Florida Master Teacher Initiative: Enhancing Early Learning Instruction for High-Need Preschool through Grade 3 Students
About the Intervention
The Florida Master Teacher Initiative (FMTI) is a collaborative professional development effort aimed at improving early learning instruction for high-need preschool through grade 3 students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The program consists of four main components: a job-embedded graduate degree program with an early childhood specialization, a Teacher Fellows program, a Principal Fellows program, and Summer Leadership Institutes. The program aims to enhance early learning instruction by developing a professional learning community among school staff and improving teachers' skills in instruction, research, and leadership.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect on teachers' involvement in governance activities
Negative effect on teachers' use of differentiated instruction
Positive effect on ECTLSI teachers' involvement in leadership roles, self-reported early childhood knowledge, self-reported general instructional knowledge, participation in governance activities, and engagement in outreach activities
Positive effect on ECTLSI teachers' instructional support
No effect on student reading and math achievement
More Intervention Details
Focus Areas
Economically DisadvantagedPrograms & Services
Early ChildhoodDelivery Methods
Hybrid, Face-to-Face, Blended LearningDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s), Teachers/Instructional Teams, Non-Instructional School PersonnelSource
C. J., P., Haiwen, W., Marjorie, W., Miya, W. & Shari, G. (2015). Evaluation of the Florida Master Teacher Initiative: Final Evaluation Findings (ED562565). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED562565.pdf.
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