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Easton, Lois Brown – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
"Training" certainly fit the factory model of education. To others, the word conjured images of what one does to animals, getting them to sit, roll over, and play dead. Few educators now describe their learning experiences as training. The word "development" may be an improvement, but just a small one. It evokes images of what someone does to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Improvement
Weiss, Iris R.; Pasley, Joan D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
Local Systemic Change projects, funded by the National Science Foundation, were designed to help teachers of mathematics and science deepen their content knowledge and improve their instructional practices. Ms. Weiss and Ms. Pasley describe how these aims were accomplished through a combination of intensive professional development and follow-up…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development
Morgan, Denise N.; Saylor-Crowder, Karin; Stephens, Diane; Donnelly, Amy; DeFord, Diane E.; Hamel, Erin – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Working with the National Council of Teachers of English, South Carolina has taken the bold step of focusing professional development in reading on teachers, rather than programs. The state created the South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI), a multi-year, research-based professional development model. (MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Occupational Information