Who says I don’t want to come to school? School policies disenfranchise American Indian youth’s educational vision (open access)

Who says I don’t want to come to school? School policies disenfranchise American Indian youth’s educational vision

This article focuses on the importance of contextualizing school policies by illuminating how one school rule, In-School-Suspension (ISS) disengages students from the learning process.
Date: 2009
Creator: Quijada, Patricia D. & Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teacher Qualification and the Achievement Gap in Early Primary Grades (open access)

Teacher Qualification and the Achievement Gap in Early Primary Grades

This article examines the relationship of the qualification requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act to the goal of reducing the academic achievement gap.
Date: August 10, 2009
Creator: Easton-Brooks, Donald & Davis, Alan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leading with Heart: Urban Elementary Principals as Advocates for Students (open access)

Leading with Heart: Urban Elementary Principals as Advocates for Students

This article explores how urban elementary school principals reconcile the challenges of educational accountability within the constraints of standardized testing policies required by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Rodriguez, Mariela A.; Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth & Ruff, William G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Connections Between Mathematics Research and Practices Used in Classrooms

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing connections between mathematics research and practices used in classrooms.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Rogers, Kasey & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Effects of Using Manipulatives in Middle School Mathematics Tutoring

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the effects of using manipulatives in middle school mathematics tutoring.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Sanders, Rachael & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peer Coaching and Action Research as Professional Development (open access)

Peer Coaching and Action Research as Professional Development

This paper discusses a project to improve professional development techniques that will improve how K-12 educators teach writing skills.
Date: 2009
Creator: Moss, Glenda; Sloan, Lindsay & Sandor, Jane
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library