White Papers
In 2011, Steven H. Shaha, PhD, DBA, observed the impact of professional development in 422 Title 1 schools across the United States between the school years 2008/09 and 2009/10. Dr. Shaha measured performance by standardized test scores, and his study demonstrates a dramatic improvement among Title 1 schools in which teachers actively participate in professional development.
Districts are turning to virtual learning to improve student performance, save money, and empower teachers.
Amelia Earhart Middle School in Riverside, CA was selected by the district to pilot HMH Fuse: Algebra I, a new comprehensive educational program designed for the iPad. As a school that has experience with forward-moving technology, the educators at Earhart devised a strategic plan to utilize HMH Fuse: Algebra with students randomly assigned to use the app in comparison with those using a textbook for an entire school year. The results of the implementation were impressive: students using the HMH Fuse app were more motivated, more attentive in class, and more engaged with Algebra content relative to students using textbooks.
What’s the #1 fear of parents in 9th–12th grade? Do parents get information about their child’s performance from school, teachers or the students themselves? Learn the answers and find out how parents feel in the free GlobalScholar ® 2011 Parent Survey Whitepaper. GlobalScholar is committed to accelerate student achievement.
This report will view the college and career-readiness challenge through a multi-level “P-20” lens. It will begin with a description of the current national policy context for the college- and career-readiness movement and set out a rationale for the P-20 perspective. It will then review the growing body of literature on the issue. The literature review will focus first on the problems—the critical transition points where students fall off track, as well as the barriers that permeate the current system. It will then move to a discussion of solutions, with a review of evidence-based strategies for preparing students for postsecondary education and employment. It will conclude with a description of a framework for assessing the extent to which a district’s policies and practices promote college- and career readiness outcomes.
Naviance Succeed solutions enable schools to develop and manage multi-year plans for every student to chart a path toward graduation while achieving college and workplace readiness. As the K-12 division of Hobsons, a unit of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc, Naviance combines the resources of a multi-billion dollar global corporation with the soul of a start-up.
An overview of how best to harness online and blended formats and to apply instructional best practices to deliver effective programs. Pulling from a breadth of research in cognitive and neuroscience, white paper author Marcella Bullmaster-Day, Ed.D., the Associate Director of the Lander Center for Educational Research at Touro College, highlights key findings and outlines a prescription for engaging students in ways that result in long-term learning and academic success.
As P-12 education leaders look for strategies to improve students' academic achievement and growth, they are taking a more comprehensive view of the education pipeline to gain a greater understanding of what happens to their students as they transition from high school. That transition - and the nature of the education pipeline itself - is becoming more complex in response to expectations that the P-12 system ensure that every high school graduate is ready for both college and career, with many potential pathways to success.
Naviance Succeed solutions enable schools to develop and manage multi-year plans for every student to chart a path toward graduation while achieving college and workplace readiness. As the K-12 division of Hobsons, a unit of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc, Naviance combines the resources of a multi-billion dollar global corporation with the soul of a start-up.
Why food should not be used as a reward or punishment for a child's behavior.
An overview of activity recommendations from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Recommendations for how to make school a "healthy place" for children in low-income communities.
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