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Pachla, Kristofer – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation explores the post-hoc programmatic outcomes and experiences of participants in a large scale, grant-funded professional development (PD) program. This PD was an immersive, two-year induction program designed to improve state testing scores in science, and support early career science educators as they transitioned into the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Science Achievement, Science Tests
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Gomez, Miguel; Journell, Wayne – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2017
In this study, we explore how preservice teachers utilized Twitter during one middle grades social studies methods course. Specifically, we analyzed how various Twitter assignments--following specific accounts, weekly communication with class members, and participation in #sschats--contributed to either "restricted" or…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Social Media, Methods Courses, Professionalism
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Eargle, Jeffrey C. – Rural Educator, 2013
Rural teachers need ongoing, flexible professional development designed to encourage collaboration and curriculum development. Furthermore, rural school reform requires successful collaborations between schools and colleges to create leaders within schools. Therefore, this case study is a program review that investigates how social studies…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Faculty Development, Teacher Leadership, College School Cooperation
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Groth, Lois A.; Dunlap, Kristy L.; Kidd, Julie K. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2007
With an increased emphasis on incorporating technology-based instruction into K-12 classrooms and an expectation that teachers will use technology to support their teaching, teacher educators are continuously challenged to prepare K-12 teachers to use new and emerging technologies effectively for learning and teaching (Ross & Wiseman, 2001).…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration
Scheiner, Estie; Tittle, Carol Kehr – 2000
The New York Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (NYCETP) is a multicampus project designed to produce well-qualified teachers of science and mathematics. As part of the formative evaluation of the NYCETP, evaluators have designed activities that support faculty development and intercampus faculty collaboration. The pilot study of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Siemsen, Dennis W.; Foley, Richard P. – Optometric Education, 1996
An Illinois College of Optometry faculty development project focuses on improvement of classroom teaching methods. Topics that have been addressed to date include improving lecture skills, a lecture teaching lab, case-based laboratories, promoting student problem-solving in clinical situations, effective feedback and supervision, and the student…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)