http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/reform?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "reform" on Netvouz http://www.k12.wa.us/research/pubdocs/pdf/9characteristicsRresourcelist.pdf The second edition of the Nine Characteristics of High-Performing Schools maintains the original characteristics and definitions. It adds information from about 120 new research and professional references, as well as relevant OSPI documents, to help educators deepen their understanding of the characteristics, and it provides additional strategies for expanding implementation. This resource list provides the names of key websites, books, reports, and articles that can be used to help schools improve in each of the characteristics of high-performing schools. Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:55:48 GMT http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/claiming_opportunities/claimopp_all.pdf The Ed. Alliance Brown University This handbook provides support for Comprehensive School Reform and NCLB in ways that address the needs of ELLs Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 14:09:40 GMT http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/claiming_opportunities/index View and print Handbook from The Ed. Alliance at Brown Un.(2003) Maria Coady, Edmund T. Hamann, Margaret Harrington, Maria Pacheco, Samboeun Pho, Jane YedlinClaiming Opportunities provides information, strategies, and tools that support the Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program, as presented in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The handbook is designed to help administrators in making schools more responsive and responsible for English language learners (ELLs). It presents existing research on both CSR and ELL educational reform and suggests how the two educational improvement efforts can be integrated. Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Mon, 22 May 2006 19:19:16 GMT http://www.hepg.org/hep/book/136/ACordOfThreeStrands?pos=sponstop1&adv=Harvard Chicago example of how low-income, non-English-speaking parents become advocates, leaders, and role models in their children’s schools.. A Cord of Three Strands by Soo Hong offers a close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, a grassroots organization on the northwest side of Chicago, whose work on parent engagement has drawn national attention. Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:27:35 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.459dee008f99653fb85516f762108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journaltypeheaderimage=%2FASCD%2Fimages%2Fmultifiles%2Fpublications%2Felmast.gif&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_viewID=article_view&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalmoid=b42dae0fb6eaff00VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_articlemoid=e95dae0fb6eaff00VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalTypePersonalization=ASCD_EL&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=token Educational Leadership February 2003 | Volume 60 | Number 5 Using Data to Improve Student Achievement Pages 12-16 Robert E. Slavin Learning how to assess the validity of education research is vital for creating effective, sustained reform. Ed. Research and Theories jgordon Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:24:01 GMT http://secondary.hisdomain.hdis.hc.edu.tw/Documents/loken/webpage/Articles/Transformation/big_ten.pdf Edutopia George Lucas Educational Foundation summarizes the 10 characteristics of effective education based on 14 years of investigating the topic. Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:05:47 GMT http://brj.asu.edu/v261/articles/art2.html#refs Successful Bilingual Education Programs: Development and the Dissemination of Criteria to Identify Promising and Exemplary Practices in Bilingual Education at the National Level María Robledo Montecel and Josie Danini Cortez Intercultural Development Research Association Ed. Research and Theories > Bilingual and ESL research jgordon Wed, 24 May 2006 16:11:06 GMT http://www.centerii.org/# This site provides research and resources related to school improvement. it includes information, tools, and training for states, schools and districts. Rec. by John Hilliard Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:05:11 GMT http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/policy/index.shtml This Web site is devoted to exploring current language and educational policies with emphasis on how these policies can be put into practice. Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:03:04 GMT http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/print/htdocs/smu/about.htm SchoolsMovingUp, a WestEd initiative, helps schools and districts address the challenge of raising student achievement. In an interactive web format, SchoolsMovingUp offers resources to help education professionals make sound decisions and take action in their school reform efforts. Administrators > Staff Development jgordon Wed, 12 May 2010 16:16:23 GMT