SAGE Journal Articles

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Willis, L. (2010). Is the process of special measures an effective tool for bringing about authentic school improvement? Management in Education, October 2010; vol. 24, 4: pp. 142-148.

  1. Do policy makers support schools in challenging circumstances trying to bring about meaningful change?
  2. How do educators respond to new legislation on accountability?

 

Wingate, U., Andon, N. & Cogo, A.  (2011). Embedding academic writing instruction into subject teaching:  a case study.  Active Learning in Higher Education.  12 (1):  69-81.

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  1. What were the design principles of the writing in this article and describe how this might be transferred to any other context.
  2. Based on the teachers’ evaluation, determine whether you believe this is a good model and support your answer with details from the article.
  3. Explain the student evaluation as outlined in the article.

 

Green, L.  (2005).  Two birds with one stone:  teaching reading and teaching thinking. School Psychology International.  26: 109 – 120.

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  1. According to the article, teaching of reading and the teaching of thinking should be integrated, explain how does the author suggest this be done?
  2. Compare and contrasts the difference between naming and categorizing and discovering and making rules.
  3. Based on what you read in the article, what is necessary to make this type of teaching successful?

 

Lawless, K., & Pellegrino, J.  (2007)  Professional development in integrating technology into teaching and learning:  knowls, unknowns, and ways to pursue better questions and answers. REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH .  77 (4): 575-614. 

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  1. According to the article, what constitutes quality professional development?
  2. Explain the various schema outlined in the article.
  3. Using the article information, do you believe this type of professional development would result in more integration of technology into the classroom, support your answer with details from the article.