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Michelle L. Damiani; Cathy A. R. Brant – School-University Partnerships, 2022
The purpose of this article is to extend the literature around reflective practices in PDS. In this article, the authors discuss their experiences, as novice Professors in Residence (PIRs) engaging in Professional Development School (PDS) work, using dialogic e-journaling as a collaborative space to process and reflect on professional practice…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Electronic Publishing, Professional Development, Communities of Practice
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Gierhart, Aaron R.; VanValkenburgh, Jessica – Teacher Educators' Journal, 2023
This case study was completed in Fall 2021 with elementary and middle grades pre-service teaching candidates. The goal of the study was to engage candidates in storytelling and reflection of their science identity. Science identity is important as science discourse is historically not diverse. Candidates completed a narrative podcasting assignment…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Science Instruction
Dennis Soares – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate a model of implementing restorative justice practices through understanding our current systems, structures, and resources that positively promote student engagement while mitigating challenging behaviors in middle school classrooms. Cycle 1 data were collected from administrators, support staff, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Restorative Practices, Student Behavior
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Bickmore, Dana L.; Gonzales, Miguel M.; Roberts, Maria B. – NASSP Bulletin, 2021
This case study describes a pilot professional development project in which school leaders met regularly in a community of practice to clarify each other's identification of a problem of practice followed by development and implementation of a school improvement plan. Findings indicated positive perceptions of and engagement in the community of…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Communities of Practice, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
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Todd-Gibson, Christine – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2017
This qualitative case study examined how middle school science teachers conducted collaborative inquiry and reflection about students' conceptual understanding, and how individual teachers in the middle school science group acted and made reflections in response to their collaborative inquiry. It also examined external influences that affected the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Inquiry, Reflection
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Andrews, P. Gayle; Leonard, Susan Y. – Education Sciences, 2018
Universities engage students in traditional service-learning projects that often yield "good feelings", even a savior mentality, but typically leave the root causes of social justice issues unexamined and untouched. In contrast to traditional service-learning, critical service-learning bridges this gap with an explicit focus on justice…
Descriptors: Reflection, Service Learning, Professional Development Schools, Learner Engagement
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Rogers-Haverback, Heather; Mee, Molly – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate middle level preservice teacher self-efficacy beliefs in general, as well as in the domain of reading. The participants were 8 middle school preservice teachers enrolled in a state-mandated reading methods course and student teaching over the course of a year. As part of the yearlong internship, the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Field Experience Programs
McAneny, Kathleen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to better comprehend the experiences of middle school teachers when they are asked to implement practices promoted in professional development. The professional development in which the teachers were involved centered on cultivating classroom discourse through the use of six Teacher Discourse Moves. These moves were…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Middle School Teachers, Educational Practices, Mathematics Instruction
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McDonald, Denise; Kahn, Michele – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014
This paper discusses and examines the effectiveness of course assignments designed to promote reflection processes and critical thinking of pre-service teachers. Specifically, the study explores and identifies the range of students' level of reflectivity and critical examination of their own developing pedagogy, with foci on content knowledge,…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Reflection, Preservice Teachers, Career Readiness
Todd-Gibson, Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative case study examined how middle school science teachers conducted collaborative inquiry and reflection about students' conceptual understanding, and how individual teachers in the middle school science group acted and made reflections in response to their collaborative inquiry. It also examined external influences that affected the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Robitaille, Yvette Powell; Maldonado, Nancy – Online Submission, 2014
Questioning and discussion techniques are effective instructional methods that develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Despite these positive associations, there is often inconsistent implementation of these techniques across disciplines and grade levels, often resulting in a negative effect on student achievement. This case study…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Hunzicker, Jana – Teacher Development, 2013
Part of a larger qualitative study to better understand how teachers learn to exercise informal leadership in the schools and districts where they work, this article illustrates dispositions of emerging teacher leadership by identifying and describing three possible teacher leadership prerequisites through lived experience examples. Eight…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Focus Groups
Birringer-Haig, Joan I. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The goal of the study was to investigate how teachers' reflection and asking for feedback--critical aspects of teachers' professional growth--can be explained and stimulated by teachers' self-efficacy, principals' feedback, and servant leadership characteristics. A mixed-method study was conducted with data collected from surveys and interviews…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Self Efficacy, Reflection, Principals
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Mannion, James; Mercer, Neil – Curriculum Journal, 2016
In 2010, a comprehensive secondary school in the south of England implemented a whole-school approach to "learning to learn" (L2L). Drawing on a range of evidence-based practices, a team of teachers worked collaboratively to design and deliver a taught L2L curriculum to all students throughout Key Stage 3. In total, the first cohort of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Secondary Education, Learning Processes
Desai, Shreya J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study examined five middle school teachers' perceptions of a site-based, technology-related professional development (TRPD) program focused on the interactive whiteboard (IWB) and the classroom response system (CRS) and the practices implemented in the teachers' classrooms as a result of participation in the TRPD…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development, Bulletin Boards
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