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Literacy Success Story Highlights the Power of Professional Learning
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Jefna M. Cohen – Learning Professional, 2024
The Learning Forward Academy is Learning Forward's flagship deep learning experience, committed to increasing educator and leader capacity and improving results for students in the ever-changing landscape of education. For over 30 years, the academy has supported the problem-based learning of teachers, teacher leaders, instructional coaches,…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Reading Achievement, Capacity Building
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Teacher Workshop Enhanced with DNA Instructional Cases to Impact Content Knowledge and Confidence
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Shuster, Michèle; Glazewski, Krista; Villa, Christopher – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2020
In an effort to address K-8 teacher confidence in STEM and increase basic genetics knowledge to a level consistent with its importance in society, we have developed, implemented, and evaluated a 7-day teacher professional development workshop. The overarching goal of our workshop is to facilitate the implementation of innovative DNA-based…
Descriptors: Workshops, Genetics, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Pedagogical Content Knowledge
The Influence of Staff Development on Implementing Technology-Enhanced Problem-Based Learning
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Semrow, Lisa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explored and analyzed a purposeful sample size of five teachers from four districts on the perceptions of teachers in first and second grade regarding their participation in whether or not professional development provided through Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant activities influenced their implementation of…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Problem Based Learning, Technology Integration, Influences
A Kindergarten Teacher Bringing Science to a Community
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Theis, Becky; Galindo, Ed; Shockey, Tod – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
The National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) sponsored professional development of educators in the NASA Summer of Innovation (SOI) program. The Idaho, Montana, and Utah (IMU-SOI) program worked with educators and students from thirteen Native American communities. The summer sessions were focused on problem based learning and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Professional Development, Summer Science Programs, American Indian Students
The Impact of Focused, Long-Term, and Collaborative Professional Development in Math and Science Participants' Self-Efficacy, Classroom Practice, and Student Achievement
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Nottingham, Mary E. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a 2-year professional development model in math and science on the self-efficacy of the teacher and its effects on teacher practice and student outcomes. Further, this study sought to incorporate the instructional use of Inquiry-Based Learning methods of Problem-Based Learning, Japanese…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Self Efficacy, Classroom Techniques, Academic Achievement
Enhancing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Elementary Science
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Goodnough, Karen; Hung, Woei – Teaching Education, 2009
In this study, five elementary teachers and a university researcher developed and implemented problem-based learning (PBL) experiences in the context of science teaching and learning. Collaborative inquiry was adopted as a methodology, while a variety of qualitative methods were used to examine the engagement and development of teachers'…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary School Science, Problem Based Learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge