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Jones, Barbara; Chang, Sandy; Heritage, Margaret; Tobiason, Glory; Herman, Joan – Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2015
This resource is part of a series produced by the Center for Standards and Assessment Implementation (CSAI) to assist teachers and those who support teachers to plan teaching and learning from College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) for all students, including students with disabilities, English learners, academically at-risk students, students…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Gifted Disadvantaged
Thomas, P. L., Ed. – English Journal, 2009
Two decades have passed since Frank Smith's "Joining the Literacy Club: Further Essays into Education," and educators can make two relatively safe comments: (1) Smith's call for recognizing and honoring the social nature of literacy growth has been largely overshadowed by pursuits of accountability, and (2) Smith is right: Literacy "learning is…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Influence of Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Andrews, Kimberly – College English, 2009
In this essay, the author argues that the current superficial reading practices in creative writing programs are serving not only to marginalize the discipline from the larger body of English studies, but also to stifle the creative, intellectual, and professional progress of its students. Reading for creative writers must be viewed as a critical…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Language Arts, English Instruction, Writing Instruction
Santos, Arnold Nicholas E. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
This paper explored the pedagogical preparations taken by the researcher in integrating blogs to the traditional classroom experience as well as its use in online classes as a tool for students to write about what they have learned in class and relate it to everyday life. The researcher utilized web blog, combined Facebook and Multiply blogsites,…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Online Courses, College Students
Achieve, Inc., 2011
In June 2010, the final Common Core State Standards (CCSS)--K-12 standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy developed through a multi-state initiative--were released. Since then, 45 states and Washington DC have chosen to adopt the new standards as their own. Implementation efforts are underway in most of these states, providing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Educational Change, Public Education
Rothman, Robert – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Something in Common" is the first book to provide a detailed look at the groundbreaking Common Core State Standards and their potential to transform American education. This book tells the story of the unfolding political drama around the making of the Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts, which were adopted by…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Change, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
Ronfeldt, Matthew; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; Wyckoff, James – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
Researchers and policymakers often assume that teacher turnover harms student achievement, but recent evidence calls into question this assumption. Using a unique identification strategy that employs grade-level turnover and two classes of fixed-effects models, this study estimates the effects of teacher turnover on over 600,000 New York City 4th…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Academic Achievement, Grade 5
Carpenter, Julia Kathryn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Virtual K-12 schools are growing rapidly in the U.S., providing students the opportunity to learn at their own pace. Lack of motivation has been cited as a major cause of failure to succeed by distance education students (Kim & Keller, 2008; Moore & Kearsley, 1996). To address this issue, distance educators need to identify what specific…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Grade 9
Quarles, Donald – ProQuest LLC, 2011
As schools try to meet state and federal requirements of No Child Left Behind, student academic achievement becomes a crucial part of that standard. However, schools are faced with challenges that may hinder overall student success. Some secondary schools are struggling with student tardiness and absenteeism. Tardies and absenteeism have an impact…
Descriptors: Attendance, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, High School Students
Sevik, Mustafa – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The primary aim of this study was to explore the views of Turkish state primary school EFL teachers about songs and using songs in teaching English to young learners. English language teachers' (n = 52) opinions were collected through a questionnaire and the results demonstrated that Turkish EFL teachers have strong beliefs about the pedagogical…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
Banegas, Dario Luis – English Teaching Forum, 2011
In this article the author shares two ways in which letters can be used to tell stories with different groups of learners, beginners and advanced, and in so doing develop their English language learning. Based on some theoretical concepts that connect English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning with authenticity and communicative competence, he…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Class Activities
Christenbury, Leila – English Journal, 2011
Learning its history has been one of the great pleasures of working on the centennial of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), a project the author began in 2003 that is now almost finished. This centennial, of course, is not the only time NCTE has looked backwards to its history. A case in point is the 1960 golden anniversary,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Prediction, Intellectual History, English Teachers
Doerr-Stevens, Candance; Beach, Richard; Boeser, Elizabeth – English Journal, 2011
This article discusses how students use online role-play to collaborate and change real school policy. Playing different characters in an online role-play, students explore controversial aspects of Internet filtering and adopt a plan to change their school's policy. Through engaging in collaborative argumentation during their role-play, students…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Peer Groups, School Policy, Role Playing
Trent, John; DeCoursey, Matthew – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
This article reports on a qualitative study that investigated the experiences of one group of English language teachers from the Chinese mainland who completed their teacher training in Hong Kong and have taken up full-time teaching positions in secondary schools within Hong Kong. Using the concept of teacher identity construction, and drawing…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Teaching Experience
Consulting Pupils about Classroom Teaching and Learning: Policy, Practice and Response in One School
Morgan, Bethan – Research Papers in Education, 2011
This article reports on an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) doctoral study which investigated how teachers consulted pupils about teaching and learning in classrooms. Interest in consulting pupils has increased over the last decade; existing research suggests pupils have valuable perspectives on teaching and learning which teachers can…
Descriptors: Interviews, Data Analysis, English Teachers, Teacher Attitudes