Practitioner Research Briefs, 1999-2000 Report Series

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Correctional Education:  Instruction and Student Motivation, Dennis Traverse, Virginia Department of Correctional Education

Creative Chaos:  What Happens When the Teacher's Not Looking, Patricia McLaurin, Arlington Education and Employment Program

Future Works:  An Alternative Avenue to Success, Elizabeth Cochran, Montgomery County Public Schools>

Inmate Perspectives on Classroom Technology, Tina Spradling, Virginia Department of Correctional Education

Investigating the Implementation of Student Orientation in An Adult Basic Education Program, Sue Barton, New River Community College Adult Education Program, Dublin, VA

Messages Conveyed by an Adult Learning Center, Carol Eager, Fairfax County Public Schools

Reaching All Students in an ESL Class, Kiran Sandhu, Arlington Education and Employment Program

Reasons Practitioners Use a State Literacy Resource Center, Donald Finn, Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center

See How They Mean:  How Adult ESL Students Manage Learning, Thomas Nowalk, Montgomery County Public Schools

The Plot Thickens:  Beginning Level English Language Learners as  Strategists, MaryAnn Cunningham Florez, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Thinking About Students' Thinking, Barbara Guthrie, Montgomery County Public Schools

Understanding the Learner Who is Court-Mandated to Learn, Susan Flowers, Franklin County Public Schools

Verbs:  Where the Action Is, Wendy Montanari Kilpatrick, Fairfax County Adult Education