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Vaughan, Michelle; McLaughlin, James – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
The authors conducted a case study in four elementary schools that demonstrated consistent gains in reading achievement, despite their failure to meet Adequate Yearly Progress. By examining the professional development experiences of six teachers in these schools who reported high levels of change on a wider survey, the authors aimed to identify…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Improvement, Faculty Development, Professional Development
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Jaquith, Ann; Mindich, Dan; Wei, Ruth Chung – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
According to national survey data, access to and participation in professional development varies widely across states, and the quality of professional development across most states is far from meeting research-based definitions of effective professional development, with a few pockets of excellence in some states. In this study, "Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, National Competency Tests, Educational Change, State Departments of Education
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Lieberman, Ann; Miller, Lynne – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Learning communities are best defined as "ongoing groups who meet regularly for the purposes of increasing their own learning and that of their students." Although learning communities vary in form and context, they share some fundamental core beliefs and values. Based on the idea that educators can learn from each other, learning communities…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Communities of Practice, Professional Education, Classroom Environment
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Conway, James A. – Journal of Staff Development, 1990
A case study of an organization development intervention in a large New York State school district describes to staff developers the complex process of discovering and responding to organizational needs. The discussion focuses on understanding the problem; frameworks for diagnosis and intervention; and implementing the intervention strategy.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Richardson, Joan – Journal of Staff Development, 2005
Relationships and leadership, that, in a nutshell, is the vision of professional learning in the remote Northern Lights School Division in Alberta, Canada. This article describes the professional learning provided by Northern Lights, which has been building its capacity for teacher and leadership growth for more than 13 years. The division: (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Emergent Literacy, Beginning Teacher Induction
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2007
In this article, the author shares the story of Gloria, a mathematics teacher. In her fifth year in college, while completing her master's degree, Gloria was placed in a year-long internship guided by a faculty of university- and school-based teacher educators in a professional development school. There, she worked with a team of fellow student…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Educators, Student Teachers
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Rowland, Gregg; Patterson, John – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
A study of those involved in school-based staff development in Australia yielded important points to consider in implementation. The school-based staff development model was most successful in schools that established support structures, created school-based staff development plans, selected their own staff development content, delivered staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Academic Achievement, Case Studies
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Feger, Stephanie; Woleck, Kristine; Hickman, Paul – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
What skills are needed for coaching? What coaching strategies enhance the coach-teacher interaction? What kinds of support do coaches need? The Center for the Enhancement of Science and Mathematics Education at Northeastern University (CESAME) and The Education Alliance at Brown University analyzed an online seminar for elementary mathematics…
Descriptors: Seminars, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Educational Change
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DuShane, Judith A.; And Others – Journal of Staff Development, 1989
Within an individual building, the School Improvement Process (SIP) provides a focus for staff development and an evaluation of results that are linked to student outcomes. SIP emphasizes a building level, bottom-up planning and decision-making process. This article presents a case study of an individual school's use of SIP. (IAH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
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Carter, Maggie; Powell, Debbie – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Discusses the roles and responsibilities of teacher leaders who help other teachers implement new curricula, noting the perceptions of teachers and administrators regarding teacher leaders. Teacher leaders provide building-level staff development plus individual support. The article looks at changing teacher roles, then presents six elements of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Collegiality, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Shulman, Lee; Sparks, Dennis – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Teachers need focused staff development to improve content knowledge and pedagogy for specific subject areas. An interview with Lee Shulman, professor of education, discusses advantages of content-specific development, noting the important role of case studies and the changes necessary for helping teachers become lifelong students of content and…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Course Content, Elementary Education
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Deojay, Trisia R.; Pennington, Lynn LeLoup – Journal of Staff Development, 2000
A three-step framework to help teachers examine and modify teaching practice based on data analysis includes: specify current levels of student performance, create action plans, and evaluate and communicate progress. A case study of a teacher who used the framework to pinpoint one student's writing problems, create change in practice, and assess…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Parkay, Forrest W.; Damico, Sandra Bowman – Journal of Staff Development, 1989
This article describes the development of a seven-step faculty-driven school improvement model and provides a case study of how the model is currently being implemented at a central Florida middle school. The model empowers teachers to design staff development programs based on their own needs. (IAH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement