Mentoring New Faculty on the Road to Tenure

One of the first mentoring steps is to help new faculty members determine how many articles can be published from their dissertations. We contend that any dissertation of seminal importance can produce multiple journal articles. For example, the literature review may be suitable for publication if it is a critique of the literature with major issues raised on the specific topic of interest. If the new faculty member did not conduct a critique of the literature, then that may be a suggestion; and as that is done, references can be updated as well. The dissertation may have resulted in a specific intervention that is worthy of a manuscript. In that manuscript, recommend to the mentee that the researched intervention should be described in detail and could be submitted to a journal related to the intervention. For example, it could have been a mathematics intervention that worked well in a secondary school program. Such a description may be helpful to secondary school administrators and could be shared via a journal supported by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals. Such suggestions from the mentor constitute the beginning of a publication plan for tenure for the new faculty member

Professional Development Principles for Teachers of English Language Learners

Since effective professional development is logically embedded in the reality of schools and teachers‘ work, it stands to reason that the principal would consider that reality for teachers of English language learners (ELL). Certainly, in general, professional development would incorporate principles of adult learning as reported by Knowles (1980): (1) adult learners need to be self-directed; (2) they display readiness to learn when they have a perceived need; and (3) they desire immediate application of new skills and knowledge. Based on adult learning theory, then, principals would provide teachers of ELLs professional development that addresses a need for self-direction, that addresses their particular needs, and that addresses the desire to apply what is learned. Time and created situations whereby teachers can dialogue with other teachers and principals can dialogue with other principals is critical for the effective application of the knowledge gained in professional development sessions and afterward as well

Initial Screening for Gifted and Talented Programs: Increasing Participation of Hispanic English Language Learners

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An Analysis of Texas Superintendents' Bilingual/ESL Teacher Recruitment and Retention Practices

An Analysis of Texas Superintendents’ Bilingual/ESL Teacher Recruitment and Retention Practice

Brain Research and DLM: An overview

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Research on Second Language Acquisition: A Democratic Educational Concept

Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administration's Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, November 11, 200

Exploring Asian Female Pastors\u27 Leadership Roles in the Church: Using Deborah\u27s Story

Women in many Christian cultures are told that men are strong and should lead the church. Consequently, some women rationalize that they should not assume top leadership roles in the church. When they do assume such roles, many female pastors experience challenges. The purpose of our qualitative case study was to give voice to Asian female pastors (AFPs) by having them share challenges they experienced in the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church and relate those challenges to the experiences of Deborah in the biblical story found in Judges 4 and 5. Reported in this paper are the results of focus groups centered on a feminist commentary of Deborah\u27s story. The voices of the AFPs speak to reconstruct traditional patriarchal theological thought

A Study Addressing Three Components of the National Bilingual Research Agenda for English Language Learners on High Stakes Assessment

Field-Initiated Research Report AERA, April 2002Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, U.S. Department of Educatio

DLM Early Childhood Express: Assessment in Early Childhood

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