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MERC 2009 Conference

"ALPS" : Accelerated Learning Promotes Success

By David Staples, Jamie Young, Donna Moring, Joan Shortell, Kim Boyd, & Margaret Alderson

MERC 2009 Conference

Components of Classroom Excellence

By Laura Marshall

MERC 2009 Conference

Using Great Collaboration Practices In Your Classroom

By Molly Lynde

MERC 2009 Conference

Transformative Assessment

By Sarah Calveric, Susan Combee

MERC 2009 Conference

Effective and Fun Teaching Strategies That Meet the Different Multiple Intelligences of Learners

By Aurora Sta Ana, Deborah Jones, Kathryn Meadows, Janice Hartman, Christina Jones-Wilson

MERC 2009 Conference

Eyes on Instruction
By Cyndee Blount, Sarah Calveric, Dana Gresham

October 1, 2009, MERC Policy & Planning Council Meeting

Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs and Practices
By Kurt Stemhagen

March 4, 2009 Policy & Planning Council Meeting

Reading Strategies for High School Students: A Review of the Literature
by Dr. Bill Muth

December 3, 2008 MERC Autism Study Group

An Evaluation of Service Delivery Models for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Phase 1

*MERC 2007 AERA Conference

*2007 MERC Conference
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary
Maximizing Student Achievement Through the Use of Data

*The Last 60 Days: Closing the Achievement Gap
by: Dr. Dale Kalkofen, Donna Dalton, and Joyce Lanier, Chesterfield County Schools.

*Factors Associated with Low Achievement Early in School: Pilot Study
by: Dr. James McMillan and Lauren Miller, Virginia Commonwealth University.

*Conversations about Accountability:  Special Educator's Views on the Impact of State Testing Programs
by: Dr. Lisa Abrams, Virginia Commonwealth University

*Making Successful Readers in Every Classroom
by: Penny Robertson and Tracey Ingle

*Manchester SUCCESS
by: Matt Bland and Kristin Breslin, Chesterfield County Schools.

*Gaposis Presentation
by: Dr. James McMillan and Lauren Miller, Virginia Commonwealth University.

*Closing the Gap
by: Tonya H. Price, Henrico County Public Schools.

*Beyond Compliance
by: Dr. Linda Wallinger

Effectiveness of Summer Remediation Programs
by: MERC Planning and Policy Council

Retaining Teachers Across the Professional Continuum
by: Dr. Jill E. Fox and Janine Certo, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Retaining Quality Teachers: Phase One
by: Dr. Jill E. Fox and Janine Certo, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Stories of Student Success in Title I Elementary Schools
by: Dr. ElizaBeth McCay and Rachel Savage

Students' Perspectives of Their High School Experience
by: Dr. Cathleen Cauley, Carl Chafin, and Janine Certo, Virginia Commonwealth University. 

Retaining Quality Teachers: Phase Two
by: Janine Certo and Dr. Jill E. Fox , Virginia Commonwealth University.

School Culture and Teacher Retention
by: Dr. Doug Fiore, Rachel Savage, and Kate Cassada, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Effective Use of the Internet for Instruction
by: Dr. Rachel Karchmer, Virginia Commonwealth University

Teachers' Use of High-Stakes Test Results to Improve Instruction: A Review of the Literature

Accountability Tests and Assessment of Students With Disabilities: A Review of the Literature
by: Dr. Paul Gerber, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Presentation at the 2005 Annual Conference of the

Virginia Association of Test Directors

Use of SOL Test Data at the Student, School, and District Level

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 from the 2006 MERC conference.

Instructional Strategies That Work