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Baecher, Laura – Professional Development in Education, 2012
While the scope of activities that constitute teacher leadership has become better defined, the professional development of emerging teacher leaders is just beginning to be discussed. In this study, the teacher leadership activities of beginning English-as-a-second-language teachers in a wide variety of settings in New York City public schools…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Leadership, Beginning Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Sangani, Hamid Rahmani; Stelma, Juup – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This paper begins with a review of an emerging set of studies, combining a critical focus on reflective teacher development in developing educational contexts, and a greater level of authorial identification (as compared with previous studies) with the contexts being researched. Next, the paper adds to this emerging literature an analysis of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Literature Reviews, Professional Development
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Trent, John – Professional Development in Education, 2011
This article reports on a qualitative study that explored the experiences of eight Hong Kong teachers of academic subjects who undertook a full-time, short-term professional development course (PDC) designed to provide them with specialized knowledge and classroom skills required to teach content subjects through the English medium. Using a…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, English (Second Language)
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Dayoub, Ruba; Bashiruddin, Ayesha – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This paper attempts to present the findings of a study carried out in Pakistan that explored English-language teachers' professional development in developing countries. The main guiding question for the study was: How do English-language teachers at secondary schools learn to teach and develop professionally in Syria and Pakistan? Two cases were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, English (Second Language), English Language Learners
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He, Ye; Prater, Kathryn; Steed, Teneka – Professional Development in Education, 2011
In order to prepare all teachers for working with the increasing number of English-as-a-second-language (ESL) students in the US, researchers have explored what teachers need to know and pointed out that "just good teaching" is not enough. In this article, we described our effort to design and deliver professional development sessions based on key…
Descriptors: School Districts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Faculty Development
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Byrd-Blake, Marie; Hundley, Eddie – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This article provides analysis of a site-based professional development model that is grounded in teacher best practices. Developed by the administration and teacher leaders of a racially/ethnically, socioeconomically, linguistically and academically diverse school in the USA, the teacher-centered coaching model described is an example of an…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Coaching (Performance), Best Practices