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

Journal for K-12 Educational Leadership 45 www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_837.pdf Creswell, J. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantiative and Mixed Method Approaches, 4th Edition. Los Angeles: Sage Publications. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&l - r=&id=4uB76IC_pOQC&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=quali - tative+research+vs+quantitative+research&ots=3xtLiS - Qdf4&sig=NEG5dahVhcZHc_Oh7bP7gUR5WdE#v=o - nepage&q=qua l i t a t i ve%20 r e s ea r ch%20vs%20 quantitative%20research&f=false Danielson, C. (2002). Enhancing Student Achievment: A Framework for School Improvment. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Graham, E. (2013, April 25). Education Policy. Retrieved April 26, 2013, from neaToday: http://neatoday. org/2013/04/25/a-nation-at-risk-turns-30-where-did-ittake-us-2/ Holmes, L. M. (2012). The Effects of Project Based Learning on 21st Century Skills and No Child Left Behind Accountability Standards. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest. Howard, J. (2006). The Impact of Academic Self-Concept, Acheivement, and Disicpline on Middle School Student Success. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest. Moe, T. M. (2003). Politics, Control, and the Future of School Accountability. In P. E. Peterson, & M. R. West, No Child Left Behind? (pp. 80-106). Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. Pearlman, B. (2006, October 18). Students Thrive on Cooperation and Problem Solving. Retrieved June 5, 2015, from Edutopia: What Works in Education: http://www.edu - topia.org/new-skills-new-century Ravitch, D. (2010). The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Educaiton. New York, NY: Basic Books. Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools . Eugene: International Society for Technology in Education. Taylor, L., & Parsons, J. (2011). Improving Student Engage - ment. Current Issues in Education, 14 (1), 1-33. Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index. php/cieatasu/article/view/745 Thomas, J. (2000). A Review of Research on Project Based Learning. San Rafael, CA: The Autodesk Foundation. Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://bie.org/ object/document/a_review_of_research_on_project_ based_learning About the Author Dr. Cynthia Anne Mika serves as Assistant Superintendent for School Improvement and Accountability in the Little Elm ISD. Previous positions held include Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Learning, Executive Director for Curriculum and Learning, Director for Accountability and Advanced Academics, and Principal. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University, a Master of Education from University of Texas at Tyler, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership K-12 from Dallas Baptist University. She can be reached at cyndymika@gmail.com.

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