Content Posted in 2018
23 Illinois Administrative Code 50: Redefining the Formal Observation in Teacher Evaluation; A Policy Advocacy Document, Merryl B. Brownlow
A Change Plan For District Professional Learning And Teacher Collaboration In The Area Of Elementary English Language Arts Instruction, Scott Carlson
A Change Plan for Underachieving Gifted Children, Jason Major
A Collaborative & Strategic Approach To Improve School Achievement Through Effective Attendance/Truancy Policies And Procedures, Hector Freytas
A Collaborative & Strategic Approach To Improve School Achievement Through The Advocacy Of An Effective Grading, Promotion And Reporting Policy, Hector Freytas
A Collaborative & Systematic Approach To Implementing An Effective Standards-Based Grading And Reporting System: A Change Leadership Plan, Hector Freytas
Addressing The Need For Systemic Implementation of Social Emotional Learning, Emilie Correa
Adult Education: Teaching and Learning Across Cultural Generations, Catherine Brady
Advocacy For Compliance With Existing Policy in Social Emotional Learning, Emilie Correa
ADVOCATING FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN: A POLICY ADVOCACY DOCUMENT, Jhoon Chung
Advocating for Integration: Acculturation in a Non-profit Serving Immigrants Organization, Daniel Calderon
Advocating For Network Councils In Chicago Public Schools (CPS): A Policy Advocacy Document, Jeffrey Alstadt
ADVOCATING FOR THE NEED OF A COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PREPARATION ACCOUNTABLITY POLICY, Mellodie Brown
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES OF TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO HIGHER EDUCATION, Shenika Jackson
Alignment Of School Improvement Plans With District Professional Learning Plan: A Policy Advocacy Document, Scott Carlson
An American Poetry Project for Low Intermediate ESL Adults, Kristin Lems
AN EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL GROUPS USING SPECIFIC READING STRATEGIES, Kenyatta Starks
An Evaluation Of AVID As A Supplemental Education Program At The Middle School Level, Lori Bradner
AN EVALUATION OF FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMMING, Amy Houlihan
An Evaluation of One District's Think Through Math Program and Curriculum Implementation, Dywayne Hinds
An Evaluation Of The Impact Of Custodial Adults' Identity In Addressing Incidences Of Bullying In A High School District, Dorothy J. Thompson
An Examination Of A Social And Emotional Learning Program And Implications For Diversity Development, Chimille E. Dillard
A PLAN TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE, Kenyatta Starks
A POLICY ADVOCATING FOR TURNAROUND REFORM TO IMPROVE FAILING SCHOOLS: POLICY ADVOCACY DOCUMENT, Kenyatta Starks
A Program Evaluation Of District Professional Learning Practices Using The Standards Assessment Inventory, Scott Carlson
A Program Evaluation of Double-Period Algebra, Jason Major
ART – The Influential Assignment, Norma Nerstrom
Assessing The Read 180 Program In Two Title I Middle Schools: A Program Evaluation, Kathryn Shuler
A View From Within: A School Founder's View of Educating Children from the Inside Out, Allison B. Slade
Becoming a Learning System that Maximizes the Modes of Professional Learning: A Change Leadership Plan in a Middle School Setting, Emily Crement
Book Review: Teach Like Finland, Seema A. Imam Dr.
Break, All
Breakfast, All
Breakfast, All
Change Leadership Project Plan: District Financial Transparency and Sustainable 1:1 Business Model, Michael Marassa
Check-In, All
Check-Out, All
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Systems To Support Administrators Plan, Jeffrey Alstadt
Closing Activity: Adult Education Visioning Exercise, All
Commentary on a Finnish Study Tour, Arlene C. Borthwick
Community Education: A View from the Mezzanine. A discussion of community-based education and program planning as viewed from the participant’s lens, Stephen C. Fedota
CONSISTENT COACHING AND ALIGNMENT: A NEW WAY OF WORK FOR COLLEGE READINESS SYSTEM STAFF, Christie L. McMullen
Could It Ever Happen Here? Reflections on Finnish Education and Culture, April D. Nauman
Creating A Student-Centered Safety And Bullying Prevention Program: A Change Leadership Pla, Dorothy J. Thompson
Designing for the Future of Teacher Preparation, Kavita Kapadia Matsko
Developing Civic Identity Amongst Middle School Students in Northern Chicago, Nicole Karwowski, Sania Zaffar, Rachel Phillips, Katelyn Sullivan, and Holly Laws
Differentiating the Principal Evaluation: Policy Advocacy Document, Kimberly Harper-Young and Kimberly Harper-Young
Dinner, All
Editorial, Julie Peters
Educational Policy Development For Closing The Black And White Achievement Gap, Markisha Mitchell
Effective Implementation of a Formative Assessment System, Kim Ontiveros
Elementary Teachers of Writing: Paths, Passions, and Practices, Amy Huftalin
Embedding Diversity Into The Curriculum: Facilitating Challenging Conversations, Chimille E. Dillard
Embedding Racial And Gender Diversity In State Mandated Common Assessments: A Policy Advocacy Document, Chimille E. Dillard
Emotional Wellness And Learning, Emilie Correa
Employee Engagement Through the Instructional Leadership Team, Stephen Juracka
ENSURING STUDENT SUCCESS IN FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN: PURPOSEFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, Amy Houlihan
Equitable Implementation And Facilitation of Senate Bill 100 For District-Wide Student Success and Safety: A Policy Advocacy Project, Dorothy Thompson
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Character Education Program in a Single-Sex, Urban Charter High School: Learning from Teacher and Student Perceptions of Its Implementation., Kizawanda A. Olowe
“Experimenting with our Education” or Enhancing It? Co-Teaching from the Perspective of Students, Alyssa Harter and Laura Jacobi
Exploring ‘Rules for Fighting Fair’ through Experiential Learning and Shared Analysis, Diane Novak
Exploring the Effects of the Second Step-Resilient Kids Program on the Academic Achievement of Traumatized Students, Mary J. Bowie
Figurative Language: Are English Language Learners Falling Through the Cracks?, Kristin Lems
Finland Phenomenon: A Paradigm Shift in Educational Practices in an Islamic School, Seema A. Imam Dr. and Mussarut Jabeen
Finnish Education in the 21st Century: Paradoxes and Visions, Carol A. Burg
Firepit, All
Firepit, All
HIV Continuity Of Care Including Mental Health and Risk Behaviors, Janet Jamison
Homework Practices That Need a Change, Kim Ontiveros
Improving Professional Learning Community Structures for Enhanced Professional Practice, Stephen Juracka
Improving Progress Structures To Impact Student Achievement At An Elementary School, Kimberly Harper-Young and Kimberly Harper-Young
Improving Teacher Evaluation Through Enhanced Support for Teachers and School Based Administrators, Dywayne Hinds
Increasing School Social Worker Supports for Schools in Illinois: Policy Recommendations for Supporting Student Learning and Growth., Kizawanda A. Olowe
In search of the Pikebone Kantele: Finnish lessons in teacher education, Todd A. Price Dr.
In Teachers We Trust – the Finnish Way to Teach and Learn, Pirjo Pollari, Olli-Pekka Salo, and Kirsti Koski
KINDERGARTEN FOR EQUITY: A POLICY ADVOCACY STATEMENT, Amy Houlihan
Language Training Reference Manual. Training Manual T0056, Kristin Lems
Laughing All the Way: Teaching English Using Puns, Kristin Lems
Linguistic Interactions of Spanish Speaking Mexican American Families, Adelfio J. Garcia
Lunch, All
MUSLIM PERCEPTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE LIGHT OF CULTURE, AND THE NEED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION, Naz N. Chief
Narrowing the Opportunity Gap: Developing Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Niles Engerman
New Ideas for Teaching English Using Songs and Music, Kristin Lems
One Size Doesn't Fit All: Implementation of Differentiated Instruction, Janet D. Butler
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, Christie L. McMullen
Opening Session, All
Organizational Change Plan For Closing The Black And White Achievement Gap, Markisha Mitchell
Organizing Approaches Adopted by Nonprofit Organizations Engaged in Social Change Within Black LGBT and Queer Communities, christina M. smith
Perceptions Of American Latino Families Of Their Children's Education: Stories From One Suburban Middle School, Jeffry Prickett
Policy Advocacy: Adoption the 4 C’s Rubrics into Illinois Vision 20/20, Michael Marassa
Policy Advocacy - Advocating For Redesigned Adult Learning In Support of Value-Added Teacher Evaluation, Caletha White
Policy Advocacy for Letting Schools Be Schools, Jason Major
Policy Advocacy: Standards for Professional Learning, Emily Crement
Pondering the Future of Basic Education. Developing, Reforming and Finding a Balance., Aija Rinkinen
Professional Learning through Professional Learning Communities, Mentorship, and Shared Leadership, Stephen Juracka
Program Evaluation For Assessing The Effectiveness Of Tracking The Academic Growth And Attendance Of Black Students In Closing The Black And White Achievement Gap, Markisha Mitchell
Reflections on Lgbtq in Adolescence: Impact of Social and Environmental Issues on Early Identity Development, Antonio Champion
Seeing Polar Bears in a Snowstorm: Examining Racial Equity Work in a Predominantly White Suburban School, Timothy Hayes
Standards-Based Grading within a School District Using Personalized Learning, Dywayne Hinds
Study Tours as a Form of Practitioner Research, Arlene C. Borthwick
Sunrise Walk, All
Sunrise Walk, All
Supports Provided To Improve Schools In Need Of Intensive Supports In Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Evaluation, Jeffrey Alstadt
Taking Action: (Re)Imagining Professional Development Through The Teacher Research Project, Joan Gujarati
Talkin’ Oracy and SVR, Kristin Lems
Teacher Action Research in Elementary Social Studies: Use of iPads in 6th Grade Geography Instruction, Heather Leaman and Robert Corcoran
Teacher Evaluation: The Change We Wish to See; Improving the Formal Observation Process to Improve Student Learning, Merryl B. Brownlow
Teacher Leaders of Collaborative Action Research: Challenges and Rewards, Stephen P. Gordon and Rachel D. Solis
Teacher-Researchers’ Reflective Narratives on Their Experiences at the Language Center Research Committee, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Kamla S. Al Aamri and Munira K. Al Wahaibi
Teachers' Perceptions on Professional Learning: A Mixed Method Program Evaluation in a Middle School Setting, Emily Crement
The Curriculum Process - Case Turku in Finland, Ulla Soukainen
The effect of L1 orthography on the oral reading of adult English language learners, Kristin Lems
The Impact of Progress Monitoring Structures on Student Achievement, Kimberly Harper-Young and Kimberly Harper-Young
The Perceived Community Engagement Survey: Further Exploration Of Its Reliability And Validity, Rafael Rivera
The Role of the Formal Observation in Promoting Reflective Practice, Merryl B. Brownlow
Transforming the American Education System: A Program Evaluation of a School District’s 1:1 Chromebook Pilot, Michael Marassa
Truancy in High School, Itzel Ruiz, Jason Mink, and Xochitl Aleman
"Understanding LGBTQ+ Intimate Partner Violence & Challenges in, Dr. Juanita Yates
Utilizing Formative Assessments to Inform Teacher Instruction and Student Engagement, Kim Ontiveros
UTILIZING FULL-TIME RELEASE MENTORS IN A SUBURBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT: A CHANGE LEADERSHIP PLAN, Jhoon Chung
Welcome to the New Taylorism! Teacher Education Meets Itinerant Curriculum Theory, Todd Alan Price
WICOR WALKTHROUGHS AND TEACHER PRACTICE, Christie L. McMullen