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Wheelan, Susan A. – Corwin Press, 2004
To develop high-performance teams and improve student learning and achievement educators are making changes in the way they interact with colleagues. Educators are participating in various school teams-grade level teams, vertical teams, school leadership teams, study groups, and school improvement teams. This book translates what social scientists…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Guidelines, Educational Change, Team Training
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Trimble, Susan – Middle School Journal, 2003
Provides an overview of key research findings that confirm that changes in teacher practices and external support for teaching and learning affect student achievement. Analyzes individual research-based classroom practices that affect student achievement and support a systemic, holistic approach: clear academic focus and frequent assessments,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Meehan, Merrill L. – 2002
This study investigated differences among professional staff members' commitment to continuous learning and improvement in high-performing schools differentiated by student academic performance and disaggregated by race and socioeconomic status. A total of 48 high-performing schools were identified by Kentucky Department of Education staff based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuing Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
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Forster, Eloise M. – Action in Teacher Education, 1997
Explores issues related to defining teacher leadership and discusses the implications for teacher education and schools through a synthesis of the literature. Also presents a university-school collaborative framework for the development of leadership in preservice and inservice teachers. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
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Settelmaier, Elisabeth; Wallace, John; Taylor, Peter – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2004
This article reports on a 3-year longitudinal case study of a school-based project designed to restructure and reculture the school's teaching and learning environment. Using a participatory action research framework, groups of teachers from the school worked together to develop a community of inquiry focusing on core teaching values, student…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Action Research, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S.; Bolyard, Johnna J.; Oh, Hana; Kridler, Patricia; Salkind, Gwenanne – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2006
Growing awareness of the importance of teacher quality in mathematics and science has stimulated a variety of national reports and funded initiatives for the purpose of improving teaching and learning in K-12 schools. This study examined the work of awardees in one federally-funded program that included a focus on increasing the number, quality,…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
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