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Appleton, Eric; Farina, Solange; Holzer, Tyler; Kotelawala, Usha; Trushkowsky, Mark – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2017
This article describes the New York City Community of Adult Math Instructors (CAMI), a math teachers' circle founded in November 2014. The authors share details about their own participation in CAMI to show the professional growth that research-based, peer-led professional development can offer for adult educators.
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Problem Solving, Adult Education, Adult Educators
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Baker, Jill A.; Bloom, Gary S. – Learning Professional, 2017
Many principal supervisors in the United States work in relative isolation and experience no professional development designed to support them. Over the past four years, the role of principal supervisor in Long Beach Unified School District in California has shifted from compliance and at-a-distance supervision practices to a deeply rooted…
Descriptors: Principals, Problem Solving, Management Development, Capacity Building
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2014
Root cause analysis is a powerful method schools use to analyze data to solve problems; it aims to identify and correct the root causes of problems or events, rather than simply addressing their symptoms. In this webinar, veteran practitioner, Roni Silverstein, talked about the value of this process and practical ways to use it in your school or…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Academic Achievement, Validity
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Duke, Daniel L. – Management in Education, 2014
Prompted by the need for leaders able to turn around chronically low-performing schools, states, universities, education groups, and school districts in the US have initiated a variety of principal development programs. Some programs focus on enhancing the skills of experienced administrators, while others target talented teachers and even…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Leadership Training, Training Methods
Durlach, Paula J., Ed; Lesgold, Alan M., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2012
This edited volume provides an overview of the latest advancements in adaptive training technology. Intelligent tutoring has been deployed for well-defined and relatively static educational domains such as algebra and geometry. However, this adaptive approach to computer-based training has yet to come into wider usage for domains that are less…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Strategies, Semantics, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
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Dozier, Cheryl L. – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2008
Literacy coaching, a unique and generative opportunity to engage with and learn from teachers, is currently viewed as a powerful intervention to increase student literacy achievement. This article focuses on eight principles for responsive literacy coaching. To build trusting relationships, coaches engage with teachers in literacy events, confirm…
Descriptors: Literacy, Coaching (Performance), Educational Practices, Educational Principles
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MacDonald, Dougal – Performance Improvement, 2002
Discusses the differences between training, which usually focuses on more specific job skills, and teaching, which is usually more concerned with acquiring declarative knowledge. Suggests training should be made more like teaching, focusing more on understanding, emphasizing intrinsic goals of learning, problem solving, and subject-specific…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving, Training Methods
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Oser, R. L.; Gualtieri, J. W.; Cannon-Bowers, J. A.; Salas, E. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
Discusses how to train teams in problem-solving skills. Topics include team training, the use of technology, instructional strategies, simulations and training, theoretical framework, and an event-based approach for training teams to perform in naturalistic environments. Contains 68 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Problem Solving, Team Training, Training Methods
Cjelli, Dirk – Performance and Instruction, 1994
Discussion of human performance technology (HPT) interventions focuses on requests for solutions to problems that involve conflict between the FEFM ("Fix 'em for me") Virus and the WIIFM ("What's in it for me?") Requirement. Building a relationship of mutual trust and confidence with the client and demonstrating responsiveness…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Interprofessional Relationship, Performance Technology, Problem Solving
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Wilterding, Jim; Baughn, C. Christopher; Wanek, James E. – Performance Improvement, 2000
Discusses training success and describes the inquiry process that provides an opportunity for developing problem-solving skills by learning to structure problems through effective questioning. Considers beneficial outcomes, including gathering and organizing information as part of an active social process; and provides an example of the inquiry…
Descriptors: Information Skills, Inquiry, Problem Solving, Questioning Techniques
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Silber, Kenneth H. – Performance Improvement, 2002
Discusses the cognitive approach to instructional design (ID) and how ID practitioners can design training differently. Highlights include how learning occurs; categories of learning; a model that summarizes the components of a well-designed lesson; a framework for ID based on cognitive psychology; and a table to use as a job aid for designing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Psychology, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
Sher, Lawrence D. – 1981
This report describes SpaceGraph, a new computer-driven display technology capable of showing space-filling images, i.e., true three dimensional displays, and discusses the advantages of this technology over flat displays for use with the instructor/operator station (IOS) of a flight simulator. Ideas resulting from 17 brainstorming sessions with…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Display Systems, Flight Training
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Woods, D. R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1984
Reviews articles and books which focus on topics and strategies related to problem-solving. Also describes the Kepner-Tregoe industrial training program. This program contains many problem-solving ideas and strategies appropriate for the college level. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Resource Materials
Schapiro, Dennis – Training, 1985
Takes a look at the questions involved in designing customized training: What changes does management expect to see as the result of training? Who has information that must be included and excluded? How "customized" should the training be? and How will the training be delivered? (CT)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Problem Solving, Program Content
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Glover, John A. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Examines the effects of a creativity training workshop on the behaviorally defined creative responses (fluency, flexibility, and originality on both unusual uses and problem-solution exercises) of 14 college students. (CM)
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Development, Creativity, Higher Education
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