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Personal And Leadership Development In The Middle School Environment: The School Strong Initiative, Ashley Kunkle
Personal And Leadership Development In The Middle School Environment: The School Strong Initiative, Ashley Kunkle
M.A. in Leadership Studies: Capstone Project Papers
Schools today are extremely focused on the academic rigor demands of standards and literacy that students aren’t learning the skills necessary to become self-initiating individuals and leaders. Through the School STRONG Initiative, students and teachers will have an outlet for community, technical skills enhancement, and leadership and coaching development. With this program in place, schools will transition from the traditional schooling approach, to an authentically led learning organization.
Improving Instructional Practice Through Instructional Coaching, Lauren Dillard
Improving Instructional Practice Through Instructional Coaching, Lauren Dillard
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The purpose of this action research study was to determine how instructional coaching impacted implementation of shared reading strategies in kindergarten classrooms. This study included four teachers from one primary school in South Carolina. All of the teachers that participated in this study had more than two years of teaching experience. Data for this study was collected from surveys, classroom observations, lesson plans, and focus groups. Teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators at one elementary school are concerned with the students’ ability to comprehend materials that are being read to them, as well as reading materials that students are reading independently. …