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Direct linkShore, Rebecca Ann – NHSA Dialog, 2012
This article shares a personal story of the evolution of professional development in practice in K-12 schools from three states over a 30 year period. The article begins with reference to general subject area life awarded teaching credentials and concludes with the addition of language addressing prekindergarten, specifically the inclusion of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Professional Development
Gomez, Rebecca E. – NHSA Dialog, 2012
This article details the findings from a qualitative study that explored the ways individuals who work with early childhood education (ECE) practitioners in professional development settings influenced those practitioners' understandings of early childhood policy and early childhood systems. Defined as individuals who work in the professional…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Specialists, Professional Development, Educational Policy
Trivette, Carol M.; Raab, Melinda; Dunst, Carl J. – NHSA Dialog, 2012
An evidence-based approach to professional development used to promote Head Start teacher adoption of evidence-based early childhood intervention practices is described. The article, includes a summary of findings from a meta-analysis of adult learning methods, a description of an approach to professional development informed by the meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Evidence, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Professional Development
Peterson, Shira M. – NHSA Dialog, 2012
Researchers in the fields of humanistic psychology, counseling, organizational change, and implementation science have been asking a question that is at the heart of today's early care and education quality improvement efforts: When it comes to changing one's behavior, what makes a person ready to change? Although the concept of readiness to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Focus Groups, Behavior Change, Teacher Behavior
LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Kraft-Sayre, Marcia; Pianta, Robert C.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Downer, Jason T.; Leach, Allison; Burchinal, Margaret; Howes, Carollee; La Paro, Karen; Scott-Little, Catherine – NHSA Dialog, 2011
In this article we describe the design and implementation of the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education's (NCRECE's) college-level course and its delivery to teachers across 10 settings and 15 instructional sections. This professional development intervention, found effective in changing teachers' beliefs, knowledge, and actual…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Professional Development
Hindman, Annemarie H.; Wasik, Barbara A. – NHSA Dialog, 2011
This study examined 1 tool for evaluating Head Start teachers' knowledge about early language and literacy. Results indicated that teachers varied in their knowledge. Teachers with more knowledge had more education, as did teachers who received language and literacy professional development. Teachers with greater knowledge also demonstrated higher…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Professional Development, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Fox, Lise – NHSA Dialog, 2009
The "Teaching Pyramid" (Fox, Dunlap, Hemmeter, Joseph, & Strain, 2003) is a framework for organizing evidence-based practices for promoting social-emotional development and preventing and addressing challenging behavior in preschool programs. In this article, we briefly describe the "Teaching Pyramid" as a framework for implementing effective…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emotional Development, Teaching Methods, Preschool Education
