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Stokes, Laura – Inverness Research, 2019
The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (CFTL) at WestEd led the Teacher Practice Networks (TPN) initiative for five years, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Initial rounds of Gates funding supported 21 education improvement organizations in disseminating standards-based resources around the nation. Later rounds…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Leadership, Program Effectiveness
Stokes, Laura; Heenan, Barbara; Houghton, Nina; Ramage, Katherine; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2017
The development of teacher leadership is a core function of the National Writing Project. To date, studies of teacher leadership in the NWP have focused on program participants in the Invitational Leadership Institutes. The College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP) offers a setting for the study of teacher leadership in the context of…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Instruction, Rural Schools
Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2015
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) represents a partnership between NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The observatory itself is a Boeing 747 SP that has been modified to serve as the world's largest airborne research observatory. The SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) program is a component of SOFIA's…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Faculty Development, Partnerships in Education, STEM Education
St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2014
The Algebra Project DR K-12, funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research and Development Project, addressed the challenge of offering significant STEM content for students to ensure public literacy and workforce readiness. The project's primary purpose was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a model for establishing four-year…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Algebra, Demonstration Programs, Cohort Analysis
Stokes, Laura; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2008
The National Writing Project (NWP) is the nation's premier professional development network dedicated to improving the teaching of writing. The NWP network comprises nearly 200 local sites in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. This report presents the results of a seven-year survey study of teachers participating in NWP summer…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Teaching Experience, Faculty Development, Summer Programs