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Florida Master Teacher Initiative: Enhancing Early Learning Instruction for High-Need Preschool through Grade 3 Students

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Intervention Details

Subjects

English Language Arts, Math, Science & STEM

Academic Program

Early Childhood

Duration

3 years

Grades

Preschool, Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Personnel

Administrator, General Education Teacher, Principal

Intervention Summary

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 Finding Summary

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

Source

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.

Data Sample by Population

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