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Sexton, Steven S. – London Review of Education, 2018
This paper reports on an ongoing professional learning and development (PLD) initiative in New Zealand. The Academy is designed to provide primary and intermediate classroom teachers with the knowledge, materials and support needed for effective delivery of "The New Zealand Curriculum's" science subject area. Specifically, this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development
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Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; O'Connell, Ann A.; Mauck, Susan A.; Weber-Mayrer, Melissa; Schachter, Rachel E.; Farley, Kristin S.; Spear, Caitlin F. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
The current study investigated the effectiveness of large-scale, state-sponsored language and literacy professional development (PD) intended to improve early childhood educators' knowledge, beliefs, and practices. PD was offered in a real-world context and delivered at-scale across the state, implemented by an independent contractor. Educators (n…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Christiansen, Iben; Bertram, Carol; Mukeredzi, Tabitha – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Within teacher education, there is ongoing debate about the nature and extent of the propositional and conceptual knowledge that teachers need. In this paper we interrogate the learning tasks detailed in six learning modules offered in a formal qualification for South African Foundation Phase (grade R-3) teachers. Our purpose is to analyse to what…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Student Teachers, Informal Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Florian, Lani; Spratt, Jennifer – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
This study reports on the development and use of an analytical framework for interrogating the practice of newly qualified mainstream teachers recently graduated from a one-year Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) that was informed by a concept of inclusive pedagogy. Inclusive pedagogy is an approach to teaching and learning that…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Beginning Teachers, Foreign Countries
Pedretti, Erminia; Nazir, Joanne; Tan, Michael; Bellomo, Katherine; Ayyavoo, Gabriel – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2012
This paper describes a research that came about as a result of several converging factors in Ontario: a resurgence of interest in environmental and outdoor education (including outdoor education (OE) centres); recent publications supporting environmental and outdoor education; and curriculum revisions across subject areas that include…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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Florian, Lani – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2013
This article reports on a curricular approach to teacher education using the ideas in "Learning without Limits" to prepare teachers to enter a profession in which they take responsibility for the learning and achievement of all learners. Key aspects of Scotland's Inclusive Practice Project (IPP) are described and the role of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Responsibility, Educational Change
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Klein, Emily J.; Taylor, Monica; Onore, Cynthia; Strom, Kathryn; Abrams, Linda – Teaching Education, 2013
This paper describes an urban teacher residency program, the Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency, a collaborative endeavor between the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools and Montclair State University, built on a decades-long partnership. The authors see the conceptual work of developing this program as creating a "third space" in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Epistemology, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Pritchard, Robert – CATESOL Journal, 2012
This article describes a 6-year, districtwide staff-development project that was implemented in an attempt to change teacher attitudes and practices as they relate to English learners (ELs). The specific goals of the project were (a) to help the district's teachers develop the knowledge base, pedagogical skills, and professional attitudes required…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes
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O'Connor, Kate; Zeichner, Ken – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2011
While recognising the nature and significance of the theoretical bases and dimensions of the range of theoretical orientations that inform the literature on global and international education, the central aim of this paper is to describe in a more concrete way "critical global education (CGE)", an approach to global education that seeks…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, International Education, Global Education, Critical Theory
Alter, Jamie; Coggshall, Jane G. – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2009
This Issue Brief, written through a collaboration between two federally funded technical assistance and research dissemination centers, the New York Comprehensive Center (NYCC) and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center), describes what "teaching as a clinical practice profession" means to those in the field of teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching (Occupation), State Policy, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers)
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Dawkins, Suzanne; Ritz, Marie-Eve; Louden, William – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Whilst early childhood educators are well aware of the importance of meeting the needs of individual children when teaching "struggling readers", finding the time for frequent one-on-one support is difficult. Studies have established that with a well developed and structured tutoring programme, as well as high quality training and supervision,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preservice Teachers, Reading, Tutors
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Cochran-Smith, Marilyn; Reagan, Emilie Mitescu; Shakman, Karen – Teacher Education and Practice, 2009
This article constructs learning to teach for social justice as a complex but assessable outcome of teacher preparation. It provides a conceptual framework and describes a set of assessment tools and studies that use quantitative and qualitative methods for the collection and analysis of data. We conceptualize learning to teach for social justice…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Change, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Theories
Hartman, David R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study offers an analysis of the learning of practicing teachers as they acquire a deeper knowledge of mathematics. While some professional developers have shifted part of their focus to helping practicing teachers acquire a deeper knowledge of mathematics (e.g., Stein & Silver, 1996), the results from studies often describe what translates…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mathematics Education, Data Analysis, Mathematics Teachers
Anthony, Glenda; Walshaw, Margaret – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2009
This booklet focuses on effective mathematics teaching. Drawing on a wide range of research, it describes the kinds of pedagogical approaches that engage learners and lead to desirable outcomes. The aim of the booklet is to deepen the understanding of practitioners, teacher educators, and policy makers and assist them to optimize opportunities for…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Mathematics Education
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 1998
The five-volume directory describes more than 1,200 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments (1997), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices
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