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Educational rhetoric often focuses on assessment, scores, and performance components which can betreated as being discrete. Response to Intervention (RTI) however, provides an opportunity for schoolsto look at sound, research based educational practices that support student learning through the use oftiered interventions. The tiers are interrelated and action driven. Assessment is one tool within thetiered approach to learning. One of the most important aspects of RTI is that it is meant to be acollaborative, school wide approach to education that brings together teachers, specialists, specialeducation experts, and administration in an effort to help improve student achievement. Since RTI is notprescriptive, schools and districts across the nation are currently discovering how to implement RTI in ameaningful manner.

In this study, motivational and school culture differences were measured among school districts whose union members accepted or declined merit pay in the form of the Merit Award Program (MAP) that is legislatively mandated in Florida. Okaloosa County School District was utilized as the school district whose union members declined the MAP; Gilchrist County School District was utilized as the school district whose union members accepted the MAP. Analyses showed that there was no difference in the type of prevailing motivational orientation among the teachers in both school districts, with teachers from both districts rating themselves predominately as intrinsically motivated. School culture perceptions show a significantly higher school culture perception in Gilchrist County School District union members who accepted the MAP. ; Ed.D. ; Department of Curriculum and Diversity Studies ; Doctorate

In this study, it is aimed to investigate the students' and teachers' perceptions of the principal and the effects of principal change on these perceptions through metaphors. The data have been gathered from the same and similar study groups (10 students and 10 teachers from the same high school) in the same school in the education years of 2008-9 and 2013-14. The analysis of the school culture in terms of metaphors based on the principal change is aimed. In this qualitative study, in order to get the data, a semi-structured form, which has been produced by the researchers, has been used and the gathered data have been analyzed by coding. The findings have shown that metaphors stated by the teachers contain a more critical point of view. In addition, it is seen that the change of the principal has affected the student metaphors (became more critical and negative) more than the teacher metaphors as teacher metaphors haven't been affected by this change. Among the positive-neutral metaphors, there are "order provider, bringing people to the further, balance supporter, orchestra conductor, the foundation of a building, etc.". "Politician, king of the school, sultan, dictator dad, a robot equipped with perfect behaviors and values and never makes a mistake, etc." are some of the negative ones.

"Cover" -- "Title page" -- "Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Prologue" -- "Chapter 1: School Literacy: The View from Inside a Child Culture" -- "SLIPPING INTO A CHILD CULTURE" -- "CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR TRACING THE THREADS OF CHILD LITERACY" -- "METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE PROJECT DATA SET" -- "A WRITING DEVELOPMENT REMIX: THE PLAN OF THE BOOK" -- "Chapter 2: Mapping the Cultural Landscape of a Contemporary Childhood" -- ""CHILDTIMES"" -- "THE SOCIAL USEFULNESS OF TEXTUAL TOYS" -- "VENTURING OUT FROM A CHILDHOOD LANDSCAPE: TOWARD SCHOOL LITERACY PRACTICES" -- "Chapter 3: The Brothers and Sisters in the Classroom Family: Entering School Literacy Practices" -- "ORGANIZING THE CLASSROOM FAMILY: INTRODUCTION TO OFFICIAL SPACE" -- "CHILD JOURNEYS INTO OFFICIAL SPACE" -- "TEXTUAL BORDERS IN PERMEABLE SPACE: THE CONSEQUENCES OF STAR WARS AND SPACE JAM" -- "TOWARD SITUATING CHILDHOODS IN COMPOSING SPACES" -- "Chapter 4: Sports Matters: Marcel and the Textual Mediation of Coach Bombay's and Ms. Rita's Worlds" -- "THE TEXTUAL RESOURCES OF SPORTS MEDIA" -- "MARCEL AND THE WRITTEN WORD" -- "ON COACH BOMBAY'S KIDS AND WRITING" -- "Chapter 5: Animated Adventures: Noah's Textual Ark" -- "THE TEXTUAL RESOURCES OF ANIMATED MEDIA" -- "NOAH AND THE WRITTEN WORD" -- "YOUNG CHILDREN'S WRITING AS TESTING THE (SOCIAL) WATERS" -- "Chapter 6: Singing Stars: Denise's Musical Voices" -- "THE CULTURAL RESOURCES OF MUSIC MEDIA" -- "DENISE AND THE WRITTEN WORD" -- ""ALL GOD'S CHILDREN GOT [SCHOOL] SHOES"" -- "Chapter 7: A Writing Development Remix" -- "HOW THE PRESENT BUILDS ON THE PAST: IT'S A RAP" -- "SITUATING CLAY'S "KALEIDOSCOPIC RESHUFFLE": A COACH BOMBAY REMIX" -- "TEACHERS' WORK AND THE DIALOGIC RHYTHMS OF WRITING DEVELOPMENT" -- "Chapter 8: The View from the Outside: "You've Got to Grow with Your Children"

