Research

CTL Sponsored Research

Teacher Leaders: Self-Perceptions and Training Needs
In February 2003 the Center for Teacher Leadership (CTL) at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education conducted a survey of recognized teachers to determine their perceptions of themselves as leaders and their training needs. The survey was administered to a purposeful sample of Teachers of the Year, National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs), Milken Educators, and other recognized teachers through established teacher leader listservs and networks. View the findings here.

Other Important Research, Reports and Publications

What Matters Most: Teaching for America ’s Future, September 1996 – Report by the National Commission on Teaching and America ’s Future that launched the national focus on teacher quality.

No Dream Denied: A Pledge to America ’s Children, January 2003 – Most recent report by the National Commission on Teaching and America ’s Future.

National Board Certified Teachers and Their Students’ Achievement, September 7, 2004. Research by Arizona State University researchers Leslie Vandevoort, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley and David Berliner shows that third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders taught by NBCTs in 14 Arizona school districts outperformed their schoolmates on the nationwide Stanford Achievement Test 9th Edition (SAT-9) in almost 75 percent of reading, math and language arts measures.

View the Fact Sheet from ASU

Can Teacher Quality Be Effectively Assessed?, March 8, 2004. Research from the University of Washington and the Urban Institute provides the first large-scale evidence that NBPTS is identifying and certifying teachers who will raise student achievement.

Teaching at Risk: A Call to Action, January 2004 -- Report from The Teaching Commission, a blue-ribbon panel of 19 leaders in government, business, philanthropy, and education led by former IBM chairman, Louis V. Gerstner.

Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High-Quality Teachers Out of Urban Classrooms, September 2003 – Study conducted by the New Teacher Project on four urban districts

Eight Questions on Teacher Preparation: What Does the Research Say? –Prepared by the Education Commission of the States, July 2003.

Tapping Potential: Community College Students and America ’s Teacher Recruitment Challenge, 2002. – Study by Recruiting New Teachers.

Stepping Up to the Plate. . . Virginia ’s Commitment to a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom, October 2002 -- Virginia ’s Blueprint for enhancing the teaching profession.

Leadership for Learning: Redefining the Teacher as Leader. A Report of the Task Force on Teacher Leadership. School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative, Institute for Educational Leadership, April 2001.

Teacher Preparation Research: Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Recommendations – Prepared by the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy for the U.S. Department of Education, March 2001.

In Pursuit of Quality Teaching: Five Key Strategies for Policymakers. Education Commission of the States (ECS), 2000.

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