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Challenging Boundaries to Cross: Primary Teachers Exploring Drama Pedagogy for Creative Writing with Theatre Educators in the Landscape of Performativity
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Dobson, Tom; Stephenson, Lisa – Professional Development in Education, 2020
This paper focuses on the professional development of primary school teachers using drama to develop creative writing across the curriculum. Sponsored by the United Kingdom Literacy Association, the two-term project involved four teachers working with theatre educators to use process drama. The collaborative approach was supported by learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Drama
A Yearlong, Professional Development Model on Genre-Based Strategy Instruction on Writing
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Traga Philippakos, Zoi A. – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The purpose of the study was to (a) design and examine the effects of a yearlong professional development model on the writing quality of 3rd to 5th graders across genres and on their teachers' confidence, and (b) to make revisions based on results and teacher's feedback. Participants were 11 teachers, 273 students, and a principal. The study had…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Literary Genres, Faculty Development
Developing Successful Writing Teachers: Outcomes of Professional Development Exploring Teachers' Perceptions of Themselves as Writers and Writing Teachers and Their Students' Attitudes and Abilities to Write across the Curriculum
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Bifuh-Ambe, Elizabeth – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2013
Writing is a complex, recursive and difficult process that requires strategic decision-making across multiple domains (Graham, 2006; Pritchard & Honeycutt, 2006). Students are expected to use this process to communicate with a variety of audiences for a variety of purposes. Modelling and providing effective instruction is critical, especially…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes