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50 Years of ERIC
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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In Search of Evidence for the Effectiveness of Professional Development: An Exploratory Study
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Armour-Thomas, Eleanor – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2008
This study examines the evidence for the effectiveness of professional development using a sample of ten elementary school teachers. These teachers were part of a larger intervention study that investigated the impact of a teaching model, Dynamic Pedagogy on student mathematics achievement. Positive results were obtained from the analysis of three…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics
An Analysis of Teacher Defined Mathematical Tasks: Engaging Urban Learners in Performance-Based Instruction
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Thomas, Christine D.; Williams, Desha L. – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2008
This is an investigation of secondary mathematics teachers' understanding of performance-based tasks with respect to the contextual design of tasks that promote urban students' engagement and pursuit in learning mathematical concepts. We examined the alignment of teacher designed tasks with their personal definitions of tasks; then further…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Competency Based Education, Learner Engagement