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He, Ye; Rohr, Jean; Miller, Samuel D.; Levin, Barbara B.; Mercier, Susan – School-University Partnerships, 2010
The purpose of this study was to develop a model for evaluating a professional development school program to enact an evidence-based model for a continuous cycle of program improvement. Guided by the logic model for program evaluation, we developed three survey instruments based on the professional development school standards of the National…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Professional Development Schools, Models, Program Improvement
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Levin, Barbara B.; Rock, Tracy C. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2003
Interviewed five pairs of preservice teachers and their experienced mentor teachers who collaborated to plan, implement, and evaluate action research projects during a semester-long internship program in their professional development school sites. Results indicated that in general, the project helped participants develop meaningful and…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Rock, Tracy C.; Levin, Barbara B. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2002
Investigated how collaborative action research projects affected five pre-service teachers' professional development while working with on-site teacher educators within a Professional Development School. Data from interviews, conferences, journals, action research, student writings, and field notes indicated that these experiences helped…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Levin, Barbara B.; Truscott, Elizabeth H. – 1996
This paper presents an analysis of the content of electronic mail exchanged among a team of 24 undergraduate elementary education majors in a Professional Development School program during 1 year of their 2-year teacher education program. Teacher candidates were required to exchange journal entries via e-mail with peers and communicate with…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Mail
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Levin, Barbara B. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 1996
This article describes the successful implementation of a technology portfolio process to evaluate the success of teacher candidates in fulfilling International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) guidelines. It suggests activities to include in such a portfolio. (IAH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Antonek, Janis L.; Matthews, Catherine E.; Levin, Barbara B. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
One of the goals of Professional Development School (PDS) programs is to provide preservice teachers with opportunities for developing in-depth knowledge and experience as they learn to teach (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2001). A theme-based PDS adds value to the PDS program model because it allows faculty members to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development Schools, Faculty Development, Teacher Educators