Teaching quality publications
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Characteristics of Effective Alternative Teacher Certification Programs
Findings suggest that an effective alternative certification program places candidates in schools with strong leadership, a collegial atmosphere, and adequate materials.
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Comparing Three Approaches To Preparing Teachers To Teach For Deep Understanding In Earth Science: Short-Term Impacts On Teachers And Teaching Practice
This study used an experimental design to compare the efficacy of three different approaches to professional development for preparing teachers to implement curriculum units aimed at teaching for deep conceptual…
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Preparing Teachers To Teach For Deep Understanding: A Curriculum-Based Approach
A central goal of most professional development in Earth science is to help teachers prepare their students to develop a deep understanding of subject matter. We describe an approach that…
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Applying What We Know To Improve Teaching And Learning
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Insights into Alternative Certification: Initial Findings From a National Study
We test proponents’ and opponents’ assumptions about alternative certification against national data and data from the seven programs.
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Sustaining A Community Computing Infrastructure For Online Teacher Professional Development: A Case Study Of Designing Tapped In
Based on more than nine years of design experience with Tapped In—an online community of practice for education professionals—we present a case study that discusses four design interventions that have…
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Designing Formative Assessment Software With Teachers: An Analysis Of The Co-Design Process
In this paper, we define co-design as a highly-facilitated, team-based process in which teachers, researchers, and developers work together in defined roles to design an educational innovation, realize the design…
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Teaching and California’s Future: California’s Teaching Force 2006: Key Issues and Trends
This annual report discusses trends in the supply, demand, and distribution of California teachers; details the impact of state policy changes on the teacher development system; and highlights themes that…
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Fighting the Wrong Battle in the Teacher Preparation Wars
SRI conducted a comprehensive study of alternative teacher certification programs to determine the characteristics of those that were effective.
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Measuring Middle School Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge Of Teaching Rate And Proportionality
We are investigating if teachers from across the state of Texas can use a specially designed replacement unit and SimCalc software to help their students learn mathematics important to the…
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The Status of the Teaching Profession 2005
This annual report provides an update on California’s teacher development and teacher quality policies; discusses trends in the supply of and demand for teachers; examines data on novice, underprepared, out…
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Evaluating Web-Based Professional Development
The National Staff Development Council and the National Institute for Community Innovations (2001) have published a resource guide for the implementation of its standards for the professional development of educators…