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Van Zandt Allen, Laura – Teacher Development, 2014
The Summer Curriculum Writing Institute (SCWI) supports graduates of a university-based teacher education program during the induction years and beyond with the aim of impacting teacher quality. The purpose of this article is to describe the development, goals, research, and lessons learned during SCWI from 2005-12. The week focuses around the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Teacher Improvement, Beginning Teacher Induction
Orozco, Monica; Fowlkes, James; Jerzak, Page; Musgrove, Ann – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
The Center for eLearning was established at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a result of a university-wide task force. A brief overview of the center's start-up activity is followed by a thorough report of the first faculty development program created and implemented. The structure of the program is described, and data are provided showing…
Descriptors: Evidence, Faculty Development, Electronic Learning, Program Descriptions
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Bell, Maureen; Cooper, Paul – International Journal for Academic Development, 2013
Academics in an engineering school at an Australian university participated in peer observation of a teaching program using a partnership approach. The present case study explains and discusses program aims, design, process and outcomes. The success of the program was dependent on four critical elements: educational leadership; a staged,…
Descriptors: Observation, Peer Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Engineering Education
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Huntoon, Jackie; Baltensperger, Brad – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
The processes of developing and the results of testing a master's degree program designed to increase the number and quality of secondary-level earth science teachers are described in this paper. The master's program is intended to serve practicing secondary-level science and math teachers who lack subject-area endorsement in earth science. There…
Descriptors: Expertise, Earth Science, Masters Degrees, Masters Programs
Heineke, Amy J.; Carter, Heather; Desimone, Melissa; Cameron, Quanna – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
The College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL) at Arizona State University (ASU) embraced the opportunity to partner with Teach For America (TFA) to tailor existing teacher preparation programs to meet the unique needs of alternatively certified teachers in urban schools. Rather than harp on the distinctions between ideologies and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
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Woods, Peter R.; Jordan, Peter J.; Loudoun, Rebecca; Troth, Ashlea C.; Kerr, Don – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2006
Universities continue to attract growing numbers of international students, so addressing how teachers deal with cultural diversity in the classroom has become increasingly important. This paper outlines the development of a program aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of teaching a university business course in the multicultural classroom.…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Multicultural Education, Teaching Models, Focus Groups
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Hill, Djanna A.; Gillette, Maureen D. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2005
Paterson Teachers for Tomorrow (PT4T) is a collaborative project between the Paterson, NJ Public Schools and the College of Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), created to attract talented high school students from Paterson to careers in teaching, prepare them to be effective teaching professionals, and return them to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation
Commonwealth of Learning, 2004
Both of these "Surveys of policy and practice" were conducted on behalf of COL by the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) as part of COL's partnership agreement with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Working Group on Distance Education and Open Learning. The first report identifies…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Quality