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Coco, Marlena – Online Submission, 2022
This report summarizes the results of the AISD CTE Program Analysis Scorecard for the 2020-2021 school year. The CTE Program Analysis Scorecard results focus on three components of program outcomes: (a) program alignment, (b) quality of instruction, and (c) access and equity. Program outcomes provide information about program effectiveness and…
Descriptors: School Districts, Vocational Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Crowe, Edward – Online Submission, 2011
While there are many factors critical to improving America's primary and secondary schools, strengthening teacher education is an essential part of any strategy likely to make a difference. When the Obama administration created the Race to the Top or RTT Fund--"to encourage and reward States that are creating the conditions for education…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Innovation, Educational Change, Accountability
Lyttle, LeighAnne – Online Submission, 2011
This literature review seeks to find if the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 has produced more qualified teachers since before its enactment. The impact of the NCLB on student achievement and teacher quality needs have been examined since there have been 10 years after the law was enacted. Only 11% reported that the NCLB highly qualified…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Credentials, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Competencies
Gordon, Lynn Melby – Online Submission, 2012
This paper was the keynote address at the June 6, 2012 Occidental College completion ceremony for new teachers completing their teacher credential program. This occasion was momentous because it was the final new teacher graduation that Occidental College would hold, due to the previously announced closure of the teacher preparation program by the…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Teacher Education, Credentials, Program Termination
Neidlinger, Jennifer – Online Submission, 2011
This project examined the unique needs of boys in education. Biologically and physically, male students' developmental needs differ from their female counterparts. As a result, their educational needs are typically underserved and misunderstood in the standard co-educational classroom. This misunderstanding has led to a gap in educational…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Credentials, Elementary School Teachers, Males
Grier, Jeanne M.; Johnston, Carol C. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was to identify the concerns of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career changers to better inform teacher education programs on how to best address their unique needs. We identified three career-changers with former STEM-related careers, each seeking a secondary teaching credential in biology and…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Biology, Science Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes