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    • Alabama Framework for English Learner Success

    The number of English learners (ELs) in Alabama has increased significantly in recent years. English learners include U.S.-born children whose first language is not English, newcomers to the U.S., and other students developing English proficiency. These children are in...
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    Improving Teacher Performance Through Instructional Coaching

    This IES infographic provides a brief overview of the definition of instructional coaching as well as the contributions of effective coaching to improving teacher capacity and student outcomes. It also includes a visual summary of the coaching cycle and...
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    Reading Rockets Summer Reading

    Reading Rockets summer reading materials give parents, teachers, and district leaders many ideas to keep students reading over the summer....
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    Raising Community Program Perception/Awareness

    This resource provides an overview of how districts can gather data on parent communication preferences and improve community engagement. The document pulls from multiple sources and includes exemplary district links and profiles....
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    Webinar: Solving the Teacher Shortage Challenge

    What are effective strategies for attracting and recruiting teachers? This panel discussion features leaders from TNTP, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education, the Learning Policy Institute, the National Council on Teacher Quality, and the American Federation...
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    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Classroom TV

    Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, provides videos of high-quality classroom lessons taught by certified teachers in multiple content areas. The site also includes links to education-focused panel discussions as well as guidance...

    A Classroom Observer Like Me: The Effect of Demographic Congruence Between Teachers and Ratings on Observation Scores

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    This analysis of data from a large school district in North Carolina finds that teachers experience “small positive increases” in their observation scores when they have the same race or gender as their classroom observers.

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    Wheelock Educational Policy Center

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