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Feldhues, Katherine; Epley, Hannah K. – Journal of Extension, 2018
Two 4-H Camp-related bus tours offered new nontraditional professional development (PD) experiences that better align Extension's PD opportunities with the organization's experiential education pedagogy. Creating quality PD opportunities for employees is important because such experiences can affect overall work performance, community connections,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Nontraditional Education, Experiential Learning, Training Methods
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Zengler, Cynthia J. – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to describe the professional development that has taken place in conjunction with Ohio adopting the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards. The professional development (PD) has changed over time to include not only training on the new standards and lesson plans but training on the concepts defined in the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, State Standards, Career Readiness, College Readiness
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Cox, Dana C.; D'Ambrosio, Beatriz S. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
In the course of engaging with a Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) project, we planned a yearlong Leadership Academy that fit under the "train the trainers" model for professional development. Midway through, teacher leaders rejected a traditional conception of leadership based on expertise, individualism, and the transmission of…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Models
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Lackey, Karen – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
This study identifies how higher education institutions are preparing their faculty to teach online using a qualitative methodology. Six participants, three experienced and three non-experienced online faculty members, were purposely selected and interviewed. Participants were asked questions regarding their preparation experiences, the activities…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Educational Strategies