More than 200 teachers participated in a U.S. Department of Education Teacher Workshop in Portland, Ore. on June 28-30. They learned the latest effective practices and research-based methods to raise student achievement and close the achievement gap.

"Effective teachers are the key to fulfilling the promise of the No Child Left Behind Act," said U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige. "The Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative will highlight real-world examples of how these teachers translate education research into practices that work in the classroom. Teachers are the true heroes of education, and we are pleased to be able to facilitate this exchange of information to help teachers and, ultimately, students."

Education researchers and teachers finding success in closing the achievement gap provided training at the workshops that focused on making data-driven decisions, raising student achievement, creating effective strategies in reading and math, and working with special populations.

President Bush and Congress provided an unprecedented $16.1 billion in federal funding since 2001 to support the teaching profession. The U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Paige are committed to building upon teachers' success by listening to and learning from educators through the Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative. The initiative includes the summer workshops, teacher roundtables, a Research-to-Practice Teacher Summit in July, "Toolkits for Teachers" and resource materials, and the weekly e-mail update "Teacher E-Bytes."

Some of the teachers who participated in the June 28-30 workshop are listed below.

More information about the Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative is available on the web.

Georgia Williams of Jacobs School in Dixon, Calif.

Linda Surette of Esquire Hills Elementary in Bremerton, Wash.

Kelly Dolan of Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

Barbara McMahon of Blakely Elementary School in Bainbridge Island and Linda Surette of Esquire Hills Elementary in Bremerton, Wash.

Kathy Davis of Maple Grove Primary in Battle Ground, Wash. and Karen Morrow, Lisa Kaaihue, Gretchen McLellan, Kathy Evans, and Laura Bolt of Hathaway Elementary in Washougal, Wash.

Shirley Story of TH Bell Junior High in Washington Terrace, Utah.

Steve Cox of Pine View High School in St. George, Utah.

Judy Hanks of Pickett Center School in Ada, Okla.

Carol Castle of Spring Creek Middle School in Spring Creek, Nev.

Kym McDonough of Wooster School in Reno, Nev.

Josh Allen of La Vista West School in La Vista, Neb.

Ann Dallman of Hannahville Indian School in Wilson, Mich.

Janet Tilley of Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo.

Angilee Beery of Manchester Community Schools in N. Manchester, Ind.

Doris Jaderstrom of Hale Kula Elementary and Reginald Jaderstrom of Central Oahu District, both in Wahiawa, Hawaii

Matt Bednorz of Flood Middle School in Englewood, Colo.

Mary Mardirosian of Clark Magnet High School and Narek Mardirosian of Hoover High School, both in Glendale, Calif.

Gwyn M. Borden of H.V. Jenkins High School in Savannah, Ga.

Cheryl Wester of Joe Hamilton School in Crescent City, Ga.

Tamara Corley of Glenn Hills Elementary in Augusta, Ga.

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