In the 21st-century professional competence of teachers is needed in carrying out the teaching and learning process, which is pursued through the Development of Sustainable Profession (CLA). The low level of CLA in SMP Negeri 1 Semarang proves that the government's efforts to improve teacher professionalism haven't been successful. This study aims to determine the effect of principal leadership and school culture through work ethic on the professionalism of junior high school teachers in Semarang City. This study applies the analysis path through two regression analyses: 1) regression analysis between principal leadership, school culture, and work ethic on teacher professionalism, and 2) regression analysis between principal leadership and school culture on work ethic. This study uses the online Sobel Test Calculator to test the variables. The results of the regression analysis stated that the principal's leadership had no direct effect on teacher professionalism. Principal leadership and school culture affect teacher professionalism through work ethic as an intervening variable according to the results of the Sobel test.

Sultan Iskandar Muda High School in Medan under the auspices of The Sultan Iskandar Muda College Foundation located on Tengku Amir Hamzah Pekan I Sunggal Street, Medan Sunggal District, Medan Municipality. Sultan Iskandar Muda High School has its own uniqueness such as 1) Religion:religions recognized by the government such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism are in this school, Furthermore, mosques, churches, temples, and temples are built permanently in this school. 2) Culture:the diversity oflanguages, traditions, values, beliefs, myths, norms, and various tribes such as batak, Javanese, Chinese, Tamil, Mandailing, Malay, Karo, Aceh, Padang, Nias, Sunda, Banten Palembang, Ambon and Pakistan are in this school. This study aims first: to describe the values of moderation of Islamic education through multicultural school culture. This study uses qualitative type with Crasswell realist ethnography approach. Data collection techniques with participant observation techniques, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The result of this study is a joint class embodying the values of moderation of Islamic education through the culture of multicultural schools at SMA Sultan Iskandar Muda the first open values, secondly the value of dialogue, the third tolerance and the fourth is not extreme in religion.Keywords: tolerance, dialogue, open and not extreme in religion

Strengthening character education in schools is a government policy as an effort to re-put character as the core of education. The process of teaching and learning activities is currently carried out online and face-to-face while still prioritizing health protocols due to the pandemic. So, currently schools are required to continue to innovate in order to maximize the character education process in schools. The purpose of this study is to describe the strengthening of character education through school culture, the obstacles and efforts made during the pandemic. This research uses descriptive qualitative research. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. The research location was conducted at Alam Al-Karim Elementary School, Lampung. The research subjects are the Principal, Deputy Principal and Teachers. Based on the results of the research, strengthening character education through school culture is carried out in the form of habituation activities namely, Morning Activity, Daily Worship, Murajaah Qur'an, and Green Therapy as a means of socializing character values and awareness to maintain health and mentally facing a pandemic. The obstacles are the limited time available and limited physical communication. The effort made by the school is through making a special curriculum in the new normal era. The conclusion of this research is that strengthening character education through school culture in the middle of a pandemic carried out by the Alam Al-Karim Elementary School is an alternative concept that can be applied in order to make character education effective as an important goal in education.

What is the impact of youth interfaith dialogues on students and school communities? What role does the inclusion of opportunities for youth leadership in the "program design play? We implemented a series of such dialogues, which then led to youth‐designed and implemented peace projects at their school sites. Using qualitative and quantitative assessments, this article adds to the literature on critical peace education, offering useful insights for both practitioners and researchers.