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Primed For Sport Coaching: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study Of A Six-Week Intervention, Pete S. Paciorek
Primed For Sport Coaching: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study Of A Six-Week Intervention, Pete S. Paciorek
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This six-week pilot study was conducted using grounded theory from “What Works in Character Education” (Berkowitz & Bier, 2014) and specifically the “PRIMED for Character Education” framework (Berkowitz, 2021) applied to 11 high school sport coaches. The three key ideas of focus were on whether the PRIMED framework could increase the coach-participants’ commitment to character education, self-efficacy as character educators, and self-identification as Servant Leaders in an effort to “nurture the flourishing of human goodness” (Berkowitz, 2021) of our youth and, in this case, specifically, high school student-athletes.
With millions of youth involved in sport in North America and across …
Unmasking Whiteness: Progressing Toward Cultural Responsiveness Within A Rti Framework, Melinda F. Scheetz
Unmasking Whiteness: Progressing Toward Cultural Responsiveness Within A Rti Framework, Melinda F. Scheetz
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Response to Intervention (RTI) developed out of educational policies and practices that comprise NCLB and IDEA. RTI is a system to ensure all students receive high-quality instruction that meets their needs, increases opportunities to learn, and prevents reading failure. A culturally relevant RTI framework offers the most promising pedagogical approach to quality instruction and educational equity. The purpose of this study was to understand, describe, and explore the intersection of culturally relevant practices and RTI. The research questions that guided this study were: What can be learned about a culturally responsive approach to RTI by listening to teachers’ perspectives and …
An Analysis Of The Implementation And Effectiveness Of Successmaker Reading On Closing The Achievement Gap Through A Separate Class Middle School Reading Intervention, Tanya Branch Housing
An Analysis Of The Implementation And Effectiveness Of Successmaker Reading On Closing The Achievement Gap Through A Separate Class Middle School Reading Intervention, Tanya Branch Housing
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The purpose of this study was to determine if SuccessMaker Reading had an
effect on at-risk students when used with a Language Arts course. SuccessMaker Reading
is a web-based system that provides reading skills practice that align with state standards.
The sample of this study consisted of seventh (2019) and eighth (2018) grade classes
from a Midwestern suburban middle school district during the fall of the 2017-2018
school year.
At-risk Language Arts students who have not achieved proficiency in reading
were enrolled in SuccessMaker Reading. This study analyzed if SuccessMaker Reading
had an effect on growth on the NWEA-MAP winter …