United States making mixed progress in improving teacher learning
No
August 6, 2010
SRN and the National Staff Development Council release new report on the status of professional learning for teachers in the United States.
Teacher Assessment and Development
Albuquerque Public Schools: Implementing Smaller Learning Communities
Project Dates:
2008-2011
Contact:
Linda Carstens
Contact Email:
SCOPE provides technical assistance and professional development for Albuquerque Public Schools as they implement their federal Small Schools Grant.
Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the U.S. and Abroad
No
February 4, 2009
Published by Learning Forward
Linda Darling-Hammond et al. provide a baseline assessment of successful teacher professional development practices in the United States and abroad.
New report outlines international lessons for improving teacher effectiveness
No
March 16, 2011
Alliance for Excellent Education and SCOPE
SCOPE and the Alliance for Excellent Education publish report on highly effective teacher and leadership development systems in Finland, Ontario, and Singapore.
U.S. vs highest-achieving nations in education
No
In this Washington Post blog, Linda Darling-Hammond discusses discrepancies between educational strategies in United States and those employed by the world's educational leaders.
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Teacher and Leader Effectiveness in High-Performing Education Systems
No
March 16, 2011
Alliance for Excellent Education & SCOPE
Linda Darling-Hammond and Robert Rothman look at three of the world's highest-performing education systems to determine how governments can better support teacher effectiveness.
A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom: An Evaluation System that Works for California
No
January 1, 2010
National Board Resource Center, Stanford University
In this report, Sandra Dean and colleagues examine teacher evaluation practices in California and offer seven recommendations for improving the system.
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Using Student Achievement Test Scores as Evidence of External Validity for Indicators of Teacher Quality
Connecticut’s Beginning Educator Support and Training Program
No
January 1, 2010
Mark Wilson et al. examine the effectiveness of two teacher assessment systems: Connecticut's BEST program and ETS' Praxis series.
Toward a Theory of Generative Change in Culturally and Linguistically Complex Classrooms
No
October 13, 2008
American Education Research Journal 2009 46: 45-72
Arnetha Ball situates the preparation of teachers to teach in culturally and linguistically complex classrooms in international contexts.
Professional Development in the United States: Trends and Challenges
No
August 1, 2010
Linda Darling-Hammond et al. conduct a state-by-state analysis of progress on teacher professional development in the United States using data from the Schools and Staffing Survey.
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