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Middle School Mathematics Professional Development Program: Developing Teachers' Capability to Teach Positive Rational Number Topics Effectively

The program is a professional development (PD) program in rational number topics for seventh-grade mathematics teachers. The program focuses on developing teachers' capability to teach positive rational number topics effectively. The PD program includes summer institute days, seminar days scheduled during the school year, and in-school coaching for all eligible seventh-grade teachers in treatment schools. The program emphasizes using precise definitions and the properties and rationales underlying common procedures used with rational numbers, as well as developing teachers' ability to explain rational numbers concepts and procedures, identify and address persistent student misconceptions, and use representations of rational number concepts in teaching.

Seventh Grade

Published: 2011

Non-Academic Area

Playworks: Organizing Recess to Improve School Climate, Conflict Resolution, and Physical Activity

Playworks is a program that places full-time coaches in low-income schools to provide opportunities for organized play during recess and class time, targeting physical activity, social skills, and school climate. The program includes components such as Structured Recess Activities, Class Game Time, Junior Coach Program, and After-School Activities. Coaches teach conflict resolution skills, promote inclusive behavior, and engage students in physical activity. The program aims to improve students' ability to focus on class work, decrease behavioral problems, and improve school climate.

Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Published: 2012

Non-Academic Area

Enhanced Positive School Climate Model: Improving School Climate, Student-Adult Relationships, Social Emotional Learning, and Access to Challenging Curriculum

Enhanced Positive School Climate Model (Enhanced PSCM) is a program that aims to improve school climate, student-adult relationships, create social emotional learning programs, and provide students the needed structure to access challenging curriculum and expectations. The Enhanced PSCM includes multiple tiers of services, such as Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) and Restorative Practices (RP). School Climate Liaisons (SCLs) provide coaching to schools in the intervention group on PBIS, RP implementation, and behavioral interventions. The program also includes parent trainings on PBIS, RP tools, and behavioral interventions, as well as home visits with families and connecting them to resources.

Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Published: 2020

English Language Arts

Read Well: A Reading Achievement and English Language Development Program for Elementary School English Language Learners

Read Well is a program that targets English language learners in kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade regular education students. The program involves explicit, systematic instruction in English language decoding, sustained practice of skills in decodable text, and frequent opportunities to discuss vocabulary and concepts presented in text. Reading and writing skills include story maps, story retells, and guided reports. A key feature of Read Well is the use of scaffolded instruction, in which teachers begin by presenting models and gradually decreasing their support by providing guided practice before students are asked to complete the skill or strategy independently.

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade

Published: 2010

English Language Arts Foreign Languages

Dual-Language Immersion Programs: Improving Student Achievement in Reading and English Language Skills

Dual-language immersion programs

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Ninth Grade

Published: 2017

English Language Arts

Fast ForWord

Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade Twelfth Grade

Published: 2010

Non-Academic Area

Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program: Providing Private School Scholarships to Low-Income Students

Florida Tax Credit (FTC) scholarship program

Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Ninth Grade Tenth Grade

Published: 2017

Other Academic Area

JOBSTART: Improving Employment and Earnings Potential of High School Dropouts

JOBSTART is a program that aims to improve the employment and earnings potential of high school dropouts through basic education, job training, and support services. The program serves youth who are 17 to 21 years old, have dropped out of school, read below an 8th-grade level, and meet one of the following three criteria: (1) receive public assistance, (2) have family income at or below the poverty line, or (3) are homeless. Participation in JOBSTART is voluntary. The program offers both basic education and occupational skills training. The education component improves participants' basic academic skills to prepare them to obtain a GED certificate and begin occupational skills training. Participants complete workbook exercises in reading, math, and other subjects included on the GED test. Exercises are self-paced, and participants receive individualized instruction from program teachers. As part of the occupational training component of JOBSTART, youth select and attend vocational skills courses that offer training

Published: 2008

English Language Arts

Reading Recovery

Reading Recovery is a program that targets students in grade 1 who are at risk of reading difficulties. The program involves one-on-one tailored lessons with a trained Reading Recovery teacher, who uses a combination of reading, writing, and phonics activities to help students improve their literacy skills. The program is designed to be implemented daily for 30 minutes, and typically lasts for 12-20 weeks. Teachers are trained to use a specific set of instructional strategies and materials, and are supported by a teacher leader who provides ongoing coaching and professional development.

First Grade

Published: 2023

English Language Arts

Passport to Literacy: A Supplemental Reading Intervention for Fourth-Grade Students with Reading Difficulties

Passport to Literacy is a multi-component reading intervention that targets reading comprehension difficulties in fourth-grade students. The program is designed to be used as a supplemental reading intervention provided in small groups daily for 30 min sessions for 1 school year (up to 120 lessons). It includes instruction in phonics and word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, with activities such as Adventure Starter, Word Works, and Read to Understand.

Fourth Grade

Published: 2017