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Part 3: Research Articles Choose three strategies/activities, including one that addresses professional development. In the quest for leaders to note positive acts from discovery in the inquiry phase, it may be necessary for additional professional development to be obtained for instructors to be better prepared for accomplishing district objectives and goals. || School leaders are charged with making effective decisions based on the best available evidence, so validating the research provided is a necessary step in the improvement process. Make sure the campus improvement team is aware of possible misleading results and hold them accountable for decisions made on behalf of student improvement as ALL are involved and ALL succeed as a unit. ||
 * Article (Cite in APA Style) || Strategy/Activity Ideas ||
 * Boudett, K., City, E., & Murnane, R. (2006). The “data wise” improvement process. Principal Leadership. (7)2, 53-56. || Organization of student assessment data by school leaders into three phases: Prepare, Inquire, and Act (2006, p. 53) is a positive course of action in improving teaching and learning. Detailing this process involves: (1) schools prepare by establishing a foundation for learning from student assessment results; (2) inquire by looking for patterns in the data that indicate shortcomings in teaching and learning; and (3) act on what is learned by designing and implementing instructional improvements. Schools can always cycle back through ‘inquiry’ with further action with continued improvements (2006, p. 54).
 * Education Commission of the States. (2009). What works in improving low-performing schools and districts? The Progress of Education Reform 2007: School Improvement. (8)5, Nov. 2007. || The key lesson from prior turnaround efforts is to engage teachers, parents and the surrounding community in a way that encourages them to become part of the changes in the school; rather than critical observers who watch from the sidelines (2009). A valuable resource would be the Retired Teachers Association in the area. Professional development training would be expected of them as well as campus leaders/instructors to collaborate in bringing student groups up to the desired levels. Mentoring or partnering them with a regular group of students in their area of expertise and training would assist in building bonds of trust and credibility with tutoring sessions, etc. ||
 * U.S. Dept. of Education. (2007). Understanding the NCLB Act: Scientifically Based Research. Learning Point Associates. || This article aided in pointing out the scrutiny needed in determining the effectiveness of scientifically based research as presented by various resources. Verification and validation can be monitored by various forms of evaluating results. They include: (1) use empirical methods; (2) rigorous and adequate data analyses; (3) rely on measurements on observational methods that provide reliable and valid data; (4) use an experimental or quasi-experimental design; (5) allow for replicability; and (6) undergo expert scrutiny (2007).


 * E-portfolio assignment:** Continue to complete Campus-supervised reflection logs in your 3-ring binder. All course-embedded and campus-supervised logs must be completed by your 11th course in the program prior to the EDLD 5398 Internship course.