Evaluating the Impact of an Online, Job-Embedded Graduate Program for Practicing Teachers on Student Achievement

• In Event: Teacher Professional Development and Practice

Abstract

The objectives of this paper presentation are to: 1) describe the content and process of a blended, job-embedded graduate program designed to prepare teacher leaders and enhance instructional effectiveness within the context of university/district/school partnerships, 2) present the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of participation in the program on student achievement and absences, and 3) discuss the implications for educators developing and implementing programs for practicing teachers that are designed to enhance instructional effectiveness.

Authors

• Alyson J. Adams, University of Florida

• Dorene D. Ross, University of Florida

• Walter L. Leite, University of Florida

• Francisco A. Jimenez, University of Florida - University of Chile