619 research outputs found
Where Do You Want to Get To? Effective Professional Learning Begins with a Clear Destination in Mind
Educators often shy away from evaluating professional learning experiences because they believe the process requires knowledge and skills they don’t possess. In truth, evaluation is a relatively simple process that begins by answering three essential questions
The Communication Challenge of Standards-Based Reporting
As traditional reporting systems based on letter grades are replaced by standards-based reporting systems, parents are often left wondering how their child is doing in school. Mr. Guskey offers some suggestions for overcoming this communication challenge
The Case Against Percentage Grades
It’s time to abandon grading scales that distort the accuracy, objectivity, and reliability of students’ grades
Integrating Innovations
Proponents of new ideas promote their favorites without seeing connections to other strategies--it\u27s up to school leaders to discover how to integrate a collection of models within their improvement programs
NEAR WALL SHEAR STRESS MODIFICATION USING AN ACTIVE PIEZOELECTRIC NANOWIRE SURFACE
An experimental study was conducted to explore the possible application of dynamically actuated nanowires to effectively disturb the wall layer in fully developed, turbulent channel flow. Actuated nanowires have the potential to be used for the mixing and filtering of chemicals, enhancing convective heat transfer and reducing drag. The first experimental evidence is presented suggesting it is possible to manipulate and subsequently control turbulent flow structures with active nanowires. An array of rigid, ultra-long (40 ÎĽm) TiO2 nanowires was fabricated and installed in the bounding wall of turbulent channel flow then oscillated using an attached piezoelectric actuator. Flow velocity and variance measurements were taken using a single sensor hot-wire with results indicating the nanowire array significantly influenced the flow by increasing the turbulent kinetic energy through the entire wall layer
Planning Professional Learning
With backward planning, schools can ensure that they choose professional development activities aligned with their most important goals
Mapping the Road to Proficiency
A table of specifications provides a travel guide to help teachers move students toward mastery of standard
Lessons of Mastery Learning
The core elements of mastery learning provide the foundation for other innovative models, including Response to Intervention
Helping Standards Make the GRADE
When reporting on student work, educators need a clear, comprehensive grading system that shows how students are measuring up to standards
The Past and Future of Teacher Efficacy
Knowing how the concept of teacher efficacy has evolved in education research shows us good ways to raise teachers\u27 confidence now
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