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Rodriguez-Gomez, David; Ion, Georgeta; Mercader, Cristina; López-Crespo, Saida – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
The professional development of principals is a key element in improving the quality of educational systems. Although it is common for the training of educational leaders to be associated to formal pre- and in-service principal development programmes, informal learning opportunities are increasingly common. However, research analysing informal…
Descriptors: School Administration, Principals, Informal Education, Professional Development
Jaquith, Ann; Stosich, Elizabeth Leisy – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2019
This memo, which is the third in the series, highlights the work of Summit View Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona and its use of ideas and practices from a blended online course, Student Agency in Assessment and Learning (SAAL) developed by researchers at WestEd, also an ALP grantee. This memo describes how the school's participation in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
Rayford, Celese Raenee – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With the enactment of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," administrators have faced extreme pressure to provide professional development to teachers to enhance their skill and knowledge base, make school improvements, and increase student achievement. Research indicated that critical reflection leads to lasting school change and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Professional Development
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Bruce, Bertram C.; Reynolds, Abigail – Educational Studies, 2009
Educators today are concerned with how to effectively implement whole school e-learning strategies, encompassing technical support, digital resources and professional development. This paper reports the findings of a project, Technologies in Docklands Education (TIDE), in which we investigated the use of technology to support learning in 24…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Support, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Strategies
Fleming, Grace L. – Issues...about Change, 1999
This article discusses how three principals were able to transform their schools into communities of professional learners. It focuses on how the principals demonstrated their own learning and how they nurtured learning in their staffs. It offers a brief profile of each principal and how she incorporated continuous learning into her life. All the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Neufeld, Barbara – Urban Education, 1997
What urban middle school principals engaged in school reform felt they needed to know and the strategies that maximize their learning were studied with 23 principals involved in extended professional development. Principals valued the components of staff development that have been supported by the National Staff Development Council. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Learning Strategies, Middle Schools