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The Role of Professional Exchange in Improving Language-Related Process Quality in Daycare Centres
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Resa, Elisabeth; Groeneveld, Imke; Turani, Daniel; Anders, Yvonne – Research Papers in Education, 2018
Research has shown that in Germany, language skills differ greatly already at the preschool age. There is, therefore, a strong need for high-quality language education in institutional early childhood education and care. The fact that Early childhood education and care quality has been shown to be rather low calls for implementing evidence-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Native Language Instruction
Pre- and In-Service Professional Development of Teachers of Community/Heritage Languages in the UK: Insider Perspectives
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Anderson, Jim – Language and Education, 2008
Goldsmiths College is one of a number of providers of initial teacher education to have introduced courses in community/heritage languages in the UK in recent years. Students taking the course gain experience in working with a wide range of learners across different sectors (state maintained, independent and complementary). This study is based on…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Creative Activities, Professional Development
Teaching from the Heart.
Blankenship, Judy – Northwest Education, 2000
Warm Springs Elementary School (Oregon) received national recognition for its model professional development program due to principal Dawn Smith's leadership. Reduction of teacher turnover and student misbehavior at the reservation school was followed by Title I and charter school status, and English-as-second language and American Indian language…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Practices, Elementary Education