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Framing Pre-Service Teachers' Professional Learning Using Web2.0 Tools: Positioning Pre-Service Teachers as Agents of Cultural and Technological Change
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Kidd, Warren – Professional Development in Education, 2013
This article addresses key issues in pre-service teachers' professional learning. The argument explores pre-service teachers' learning and practice, which is both informed by technology and which uses technologically enhanced practices in classrooms as learning and teaching strategies. The article is contextualized by current…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development, Change Agents
The "Self-Regulated Learning Opportunities Questionnaire": A Diagnostic Instrument for Teacher Educators' Professional Development
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Vrieling, E. M.; Bastiaens, Th. J.; Stijnen, P. J. J. – Professional Development in Education, 2013
Many recent studies have stressed the importance of students' self-regulated learning (SRL) skills for successful learning. Although primary teacher educators are aware of the importance of SRL for their students, they often find it difficult to implement SRL opportunities in their teaching. To support teacher professional development, an SRL…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Metacognition, Measures (Individuals), Teacher Educators
In What Ways Does Studying at M-Level Contribute to Teachers' Professional Learning? Research Set in an English University
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Turner, Karen; Simon, Shirley – Professional Development in Education, 2013
In a climate where government funding to support a master's-level teaching profession is in jeopardy, it is timely to explore the contribution of research and scholarship to the practice of teaching. This paper reports on an interview study in which the graduates of a professional master's course articulated their learning through reflection on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, Research Needs, Scholarship
Evaluating the Efficacy of Mathematics, Science and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies in Texas
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Brown, Danielle Bairrington; Alford, Beverly L.; Rollins, Kayla Braziel; Stillisano, Jacqueline R.; Waxman, Hersh C. – Professional Development in Education, 2013
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to evaluate the efficacy of 14 Mathematics, Science and Technology Teacher Preparation (MSTTP) academies located across the state of Texas. The aim of the academies was to increase the number of highly qualified mathematics, science and technology teachers, while also improving the quality of certified…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Technology Education