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Perry, Emily; Boylan, Mark – Professional Development in Education, 2018
Research on teacher professional development is extensive but there are fewer studies about the practitioners who facilitate professional development. Here we report on a pilot programme for professional development facilitators rooted in a cycle of action research. Informed by a categorisation of professional knowledge and skills of facilitators,…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Faculty Development, Pilot Projects, Action Research
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Garvis, Susanne; Lemon, Narelle – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Research has shown that the care and education of infants and toddlers is an under-represented area in early childhood teacher education. This is also the case in Australia, meaning that pre-service teachers have few opportunities for learning about infants and toddlers and thus tend to have limited theoretical and practical knowledge about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Young Children
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Seung, Eulsun; Park, Soonhye; Jung, Jinhong – Research in Science Education, 2014
This study explored preservice elementary teachers' and their mentors' understanding of the essential features of inquiry-based teaching through the use of evidence-based reflection. The web-based video analysis tool (VAT) system was used to support preservice teachers' and mentors' evidence-based reflection during field…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Active Learning
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Levy, Brett L. M.; Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth; Drago, Kathryn; Rex, Lesley A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Many educational researchers across the United States have found that inquiry-based learning (IBL) supports the development of deep, meaningful content knowledge. However, integrating IBL into classroom practice has been challenging, in part because of contrasting conceptualizations and practices across educational fields. In this article, we (a)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Educational Practices, Professional Development
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Gao, Ping; Wong, Angela F. L.; Choy, Doris; Wu, Jing – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2011
As part of a two-year, mixed methods study, the focus of this paper reports the qualitative findings that are related to nine beginning teachers' learning to teach with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) during their first year of teaching. It aims to explore how these teachers deepen their understanding performances of technology…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Florian, Lani; Linklater, Holly – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2010
As the concept of "inclusive education" has gained currency, students who would previously have been referred to specialist forms of provision, having been judged "less able", are now believed to belong in mainstream classrooms. However, it is often argued that teachers lack the necessary knowledge and skills to work with such students in…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Educational Practices, Teacher Education Programs
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Altinay Gazi, Zehra; Altinay Aksal, Fahriye – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
This research aims to investigate the impact of the visual aided learning on pre-service teachers' co-construction of subject matter knowledge in teaching practice. The study revealed the examination of film as an active cognizing and learning tool in classroom management course within teacher education programme. Within the framework of action…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Preservice Teacher Education, Qualitative Research, Action Research
Kang, Hosun – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates the mechanism of beginning teachers' learning in the context of a university-based teacher preparation program. The purpose is to understand "how" and "why" secondary science teacher candidates from the same university-based teacher preparation program develop different kinds of practices of science teaching as their…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers
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Speer, Natasha M.; Wagner, Joseph F. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2009
Using case study analysis and a cognitive theoretical orientation, we examine elements of knowledge for teaching needed by a mathematician to orchestrate whole-class discussions in an undergraduate mathematics classroom. The instructor, an experienced teacher and mathematics researcher, used an inquiry-oriented curriculum to teach a differential…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mathematics Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)