Volume 1 - Issue 1 - DBU Journal for K-12 Educational Leadership - Page 3

Journal for K-12 Educational Leadership 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT OF BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE PROGRAMS IN 1:1 SCHOOLS.............................................................................................................7 Eric Creeger 1. AN INTERVIEW STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES’ AND TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH AN ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING PROGRAM.............................................................................................................................................12 Mindy K. Tolbert 2. GREETINGS FROM THE DEAN...........................................................................................................5 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR.................................................................................................................6 OPTIONS FOR EDUCATING THE GIFTED CHILD.......................................................................16 Kathryn Pabst Schaeffer 3. THE EFFECT OF ENGAGEMENT ON AT-RISK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: A CORRELATIONAL INVESTIGATION..........................................................................................23 Debbie Cano 4. SECONDARY TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ACHIEVEMENT...................................................................................................................................28 Kevin Dixon 5. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT AND A STATE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT AMONG EXITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS............................................................................................................................................34 Nathan S. Frymark 6. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ATTENDANCE, AND DISCIPLINE............................................................................................................................42 Cynthia Anne Mika 7. JOURNAL FOR K-12 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP