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Designing Effective Professional Development:
Lessons from the Eisenhower Program

December 1999

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Table of Contents

Title page

• Acknowledgments (includes title page, contents, and list of exhibits)

• Chapter 1 - Overview of the Eisenhower Professional Development Program and the Design of the National Evaluation [63K]
  • The Policy Context for the Reauthorized Eisenhower Program
  • The Eisenhower Program and the Goals of the 1994 Reauthorization
  • Approach to Evaluation of the Eisenhower Program
  • Overview of This Report

• Chapter 2 - Teaching Practices in Mathematics and Science [118K]
  • Effective Content and Pedagogy
  • Content Coverage and High Standards
  • Pedagogy and High Standards
  • Summary and Conclusions

• Chapter 3 - Teachers' Experiences in Eisenhower-Assisted Professional Development Activities [265K]
  • Structural Features
  • Core Features
  • Teacher Outcomes
  • Participation of Teachers from High-Poverty Schools
  • What Features of Professional Development Make a Difference for Teacher Outcomes?
  • Summary and Conclusions

• Chapter 4 - District "Portfolios" of Eisenhower-Assisted Professional Development Activities [224K]
  • District Portfolios? Emphasis on Mathematics and Science
  • Structural and Core Features of District Eisenhower Portfolios
  • Targeting and Recruitment of Teachers
  • Differences in District Portfolios of Eisenhower-Assisted Activities by District Poverty and Size
  • Summary and Conclusions

• Chapter 5 - District Management of Eisenhower-Assisted Professional Development Activities [189K]
  • Building a Vision for Professional Development: Alignment with Standards and Assessments, and Coordination with Other Programs
  • Implementing the Vision: District Procedures for the Continuous Improvement of Professional Development Activities
  • The Role of Teachers in Planning Professional Development
  • Meeting the Needs of Teachers vs. Schools: The 80/20 Rule
  • Differences in Management and Operation of Eisenhower-Assisted Activities by District Poverty and Size
  • The Relationship of District Management to Features of Professional Development
  • Summary and Conclusions

• Chapter 6 - State Agency for Higher Education Grantees: Features and Management of Eisenhower-Assisted Activities in Institutions of Higher Education and Nonprofit Organizations [204K]
  • Characteristics of IHE/NPO Recipients of Eisenhower Grants
  • Structural Features of SAHE-Grantee-Provided Professional Development
  • Core Features of Professional Development
  • Targeting and Recruitment of Teachers
  • Building a Vision for Professional Development: Alignment with Standards and Assessments, and Coordination with Other Programs
  • Implementing the Vision: IHE/NPO Procedures for the Continuous Improvement of Professional Development Activities
  • Differences in SAHE-Grantee Projects by Institution Type and Departmental Affiliation
  • The Relationship of SAHE-Grantee Management to Features of Professional Development
  • Summary and Conclusions

• Chapter 7 - Conclusions and Lessons for the Eisenhower Program [55K]
  • Strengths of the Data
  • Current Teaching Practices in Mathematics and Science
  • Teachers' Experiences in Eisenhower-Assisted Activities
  • District Management and Operation of Eisenhower-Assisted Activities
  • SAHE-Grantee Management and Operation of Eisenhower-Assisted Activities
  • Lessons for Professional Development

• Appendices (includes title and contents page)
  • Appendix A: National Profile [64K]
  • Appendix B: In-depth and Exploratory Case Studies [39K]
  • Appendix C: Longitudinal Study of Teacher Change [27K]
  • Appendix D: Supplement for Chapter 2 [100K]
  • Appendix E: Supplement for Chapter 3 [74K]
  • Appendix F: Supplement for Chapter 4 [40K]
  • Appendix G: Supplement for Chapter 5 [78K]
  • Appendix H: Supplement for Chapter 6 [71K]

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