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4.6 Student Achievement Highly Valued Student achievement is highly valued and publicly celebrated. 
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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 Commissioner Cody Defines Successful Schools William Cody, Commissioner of Education and co-chairman of PRISM, a statewide network that provides resources to help schools and teachers improve the ways that science and math are taught, identified nine strategies that successful schools were using. Each strategy demonstrates that student achievement is highly valued. Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: PRISM summit Student Recognition This site presents a short list of strategies used to recognize student achievement for grades 3-5 at a Virginia Intermediate School, including displaying student work, mentioning outstanding students in morning announcements, and displaying student pictures in a showcase at the front of the school. Publication Date: 2004, August Publisher: Great Bridge Intermediate School, Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia Articles NEW! What Content-Area Teachers Should Know About Adolescent Literacy This report suggests methods for improving adolescent learners reading and writings skills in the classroom. Author: Kris Anstrom and Trenace Richardson Tanya Shuy Rebecca J. Moak and Mary A. Campbell Peggy McCardle a Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NEW! Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice This report focuses on interventions designed to improve students' use of reading comprehension strategies. It also considers the impact of interventions that target improved reading vocabulary, accurate decoding of unfamiliar words in text, and increased reading fluency. Author: Nancy Scammacca, Greg Roberts, Sharon Vaughn, Meaghan Edmonds, Jade Wexler Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Center on Instruction Computers, The Internet, and Cheating Among Secondary School Students: Some Implications for Educators This article investigates how secondary students may use the Internet for plagiarizing schoolwork and provides some basic precautions educators can implement in their classrooms. Author: Stacey Conradson & Pedro Hernández-Ramos Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals Thsi guide is designed to help school leaders use research on literacy practices to create a well-defined intervention plan that not only will improve the literacy of all students but also the long-range academic success of students. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals Cultures of Excellence and Belonging in Urban Middle Schools Over a three-year period, Education Development Center, Inc. selected and studied three urban middle schools with high minority and poverty rates. This report discusses seven features of the cultures of excellence and belonging that characterize these schools. Author: Catherine Cobb Morocco, Nancy Clark-Chiarelli, and Nancy Brigham Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Middle School Association Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students' Education The brief discusses the latest research on effective involvement, including the research studies that link family involvement during the middle and high school years to outcomes and programs that have been evaluated to show what works. Author: Holly Kreider, Margaret Caspe, Susan Kennedy, and Heather Weiss Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Harvard Family Research Project From Formative Assessment to Assessment FOR Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based 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: 2005 Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Instructional and Assessment Systems of Successful Schools This report defines the successful school as "one that has high levels of student achievement" It describes the elements of a successful school structure as: (1) school leadership, (2) curriculum/instruction, (3) professional development, (4) connecting assessment to instruction, (5) culture/ expectations/climate/communication, (6) budget and resources, and (7) parents and community. The explanation of each element of a successful school structure demonstrates that “achievement is highly valued and publicly celebrated. Example: The primary focus of school leadership is on high student achievement. School leaders visit classrooms regularly and know what is happening in each classroom – from lesson plans, classroom assessments, and plans for re-teaching when targets are not met. Good leaders reinforce quality work of students and teachers. The reader will develop a clear picture of "what it looks like" from the description of each element. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Education Commission of the States Q&A: What’s the Big Deal with Graphic Organizers? This article discusses the benefits of graphic organizers and how they can be used in a classroom setting. Author: Edwin Ellis Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Edwin Press Teaching Science: Meeting the Academic Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students This article discusses ways for teachers to address the academic needs of students who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Author: Lynne E. Houtz Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: HighBeam Research The Self-Esteem of Rural Children This article discusses the self-esteem of children in small towns compared to suburban and urban children. Author: Raymond K. Yang and Robert J. Fetsch Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Journal of Research in Rural Education Useful Links NEW! Tiered Instruction/Intervention The site offers details and information on the RtI process and articles as well as descriptions of the three tiers. Publication Date: Retrieved November 2008 Publisher: RTI Action Network Arizona Department of Education Teacher Resources This link leads to various teacher resources listed by the Arizona Department of Education. Center for the Future of Arizona The Center for the Future of Arizona is an organization established to improve the quality of life in Arizona by expanding educational resources that are available in this state. ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved.  |
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