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Building Social Presence in a Telecollaboration between American and German Higher Education Students
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Meyr, Justine Meyr – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Scholars and educators have described participation in target language (TL) communities as one of the primary aims of language learning, holding a fundamental position in ACTFL's (2011) "Standards." Limited work has been conducted to describe how students participate in and gain access to these TL communities through various forms of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, College Students
One District's Implementation of Lesson Study: Many Goals, Many Challenges
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Black, Philip J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This is a qualitative study of lesson study implementation and its impact on instructional practice in mathematics in a district in California. Four research questions guided this study: (1) What were the goals of the district and teachers as they relate to the implementation of lesson study in this case? (2) What were the relationships between…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Questioning Techniques, Instructional Improvement, Educational Change
Using Virtual Environments as Professional Development Tools for Pre-Service Teachers Seeking ESOL Endorsement
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Blankenship, Rebecca J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential use of Second Life (Linden Labs, 2004) and Skype (Skype Limited, 2009) as simulated virtual professional development tools for pre-service teachers seeking endorsement in teaching English as a Second Official Language (ESOL). Second Life is an avatar-based Internet program that allows…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Virtual Classrooms, Teaching Methods
Abriendo Caminos Para La Educacion: A Case Study of a Parent Outreach Initiative Building on the Knowledge, Skills, and Resources of the Latina/o Community
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Fernandez, Graciela – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Informed by research studies that demonstrate a positive relationship between parent engagement and student academic attainment, state and national parent outreach initiatives have aimed to bridge the gap between Latina/o parents and schools. Such was the case with the Latina/o Family, School and Community "Avanzando" Project, which…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Charter Schools, Critical Theory, Qualitative Research