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McGraw, Rebecca; Arbaugh, Fran; Lynch, Kathleen; Brown, Catherine A. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
In this research report we share results of a study of an adaptation of Lesson Study, a form of professional development typically used in Japanese elementary schools, with secondary mathematics teachers in the United States. We draw on Wenger's (1998) concept of "communities of practice" and Grossman, Wineberg, and Woolworth's (2001)…
Descriptors: Community Development, Mathematics Teachers, Professional Development, Foreign Countries
Danzer, Gerald A.; Matijevic, Maryhelen A. – 1987
This document provides secondary education instructional materials for teaching about selected areas of Chicago (Illinois) history. Designed to support 19th and 20th century U.S. history lessons, it features a lesson plan developed to introduce students to the history and contemporary focus of Chicago's public works. The lesson plan contains: (1)…
Descriptors: Community Development, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans
Voth, Donald E. – 1980
An integrated set of teaching materials on community development is scheduled to be available by the spring of 1981 to Colleges of Education for use in regular vocational agriculture courses, inservice training, or short workshops. A task force of agricultural educators and community developers is aiming the materials at "teacher…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Community Change, Community Development, Community Organizations