general classroom teachers report their qualifications, characteristics, and practices related to teaching English learners (ELs) academic language. It was also the purpose of this study to explore whether these reported qualifications and characteristics predicted teacher reported instructional…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Practices, English Language Learners
Download full textAlabama State Department of Education, 2014
Beginning in January of 2012, the Alabama State Board of Education embarked on a bold and transformation plan for K-12 public education known as PLAN 2020. Foundational to this plan was a new definition of a successful and prepared high school graduate informed by community colleges, institutions of higher education, and business and industry,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Graduation Rate, School Safety, Discipline
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2010
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Newsletters, Public Education, Grants, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedPlash, Shawn H.; Piotrowski, Chris – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2006
Based on the policies and goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), this study reviews how educators in the state of Alabama have addressed the many critical issues posed by this Presidential directive. Challenges such as certification, competency, quality of instruction, teacher training, and funding are discussed. Several state legislative…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness
Thomas, Marilyn; Collins, Crystal – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
Recent scores on state tests show that middle grades students have made some progress in meeting their state's academic standards over the last half-decade. Yet a closer look at state standards indicates that too many Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have set them too low. Quite a few states have taken steps to improve their…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Whetstone, B. D. – 1979
A critique is presented of the new teacher certification and program standards adopted by the State Board of Education of Alabama. The process by which these standards were developed is analyzed, and implications of developing these standards are examined. It is stated that the findings of two major studies of teacher education conducted in…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Improvement, State Boards of Education, State Standards
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This paper presents the Alabama edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals examine…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Competencies, State Government, Government Role
Alabama Department of Education, 2010
Year after year, the goal of educators, parents, and concerned citizens throughout Alabama is to provide this state's children with the highest level of quality education possible. The future of Alabama's businesses, industries, commerce, labor force, arts, humanities, and countless other areas are determined by the education that is provided to…
Descriptors: Public Education, School Safety, Discipline, Federal Legislation
White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2005
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, School Law, Special Education
Haycock, Kati – Thinking K-16, 1998
This issue focuses on what recent research from Tennessee, Texas, Massachusetts, and Alabama says about the most significant factor that impacts student achievement: the teacher. After presenting teacher effectiveness data from the four states, it discusses what makes an effective teacher, focusing on the need for strong verbal and math skills,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education
Alabama State Board of Higher Education, Montgomery. – 1978
In order to equalize faculty salaries in Alabama technical and junior colleges, all ranks that were available to junior college teachers were opened to all technical college teachers. To do so, certification standards had to be developed for Ranks II, III, and IV for technical college faculty. This paper contains general instructions for the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Business Education Teachers, Degrees (Academic), Distributive Education Teachers
Vance, Rupert B; And Others – 1966
The 1965 status of secondary education in 11 southern states is analyzed in terms of school size, personnel, professional qualifications, and working conditions. Financial data relate per pupil expenditures in both rural and urban schools in each state. Information is provided concerning curriculum trends, innovations, and progressive school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educationally Disadvantaged
White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2004
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama," as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Graduation, Teacher Certification, Public Education
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2006
On July 28, 2006, a panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in elementary and secondary education. Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science literature on this issue. They also addressed whether or not…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Secondary Education
