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Popovic, Celia; Fisher, Elaine – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Entry into the Fellowship of Staff and Educational Development Association is through the production of a professional portfolio which evidences the applicant's achievement of the Fellowship requirements. Supporting and Leading Educational Change takes participants through the Fellowship process. The 12-week online course combines theory of…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Development, Online Courses, Change Strategies
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Ford, Lance; Vaughn, Courtney – Qualitative Report, 2011
School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colleagues. To address this problem in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University (a Midwestern PhD granting institution located in a thriving city of about 100,00 people) created a virtual/local doctoral cohort for 14 school…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Professional Isolation, Doctoral Programs, Phenomenology
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Krall, Rebecca McNall; Straley, Joseph P.; Shafer, Sally A.; Osborn, Jeffrey L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
The No Child Left Behind Act requires that all teachers be certified within the content areas that they teach. However, attracting and retaining highly qualified science teachers in rural school districts is particularly difficult due to limited resources and geographic and professional isolation. Science professional development programs could…
Descriptors: Professional Isolation, Rural Schools, Distance Education, Federal Legislation
Dufour, Richard – School Administrator, 1998
Those who expect consultants to solve problems for schools operating under the traditional model of fragmentation and teacher isolation will be disappointed. The key to using consultants effectively is developing systematic processes that engage staff in the work of a professional learning community as they consider the ideas presented to them.…
Descriptors: Consultants, Context Effect, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Holland, Holly – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Examines effects of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act from a caring, innovative elementary teacher's viewpoint. A court required KERA, the legislature created it, state officials regulate it, but teachers are directly responsible for working together to make reforms work. Unfortunately, the state has not provided enough direction to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Professional Development