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Direct linkMaxwell, Lesli A. – Education Week, 2012
As thousands of communities--especially in the South--became booming gateways for immigrant families during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English-learners arriving in their classrooms. Instructional programs were built from scratch. Districts had…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Public Schools, Enrollment
Schachter, Ron – District Administration, 2011
To the more than 600 million members of Facebook and the expanding legions of Twitter users, one can add a growing number of schools and districts. Whether communicating with parents and the public, enhancing classroom instruction and staff development, or rallying school spirit, administrators and teachers are beginning to leverage the…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Internet, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Media
Rowe, Sarah Stebbe – Communique, 2012
In the current global economy, skills in the informational text genres are increasingly important for communicating ideas among professionals. The Reading Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress described informational text broadly as a major type of text that includes exposition, argumentation or persuasive text, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, School Psychologists, National Competency Tests, Literacy
Peer reviewedDanielson, Charlotte – Educational Leadership, 2012
Classroom observation is a crucial aspect of any system of teacher evaluation. No matter how skilled a teacher is in other aspects of teaching--such as careful planning, working well with colleagues, and communicating with parents--if classroom practice is deficient, that individual cannot be considered a good teacher. Classroom observations can…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Classroom Observation Techniques, Teacher Evaluation
Barell, John – Corwin, 2012
How do we measure students inquiry, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities so that we know they are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century? John Barell explains how inquiry leads to problem-solving and provides specific steps for formative assessment that informs instruction of 21st century skills. Included are examples that…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Technology Uses in Education
Download full textLei, Serena – Urban Institute, 2014
Pre-K has been shown to strongly boost children's learning trajectories. This is as true, or even truer, for children of immigrants and English language learners (ELLs) as for children overall. Children of immigrants, who make up about a quarter of children in the United States, have significantly lower rates of pre-K enrollment, on average, than…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Immigrants, Access to Education, Administrators
Gruber, Heidi – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive, survey research was to examine pre-Kindergarten- Grade 8 teacher's perceptions regarding their preparedness, propensity, and felt value of using Facebook and Twitter for parent-teacher communication. The 38 participants completed the Teacher Presurvey, followed by an online instructional intervention,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies
Small, Meg L.; Morgan, Nicole; Abar, Caitlin; Maggs, Jennifer L. – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: Recent studies suggest that parents maintain influence as their adolescents transition into college. Advances in communication technology make frequent communication between parents and college students easy and affordable. This study examines the protective effect of parent-college student communication on student drinking behaviors,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Alcohol Abuse, Student Behavior, At Risk Persons
Fletcher-Watson, Sue; Apicella, Fabio; Auyeung, Bonnie; Beranova, Stepanka; Bonnet-Brilhault, Frederique; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo; Charman, Tony; Chericoni, Natasha; Conceição, Inês C.; Davies, Kim; Farroni, Teresa; Gomot, Marie; Jones, Emily; Kaale, Anett; Kapica, Katarzyna; Kawa, Rafal; Kylliäinen, Anneli; Larsen, Kenneth; Lefort-Besnard, Jeremy; Malvy, Joelle; Manso de Dios, Sara; Markovska-Simoska, Silvana; Millo, Inbal; Miranda, Natercia; Pasco, Greg; Pisula, Ewa; Raleva, Marija; Rogé, Bernadette; Salomone, Erica; Schjolberg, Synnve; Tomalski, Przemyslaw; Vicente, Astrid M.; Yirmiya, Nurit – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Investigation into the earliest signs of autism in infants has become a significant sub-field of autism research. This work invokes specific ethical concerns such as use of "at-risk" language, communicating study findings to parents and the future perspective of enrolled infants when they reach adulthood. This study aimed to ground this…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Autism, At Risk Persons, Focus Groups
Stansbury, Kristin; Rye, James; Luna, Melissa; Lutz, Aaron – Science and Children, 2017
The authors describe how grade 4 students carried out an investigation about growing cucumbers (members of the curcurbit or gourd family) where they read information sources about seed variety; germinated seeds under different conditions; measured and partitioned growing spaces; collected and analyzed data on germination, true leaf growth, and…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Science Instruction, Plants (Botany), Science Experiments
Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Waasdorp, Tracy Evian; Gaias, Larissa M.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Research, theory, and practice suggest an important role for parents in supporting their children when exposed to violence and helping them cope with victimization experiences. Despite this little is known about how parents respond to bullying and the factors that influence their response. Using data from 1,117 parents who reported that their…
Descriptors: Bullying, Parent Attitudes, Middle School Students, High School Students
Bavuso, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There was a time when community members would talk with one another at the local grocery store, church, or ice cream parlor. However, in today's society, social media such as e-mail blasts and websites, along with blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus, Pinterest, and YouTube have replaced communication that was once commonplace in…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Qualitative Research, Interpersonal Communication
Mehlig, Lisa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which activities within an undergraduate teacher education course in classroom assessment prepared preservice teachers for engaging parents in their children's education. Research indicates that few preservice teachers enter their first classrooms prepared, specifically in the areas of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Study, Evaluation Methods, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Ha, Chrysanthy; Rios, Lenoa M.; Pannaraj, Pia S. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: School personnel are important for communicating with parents about school vaccination programs and recognizing influenza outbreaks. This study examined knowledge, attitudes, and practices of school personnel regarding seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza, vaccinations, and school outbreak investigations. Methods: Data were analyzed from…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, School Personnel, Employee Attitudes, Immunization Programs
Alsaleh, Amal Abdulwahab – International Journal of Educational Management, 2021
Purpose: This study investigated the roles and perspectives of head teachers and principals in regard to the potential for learning loss in the online setting, with a particular focus on conditions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Kuwait. It also addresses leadership roles and gathered organizational suggestions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Role, Leadership Role
