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A Comparison of Factors that Influence the Quality of PEPs in Title I Schools
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Author
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Williams, Connie
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Education, Elementary, Curriculum planning
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Description
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between school-based organizational structures that support teachers' development of Personalized Education Plans (PEPs) and their quality as written for third through fifth grade stude...
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Addressing media literacy in K-12 classrooms
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Author
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Ramsey, L. Heather
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Education, Elementary, Education, Secondary
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Description
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A study of K-12 core content area teachers’ experiences teaching digital citizenship found that 80% (n=9) addressed topics of media literacy in their classrooms. The study looked at how teachers integrated media literacy topics into instruction, a...
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An Examination of Elementary Math Anxiety, Self Efficacy, and Academic Achievement
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Author
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McMillian, Kimberley
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Education, Elementary
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Description
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The study aims to explore the level of suburban 5th grade students’ mathematics self-efficacy, math anxiety, and academic achievement, to discover the possible interconnections between these parameters. The measures used to evaluate each included ...
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An exploration of blended learning in fifth grade literacy classrooms
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Author
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Ramadan, Kimberly
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Elementary
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Description
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The development of the Internet allows for hybrid models of instruction that marry face-to-face and online learning (Osguthorpe & Graham, 2003). The purpose of this study was to explore blended learning and traditional instruction in three fifth g...
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Betty Morgan oral history interview, 2006 March 26
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Creator
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Morgan, Betty, 1932-
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Date Created
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2006-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Rural families, Education, Rural, Education, Elementary, College students, Rural electrification
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Description
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Betty Morgan recounts her life growing up in rural Rowan County, North Carolina. One of nine children, Mrs. Morgan discusses growing up on her family's small farm and how they grew the majority of their own food, as well as cotton. The farm lacked...
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Brenda Bilal oral history interview 1, 2005 January 6
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Creator
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Bilal, Brenda, 1950-
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Date Created
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2005-01-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, Multiculturalism, Educational tests and measurements, Active learning, Independent study
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Description
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In part one of this two-part interview, Brenda Bilal discusses her experience with open education in the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system. Ms. Bilal describes open education as a method that gives students the opportunity to think creatively, m...
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DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THRESHOLD CONCEPTS IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS METHODS COURSES
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Author
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Glavich, Courtney
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Elementary, Teachers--Training of
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Description
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Teacher education programs have long sought to increase preservice teachers' competency through coursework that promotes content, pedagogical knowledge, and specialized forms of knowledge that interweave the two. Still, newly licensed teachers are...
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Title
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EFFECTS OF SHORT-TERM, STRUCTURED TEACHER TRAINING IN ACTIVE READING ON LANGUAGE AND READING OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS AT RISK AND NOT AT RISK FOR READING FAILURE, TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVE READING, AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF READ ALOUD PRACTICES.
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Author
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Cleaver, Samantha
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Special education, Education, Elementary, Reading
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Description
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The current study evaluated the effects of short-term, structured teacher training in Active Reading on student outcomes in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Active Reading is an approach to whole group read aloud tha...
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Education for Sustainable Development in Global Ready Schools: A Comparative Case Study
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Author
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Holshouser, Kaitlyn
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental education, Education, Elementary
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Description
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This comparative case study explored the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at two of North Carolina’s Global Ready elementary schools. The following research questions guided the study: 1) How do educators and affiliate...
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Effects of Tier 1 Enhancement Training on Teachers' Instructional Unit Accuracy
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Author
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Kretlow, Allison
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Special education, Education, Elementary
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Description
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Early intervention models such as Response to Intervention have shown promise in reducing risk of academic failure (Bursuck et al., 2005; Foorman, Fletcher, Francis, & Schatschneider, 1998). General education teachers assume primary responsibility...
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ExperiencED Success: Does Mentoring Beginning Teachers Impact the Mentor?
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Author
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Dooley-Kennedy, Torrieann
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Education, Elementary
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Description
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While available research supports the impact mentoring has on beginning teachers, little has been written about the impact the role of mentoring has on the experienced teacher serving as a mentor. Mentor teachers are experienced teachers in school...
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Mildred Wright and Patrick Cannon oral history interview, 2005 November 18
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2005-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, School management and organization, Education--Philosophy, Multicultural education, Educational assessment, Educational tests and measurements
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Description
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Mildred Wright and Patrick Cannon discuss their experiences with Irwin Elementary School and open education in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Wright was a teacher and principal at Irwin Elementary from the 1970s-1990s and talks about the concept ...
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Mildred Wright oral history interview 1, 2006 February 14
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-02-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, School children--Education (Elementary), Educational assessment, School management and organization, Total quality management in education, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Cultural pluralism
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Description
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Mildred Wright recounts her career as an educator and administrator working with open plan schools in North Carolina, particularly her experiences helping to open, teach at, and manage Irwin Avenue Open School, the second functioning open plan sch...
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Mildred Wright oral history interview 2, 2006 February 22
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-02-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, Child development, School management and organization, Educational tests and measurements, Educational assessment, Magnet schools, Educational leadership, De facto school segregation
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Description
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In this last of three interviews with Mildred Wright, Ms. Wright discusses her career in education, particularly her role as principal at Coulwood Middle School and Thomasboro School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Wright explains how the approa...