LORNE H. WOOLLATT DISTINGUISHED PAPER AWARD

Winner of the 2021 Lorne H. Woollatt
Distinguished Paper Award
Rochelle Michel, Smarter Balanced, 2022 Chair

 
Congratulations to Anne Heath and co-authors on the paper, The Impact of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs on Instructional Practices for English Language Learners, for winning the 2022 Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award.
 
The award-winning paper used a mixed-methods design to examine the impact of teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and instructional practices when teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). Specific strategies and adaptive instruction using culturally relevant pedagogy, technology, and appropriate feedback were identified as successful techniques implemented with ELLs. The triangulated results revealed that when leadership provided professional learning, an inclusive curriculum, and collaborative time, teachers’ self-efficacy to instruct English Language Learners was positively impacted.
 
The award committee members rated the paper on its relevance, theoretical backing, clarity, design, analytical procedures, and presentation of results and conclusions and received the highest average rating by the Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award Committee. Anne Heath will receive a NERA travel stipend to present this paper at the 2023 American Educational Research Association meeting in Chicago.
 
The Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award is named in honor of Lorne H. Woollatt, a distinguished New York State educator and NERA member. It is awarded annually, and a plaque is given to the recipient at the subsequent year’s conference (October 2023). Authors submitted their research papers from the 2022 NERA conference to the award committee for this competitive award. Any questions about the award can be directed to the committee chair, Rochelle Michel, at nera.woollatt.award.submission@gmail.com


 
 

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