Teacher Quality

Exemplary special education teachers can and do make a difference in student achievement and growth. COPSSE researchers are studying beginning special education teachers and the impact they have on student learning and behavior.

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04/19/2007 Presentation

Linking Teacher Quality and Teacher Preparation

  • Presents findings from two COPSSE studies aimed at understanding the knowledge and classroom practices of 33 beginning special education teachers and a larger pool of 62 special education teachers who varied in classroom practice.

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11/10/2006 Presentation

"You Know What Works and What Doesn't:" How Special Education Teachers Individualize Instruction for Their Students

  • Presents COPSSE study of beginning special education teachers' reading practices with a focus on how teachers individualize instruction in their classrooms.

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11/08/2006 Presentation

What do High Quality Special Education Teachers Know and Do to Improve Reading Achievement?

  • Presents COPSSE research outcomes on effective beginning and experienced special education teacher instructional practices that promote student reading achievement.

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04/07/2006 Presentation

Defining Teacher Quality in Special Education: Understanding the Practices, Knowledge and Beliefs of Effective Special Education Teachers

  • Presents continued COPSSE research on effective beginning special education teacher instructional practices that promote student reading achievement.

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04/02/2006 Presentation

What Do High Quality Special Education Teachers Know and Do to Improve Reading Achievement?

  • Presents COPSSE research outcomes on effective beginning and experienced special education teacher instructional practices that promote student reading achievement.

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10/29/2005 Presentation

An Examination of Beginning Teacher Instruction in Special Education: Instructional Reading Practices that Result in Student Engagement

  • Describes COPSSE research on beginning special education teachers' instructional reading practices that result in varying degrees of student engagement.

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06/21/2005 Report

Teacher Education Research Agenda

  • Overviews COPSSE research agenda that documents the scope and complexity of preparing special education personnel.

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04/06/2005 Presentation

Beginning Teacher Quality

  • Describes elements of teacher quality and the impact of legislation on teacher supply.

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04/01/2005 Presentation

Meeting No Child Left Behind’s Highly Qualified Requirement Via Alternative Route Training: Opportunities and Pitfalls

  • Considers evidence showing effectiveness of special education preparation routes.

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02/04/2005 Presentation

Beginning Teacher Quality Study

  • Presents COPSSE research outcomes on effective beginning special education teacher instructional practices that promote student reading achievement.

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02/01/2005 Workforce Watch

Growing and Improving the Special Education Teacher Workforce—A Focus on Beginning Teachers Can Help

  • Suggests strategies for supporting beginning teachers and describes three promising induction programs.

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02/01/2005 Research Preview

Defining Teacher Quality in Special Education—A Look at Classroom Practices, Content Knowledge, and Beliefs of Beginning Teachers

  • Describes effective beginning special education teachers and identifies knowledge of reading practices as an area of need.

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10/01/2004 Presentation

Beginning Teacher Quality in Special Education—Implications for Initial Preparation

  • Describes the practices of beginning special education teachers and relates them to student engagement.

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06/01/2004 Presentation

Teacher Quality, Initial Preparation, and Meeting the No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified Mandate

  • Addresses issues concerning teacher quality and preparation.

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04/17/2004 Presentation

Findings from Studies of Beginning Teacher Quality and Preparation Alternatives

  • Overviews COPSSE research findings.

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04/01/2004 Presentation

Special Educator Supply and Teacher Quality: The Critical Role of Teacher Induction

  • Discusses the potential of induction programs to reduce teacher shortages and increase teacher quality.

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03/01/2004 Report

Beginning Teacher Quality

  • Overviews COPSSE research plan for studying beginning special education teacher quality.

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02/01/2004 Workforce Watch

Measuring Beginning Teacher Quality in Special Education—A Summary of Research Models

  • Overviews five models for measuring beginning special education teacher quality.

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11/14/2003 Presentation

Teacher Supply and Teacher Quality: Effective Policies and Strategies

  • Discusses factors contributing to special education teacher shortages.

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11/13/2003 Presentation

Studies of Beginning Teacher Instruction in Special Education

  • Describes beginning special education teachers' efforts to teach reading, with implications for teacher education.

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07/01/2003 Research Synthesis

Conceptions of Beginning Teacher Quality: Models for Conducting Research

  • Describes models for measuring beginning special education teacher quality.

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06/01/2003 Research Synthesis

The Development of Teaching as a Profession: Comparison with Careers That Have Achieved Full Professional Standing

  • Investigates issues surrounding the status of teaching as a profession.

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04/01/2003 Presentation

What Does Highly Qualified Mean and How Do We Get There?

  • Describes COPSSE efforts to measure beginning teacher quality.

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10/01/2002 Presentation

Growing and Improving the Special Education Teacher Workforce: Balancing Competing Demands

  • Describes factors that contribute to teacher shortages in special education.

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