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Download full textOddone, Kay; Hughes, Hilary; Lupton, Mandy – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
As education becomes increasingly complex, effective continuing professional learning is an important strategy to support teachers in schools. However, current professional development approaches may not meet contemporary teachers' needs. Seeking to enhance teachers' professional learning opportunities, this paper presents a model of learning as a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Social Networks, Professional Continuing Education
Direct linkWestgate, David; Hughes, Maureen – Education 3-13, 2015
This paper reports on the initial stage of an exploratory project based in six primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)--and on plans for its extension. The potential value of the project as a curricular initiative is set out, from both practical and research perspectives. Its framing as a vehicle for the continuous professional development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
McMurray, Sharon; O'Neill, Susan; Thompson, Ross – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
This paper considers an innovative model of continuing professional development in addressing the needs of children with literacy difficulties, namely the Special Educational Needs Continuing Professional Development Literacy Project. Stranmillis University College, in partnership with St Mary's University College, Belfast secured £4.06 million…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Models, Special Education, Foreign Countries
Maxwell, Denise – ProQuest LLC, 2011
A national report by The Teaching Commission (2004), entitled "Teaching at Risk: A Call to Action", highlighted the significance of professional learning by teachers. Requirements outlined by the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) component of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2001) have emphasized the demands for high-quality professional…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness
Bantwini, Bongani D. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2009
This paper reports on a study that investigated whether district continued professional development (CPD) sufficiently prepared teachers for their classroom practice. Analysis of CPD models used with primary-school natural science teachers in a district in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa was conducted. Findings indicated that the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Natural Sciences, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
Jaques, Shelley – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In January of 2002, President George Bush implemented the No Child left behind act that required all students to be proficient on state standards by the year 2014. One way a school district in Oklahoma met these new requirements was through the implementation of the principles of a Professional Learning Community. This case study was designed…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Federal Legislation, State Standards, Collegiality
Haydn, Terry; Barton, Roy; Oliver, Ann – International Education Studies, 2008
The paper reports on the outcomes of a Department of Culture, Museums and Sport (DCMS) funded project which provided resources for three groups of teachers in different subjects and age phases to have some time where they were freed from their teaching responsibilities, and also given time to meet together with other teachers to share ideas. The…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Models, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development
