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2.12 Teachers Role in Student Success Teachers and staff promote high expectations of students and recognize and accept their professional role in student success and failure. 
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Related Resources Tools AIMS Website This website provides Arizona teachers, administrators, students, and parents access to the AIMS Hotline phone number for tutoring help, an overview of the AIMS test, sample tests, study guides, and information about tuition waivers. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education AZ READS: Resources and Publications for Reading Instruction This link connects to the AZ READS portion of the Arizona Department of Education's webpage. Many resources are listed. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Dialogue Guide for Facilitators Dialogue Guides are models for conducting interactive discussions across stakeholders in states and districts. These packages make new use of dependable and publicly available information. Each Guide circulates a common set of source materials and suggested procedures for involving various audiences. In this manner, stakeholders (families, practitioners, professional associations, professors, policymakers, legislators) all over the country can begin interacting in new ways around implementation issues. Publication Date: May 2005 Publisher: IDEA, NASDSE, US Office of Special Education Improving Teacher Evaluations Teacher evaluations are often designed to serve two purposes: to measure teacher competence and to foster professional development and growth. This digest discusses characteristics of effective teacher evaluations and some common teacher concerns. Author: Ronald T. C. Boyd Publication Date: 1989 Teacher Data Framework Intended to help communities evaluate teacher quality, this tool presents guiding questions to determine the characteristics of teachers within a district and its various schools, the policies and practices that affect teachers' characteristics, the impact of people and institutions outside the school on teacher quality, and the characteristics of those entering and leaving the profession. Publisher: Public Education Network Articles NEW! Classroom Management Strategies for Difficult Students: Promoting Change Through Relationships This article discusses specific classroom management strategies that can help teachers build relationships with even the most difficult middle school students. Author: Mary Ellen Beaty-O'Ferrall, Alan Green, & Fred Hanna Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: National Middle School Association NEW! Formative Assessment and Next-Generation Assessment Systems: Are We Losing an Opportunity? This article discusses the common misconceptions of formative assessment, and then provides descriptions and the distinctions of effective formative assessment instruction. Author: Margaret Heritage Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Council of Chief State School Officers NEW! Measuring Student Engagement in Upper Elementary Through High School: A Description of 21 Instruments This report summarizes the characteristics of instruments that measure student engagement in upper elementary through high school, providing information on the range of instruments available. Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: Regional Educational Laboratory Program (REL) Appalachia NEW! Preschool Curriculum: What's in It for Children and Teachers This publication provides guidelines for developing curriculum and implementing effective practices in preschool programs in order to improve teaching and learning. Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: The Albert Shanker Institute NEW! Providing Feedback with Written Comments Improves Student Learning Skills This article discusses how specific feedback encourages students to be insightful about their role as a learner and provides them guidance in the process of learning. Author: Chris Frawley Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: VCU Training and Technical Assistance Center NEW! Reviving Reteaching This article discusses the purpose of reteaching and describes situations when reteaching can take place. Author: Robert J. Marzano Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) NEW! Teacher Leadership: An Assessment Framework for an Emerging Area of Professional Practice This article discusses the role of the teacher leader and offers suggestions on how to evaluation this role. Author: Jeremy Burrus, Katherine Bassett, Teresa Jackson, and Robert Roberts Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: ETS Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction This document developed by the Center on Instruction's Reading, Special Education and ELL Strands makes recommendations for improving literacy-related instruction in the content areas or across the entire school day, interventions for students reading below grade level, and recommendations for supporting literacy development in adolescent English language learners. Author: Joseph K. Torgeson et al. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Center on Instruction Assessing Student Progress with a Rubric In this article, the authors discuss the benefits of using rubrics in the classroom, and how these rubrics can be used as formative assessment instruments. Author: Harry and Rosemary Wong Publication Date: 2006, October Publisher: Teacher.Net Gazette Assessment FOR Learning, the Achievement Gap, and Truly Effective Schools "As the mission of schools changes from ranking students to ensuring that all learn to specified standards, Mr. Stiggins argues that the purpose and form of assessments must change as well." Author: Rick Stiggins Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: ETS Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention for Elementary and Middle Schools [K-8] This report makes eight recommendations designed to help teachers, principals, and administrators use Response to Intervention for the early detection, prevention, and support of students struggling with mathematics. