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Allen, Ann Sundstrom; Topolka-Jorissen, Kathleen – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This qualitative methods study examined a rural North Carolina elementary school that implemented teacher learning walks as a method of professional development. Adapted from the practice of principal walkthroughs, teachers followed a protocol for collaboratively observing colleagues' classrooms and reflecting on teaching and learning. The…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Rural Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
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Kiefer, Sarah M.; Ellerbrock, Cheryl; Alley, Kathleen – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2014
The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to investigate the ways teachers support young adolescents' academic motivation in one large, urban, ethnically diverse middle school. Data included individual interviews of 24 participants (18 students, 5 teachers, and 1 middle school assistant principal). Findings suggested that the following…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Student Motivation, Adolescents, Middle Schools
Cody, Scott; Wellington, Alison; Chaplin, Duncan – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded $478 million in grants from the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) to support the development of innovative teacher compensation strategies. New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS), together with five partners--Memphis City Schools (MCS), the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Denver…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Merit Pay