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Drawings as a Component of Triangulated Assessment
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Otto, Charlotte A.; Everett, Susan A.; Luera, Gail R.; Burke, Christopher F. J. – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2013
Action research (AR) in an educational setting as described by Tillotson (2000), is an approach to "classroom-based problems" or "specific school issues". This process involves identification of the issue or problem, development and implementation of an action plan, gathering and interpreting data, sharing the results within…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Action Research, Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education
What Math Knowledge Does Teaching Require?
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Thames, Mark Hoover; Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2010
No one would argue with the claim that teaching mathematics requires mathematics knowledge. However, a clear description of such knowledge needed for teaching has been surprisingly elusive. To differentiate teachers' levels of mathematical knowledge, numerous studies have examined whether a teacher has a certification in math or a degree as well…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Textbooks, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Instruction
Where Will Urban High School Teachers for the 21st Century Come From?
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Follo, Eric; Hoerr, Bill; Vorheis-Sargent, Ann – American Secondary Education, 2002
Describes urban teacher supply problem in Oakland County, Michigan. Reviews literature on urban teacher supply problem nationally. Describes Michigan's alternative teacher-certification program and Oakland University's partnership with the Pontiac School District to prepare teachers for teaching in urban schools. (Contains 50 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Teacher Certification, High Schools, Literature Reviews
Increasing Student Access to Qualified Science and Mathematics Teachers through an Urban School-University Partnership
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Cavallo, Ann M. L.; Ferreira, Maria M.; Roberts, Sally K. – School Science & Mathematics, 2005
Urban schools across the United States face a pervasive problem in their science and mathematics programs-a disproportionate number of the teachers in these classrooms are not certified, thus making them underqualified to teach these subject areas. Furthermore, urban schools deal with teacher shortages and attrition in these critical areas. The…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Qualifications, Partnerships in Education, Mathematics Teachers
Quality Educational Services to Michigan's Spanish Speaking Community. [Report by the La Raza Citizens Advisory Committee to the Michigan State Board of Education.]
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Falcon, Carlos; And Others – 1974
La Raza Advisory Committee, created in September 1971, was to recommend to the State Board of Education the means by which the quality of educational services to Michigan's Spanish speaking community could be improved. A problem was encountered in obtaining the necessary data to evaluate the current services offered the Spanish speaking community.…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality