| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
|---|
| Standards-based grading : moving toward equality of opportunity and advancement of learning for all students |
2016 |
2392 |
This disquisition aims to identify and explore: (1) the unintended, negative consequences of traditional classroom grading practices, (2) an alternative grading practice—standards-based grading—with its positive outcomes, and (3) a process for implem... |
| Vertical collaborative inquiry teams: a vehicle for building instructional capacity in teachers |
2017 |
2270 |
This disquisition addresses the problem of student under-preparedness in the area of math, across school transitions. Disquisitioners engaged in improvement processes related to: (1) building teacher capacity to collaborate within and across school b... |
| Building middle school teacher capacity to implement reading comprehension strategies for improved student academic performance |
2017 |
1663 |
In the middle school setting, reading is a requirement if students are to access the curriculum and demonstrate content proficiency. By grade three, students are expected to read on grade level, but by middle grades (7-8), some students still struggl... |
| Creating strong teacher-student relationships to close opportunity gaps |
2023 |
164 |
This paper utilizes a dissertation-in-practice model (Storey et al., 2015) wherein scholar-practitioners examine the implementation of teacher professional learning in the areas of culturally responsive practice (Gay, 2000; Ladson-Billings, 2001; Bro... |
| The modern AP: Cultivating instructional leadership among assistant principals |
2022 |
335 |
Assistant principals exist in most school contexts and, although instructional leadership has been a frequent topic of educational research, most studies have focused specifically on the role of principals. The present improvement initiative analyzed... |
| Getting to the core: Addressing the overrepresentation of students of color in special education through culturally relevant core instruction |
2022 |
126 |
In education, disproportionality, often used interchangeably with overrepresentation, is defined as, "the high probability of being placed in special education, based on membership in a historically marginalized group" (Oswald, Coutinho, Best, & Sing... |
| Strong teacher-student relationships: a more equitable way forward |
2023 |
198 |
This paper utilizes a disquisition model (Lomotey, 2018) wherein a scholar-practitioner examined the process and outcomes of teacher professional learning that engaged culturally responsive teaching (Bondy, 2007; Brown, 2004; Chang & Viesca, 2022; Ga... |