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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Development and Validation of ENGAGE[TM] Grades 6-9. ACT Research Report Series, 2011-1
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Casillas, Alex; Allen, Jeff; Kuo, Yi-Lung; Pappas, Susan; Hanson, Mary Ann; Robbins, Steve – ACT, Inc., 2011
This report details the development and validation of the ENGAGE Grades 6-9, a measure of academic behavior designed to determine students' levels of academic risk. The work presented in this report is part of a comprehensive research program of educational risk assessment based on key academic behavior predictors (also known in the literature as…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7
Lessons Learned Implementing Online Teacher Professional Development within a School Improvement Initiative. ACT Research Report Series, 2011-2
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Allen, Jeff; Fisher, Teri; Robbins, Steve; Moore, Joann; Buck, Jill; McKinniss, Tamera; Hanson, Mary Ann – ACT, Inc., 2011
This study examined teacher perceptions of online and face-to-face professional development (PD) in four large school districts implementing an integrated school improvement initiative. The online PD component of this study was designed to support core 9th grade mathematics curriculum, and aligned safety net programs in literacy and mathematics.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, School District Size, Online Courses