Through visits to schools
making significant gains in student achievement, New Leaders for New Schools has learned a great deal about the specific actions a principal can take to build a culture where adults demand that students have high aspirations for themselves and support them in realizing those aspirations.
The new report, Effective Teacher Professional Development, reviewed 35 scientifically rigorous studies conducted over the past 30 years which
showed significant gains in student achievement resulting from teacher development programs.
As school districts around the country consider investments in technology as a way to improve student outcomes, this report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) finds that technology — when implemented properly — can
produce significant gains in student achievement and boost engagement, particularly among students most at risk.
Research has shown that
significant gains in student achievement can be attained after a relatively short time period.
If every teacher in your district incrementally improves in only one or two instructional strategies every year for 10 years, then you can be confident that the cumulative effect will be
significant gains in student achievement.
Descriptive feedback is essential for students to understand how they can respond to Sadler's three questions; it is also one of the key components that lead to
significant gains in student achievement (Black & Wiliam, 1998).
Defenders say the law, while imperfect, led to small yet
significant gains in student achievement, particularly for black, Hispanic, and low - income children.
The Consortium's goal is to connect with and learn from schools serving high - need populations that are making
significant gains in student achievement.
But time is what many principals are competing with when state and federal lawmakers, state departments of education, and even parents demand swift,
significant gains in student achievement.