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Writing Instruction For Multilingual Learners, Leticia Kiwan
Writing Instruction For Multilingual Learners, Leticia Kiwan
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the benefit of three key elements of instructional writing strategies: structured writing, visual learning, and collaborative tasks to assist Title 1 middle school site administrators and teachers in assessing the impact of the instructional writing strategies for multilingual learners to achieve reclassification to Fluent English Proficient.
Methodology: The qualitative case study included a thorough analysis of one-on-one interviews with seven teachers and seven administrators with more than three years of experience in a middle school from the Sacramento area.
Findings: Examination of the data indicated the following findings: (1) …
Title I Schools And Strategies That Work, Michelle Manriquez
Title I Schools And Strategies That Work, Michelle Manriquez
Dissertations
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the strategies principals of Title I schools perceived as most effective in improving English language arts (ELA) scores by at least 10 points, through the lens of WestEd’s Four Domains of Rapid School Improvement.
Methodology: This study utilized a qualitative methodology to gather data via the California Dashboard and semi-structured interviews of 11 principals from 11 different sites in northern California that showed at least 10-point growth on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) standardized test. The interview questions were based on the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: …
Leading For Excellence: Leadership Behaviors That Support A High-Achieving School Environment, Amy Parangan
Leading For Excellence: Leadership Behaviors That Support A High-Achieving School Environment, Amy Parangan
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Purpose: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the degree of importance for the 12-step principles proposed by Harvey, Drolet, and DeVore (2014) to create a K-12 school environment that fosters high student achievement as perceived by public school elementary principals in Northern California. A secondary purpose was to explore and describe the leadership strategies for implementing the 12-step principles proposed by Harvey et al. (2014) to create a K-12 school environment that fosters high student achievement as perceived by public school elementary principals in Northern California.
Methodology: The researcher used sequential explanatory mixed methods for this …
Public Relations And The School Superintendent: From Theory To Practice, Terry L. Hapney Jr.
Public Relations And The School Superintendent: From Theory To Practice, Terry L. Hapney Jr.
Terry L. Hapney Jr., Ph.D.
Building Bridges: Opportunities Abound For P-20 Collaborations, Jennifer S. Jones, Wesley D. Hickey
Building Bridges: Opportunities Abound For P-20 Collaborations, Jennifer S. Jones, Wesley D. Hickey
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
PK-12 leaders value opportunities to collaborate with outside entities to improve student achievement and career-readiness. With increasing federal and state student-performance expectations for more than 1.4 million students enrolled in Texas public schools, collaborating with a public or private university, a community college, or a technical or health institute can provide important mutual benefits.