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades The IES Practice Guide has researched and evidenced based strategies for teachers to use when identifying and helping their primary struggling readers. Publication Date: 2009, February Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences: NCEE Behavior Modification in the Classroom This article provides some methods to define, measure, and change behaviors in the classroom. Author: N. Mather and Sam Goldstein Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: LDonline Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level This article summarizes the research on what struggling secondary readers need in order to build reading proficiency. The discussion is organized around four factors: (a) the motivation to read, (b) the ability to decode print, (c) the ability to comprehend language, and (c) the ability to transact with text. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement: A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement This report dissects the findings of the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement and provides data from over 42,000 students regarding their attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs on school work, the school learning environment, and their interaction with the school community. Author: Ethan Yazzie-Mintz Publisher: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy Clowning Around: There's a Comedian in Every Classroom This articles gives some reasons behind and strategies to deal with class clowns. Author: Burr Snider Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Edutopia Delivering a Lecture This excerpt, from "Tools for Teaching", details several strategies for better lectures. Author: Barbara Gross Davis Publication Date: 1993 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Differentiation in Diverse Settings: A Consultants Experiences in Two Similar School Districts Dr. Tomlinson describes how two districts and their leadership pursue different approaches to addressing the issues of implementing differentiated instruction throughout their schools. Particular attention is given to outlining an effective leadership plan for success in meeting the needs of diverse learners through differentiation. Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson Publication Date: August, 2004 Publisher: American Association of School Administrators Disengagement: Achievement Gaps, Discipline, and Dropout—Treating the Disease, Not Just the Symptoms This article explains how active engagement in the classroom can lower dropout rates, discipline problems and achievement gaps. Author: Spencer Kagan Publication Date: Summer 2009 Publisher: Kagan Online Magazine Dropout Prevention This guide on reducing high school dropout rates provides recommendations and strategies such as identifying and advocating for at-risk students, implementing programs to improve behavior and social skills, and partnering with community groups. Publication Date: 2008 Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades This resource was developed by an expert panel convened by the Institute of Education Sciences. It provides a set of research-based recommendations that together constitute a plan for teaching literacy to K-5 English learners. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Foundations for Success: Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel On March 13, 2008, the National Mathematics Advisory Panel presented its Final Report to the President of the United States and the Secretary of Education. This report contains information for parents, teachers, policy makers, the research community. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: U.S. Department of Education Good or Bad, What Teachers Expect from Students They Generally Get! High teacher expectations can raise achievement levels in all types of students. This article discusses ways that teachers can self-check to make sure they are requiring all students to meet their potential. Author: Robert T Tauber Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Good Teaching Matters – A Lot This article describes the impact of teacher effectiveness on student achievement. The report describes several large-scale studies on teacher effectiveness that provide convincing proof that teachers make a difference in the achievement of students. The complete report can be downloaded from the Education Trust web site. Author: Kati Haycock Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Education Trust Homework Requires Teamwork— Between Teachers and Parents Evidence is strong that homework improves student achievement, especially when coupled with strong parental support. Both teachers and parents should remember to place appropriate emphasis on the importance of homework. Author: Dr. Robert C. Hanna Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: Mackinac Center for Public Policy How Schools Matter: The Link Between Teacher Classroom Practices and Student Academic Performance This study by the Arizona State University finds that the role of the teacher and the effects of classroom practices can contribute as much to student learning as the students themselves. Author: Harold Wenglinsky Publication Date: 2002, February Publisher: Education Policy Analysis Archives- Arizona State University Implementing Performance Assessment in the Classroom This article defines the purpose of performance-based assessment, and explains how to choose an activity, define criteria, create rubrics, and assess performance. While intended for classroom teachers, it provides good background information for principals to share with staff. Author: Amy Brualdi Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices This guide offers strategies that teachers can use to increase the reading ability of adolescent students. The recommendations aim to help students gain more from their reading tasks, improve their motivation for and engagement in the learning process, and assist struggling readers who may need intensive and individualized attention. Publication Date: 2008 Increasing Student Attendance: Strategies from Research and Practice This publication offers research-based ideas for developing better policies and practices to increase attendance. Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: Getting to the Core of Middle and High School Improvement This report contends that increased expectations are best met by providing added instruction that corresponds with the specific reading and writing requirements of each academic course in middle and high school. Author: Rafael Heller and Cynthia Greenleaf Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education Put Understanding First This article discusses how good classroom instruction needs to help students acquire information, make meaning of content, and transfer the learning to new situations. Author: Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Quality Curriculum and Instruction for Highly Able Students Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson describes how the highly able learner begins their journey further down the learning curve then their similar age peers. Curriculum and instruction must be modified to meet the needs of these “advanced learners” to challenge them and provide opportunity for growth. Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson Publication Date: Spring, 2005 Publisher: The Ohio State University Some Classroom Management Tips This article by master teacher, Judi Fenton, provides management tips for a more efficient and productive classroom. Author: Judi Fenton Publisher: Teachers Network Study Links Teacher Quality and Student Progress The author describes a study of students and teachers in grades 3-8 released by the Cincinnati Public Schools that showed that teachers who rate highest under the Cincinnati Public Schools’ teacher evaluation system also show the greatest gains, on average, in their students’ achievement on proficiency tests. Author: Jennifer Mrozowski Publication Date: 2002, February Teacher Development: Policies That Make Sense This article discusses the need to extend teacher preparation and development. Author: Joan McRobbie Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: WestEd The First Five Minutes Are Critical The authors explain the importance of making every second in the classroom count, as well as provide examples of how to utilize the first five minutes of class. Author: Harry and Rosemary Wong Publication Date: 2000, November Publisher: Teacher.Net Gazette The Real Causes of Higher Achievement Author Mike Schmoker discusses the importance of teacher collaboration and curriculum alignment in creating an improved educational institution. Author: Mike Schmoker Publication Date: 2002, May Publisher: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Using Instructional Design Strategies To Foster Curiosity This article discusses strategies that can foster engagement by increasing student curiosity in lesson content. Author: Marilyn P. Arnone Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement This article provides various ways that technology can assist teachers and administrators in improving academic test scores. Author: Margaret Honey Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Useful Links Colorín Colorado - ELL video modules Funded by the American Federation of Teachers, this video series offers four video modules featuring strategies from secondary ELL classrooms and interviews with experts on ELL best practices. Publisher: American Federation of Teachers (AFT) DisciplineHelp.com This reference guide provides information on over 117 student misbehaviors. Sample solutions are also provided. Time to Act: An Agenda for Advancing Adolescent Literacy for College and Career Success This report focuses on standards and assessments, data systems, great teachers and leaders, and re-engineering struggling schools. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Carnegie Council for Advancing Adolescent Literacy Other Resources NEW! Explicit Instruction This website is a companion to the book, Explicit Instruction, but also contains Dr. Archer's videos of elementary and secondary lessons. Each clip has a description and a suggestion for its use as well as a downloadable guide with focus questions for viewing the video. Author: Anita Archer and Charles Hughes Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: Anita Archer Arizona Teacher Certification Requirements This site answers any questions pertaining to teacher certification in Arizona. Dr. Archer Video Series “Dr. Anita Archer is a talented author and beloved teacher of teachers. This video series is one of her many gifts to the educational community. Produced with support from the Sonoma County Office of Education, it is made available at no cost thanks to her generous spirit. The series addresses strategic literacy instruction in grades K-8 using a research to practice approach grounded in pragmatic real-world application. Each video is 4 to 8 minutes long, has a particular strategic focus, and was shot unrehearsed in real time. A short viewing guide is included for each video, providing guidance for viewing and feedback for post-viewing applications.” Sonoma County Office of Education Author: Dr. Anita Archer Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Sonoma County Office of Education ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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