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Mogari, David – Africa Education Review, 2014
The article profiles an in-service programme used to introduce a group of 22 high school mathematics teachers to an ethno-mathematical approach. The programme was built on an ongoing district-wide teacher development initiative organized and facilitated by the mathematics district official on a monthly basis. The programme took place over six…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Zhao, Shuli – English Language Teaching, 2009
This study examined the impact of the 2+2 Alternative Teacher Performance Appraisal System that has been implemented in Shanxi province in China. A mixed research design was used to evaluate the program. Six high schools and a total of 78 teachers (13 teachers in each school) in Shanxi province were selected. Three of the schools participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Alternative Assessment
Wang, Jianjun – Grantee Submission, 2013
On September 22, 2012, NSF announced its decision to fund a three-year project, "Models for Information Assurance Education and Outreach" (MIAEO). In the first year of grant operation, MIAEO has invited 18 high school students, two K-12 teachers, and two CSUB student assistants to conduct research explorations in the fields of…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Science Education, Improvement Programs, Program Effectiveness
Smith, Marye Mathis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Mentoring has been identified as an effective way to provide support for new teachers. As a strategy to support new teachers and to address teacher attrition, a rural high school in West Central Georgia sought to identify the concepts needed for an effective mentoring program. The purpose of this case study was to explore best practices in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teaching Methods, Beginning Teachers, Rural Schools
Lawrence, Nancy; Sanders, Felicia – Research for Action, 2012
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in the development and dissemination of high-quality instructional and formative assessment tools to support teachers' incorporation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into their classroom instruction. Lessons from the first generation of standards-based reforms suggest that intense…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mathematics Education, Formative Evaluation, Educational Change
Whisman, Andy – West Virginia Department of Education, 2013
The 4-year federal Safe and Supportive Schools (S3) program supports targeted interventions to improve and measure conditions for learning at the high school level. For 2011-2012 (Year 2), two evaluation questions were investigated: (EQ1) To what extent do participating schools implement the program with fidelity relative to the WV Model for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Educational Environment