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Author
Series
ERIC digest volume no. 97-9
Publisher
[ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education]
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Formats
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Research confirms that the teacher makes the greatest difference in the learning success of students, so it's important that new teachers get off to a strong start. With help from veteran teacher and mentor Gini Cunningham, inexperienced teachers can better understand and successfully tackle the many daily challenges they will face in the classroom:
*Setting up classroom procedures and managing class time
*Coordinating standards, curriculum, and...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Provided is an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life.
Publisher
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
This report, the third in a series of reports from the longitudinal evaluation of the Eisenhower Professional Development Program, examines the effects of professional development on improving classroom teaching practice. The Eisenhower Professional Development Program, Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is the federal government's largest investment that focuses solely on developing the classroom teachers' knowledge and skills....
Author
Series
Testimony volume GAO-11-510 T
Publisher
United States Government Accountability Office
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The Measures of Effective Teaching reflects the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project. The project is dedicated to finding new and more reliable ways to evaluate teacher effectiveness than merely relying on test scores. In the book, Thomas Kane and Steve Cantrell include the key findings on the teaching practices that contribute to student achievement for example starting each class with a clear...