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Exploring the "Development" in Professional Development School Research
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Neapolitan, Jane E.; Tunks, Jeanne L. – Action in Teacher Education, 2009
The professional development school (PDS) is a model of choice for many teacher preparation programs. This approach integrates the functions of teacher preparation, professional development, inquiry and research, and student achievement to bring about whole-school improvement and the simultaneous renewal of the teaching profession. Ideally,…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Research Methodology, College School Cooperation, Program Descriptions
The Matter of the Center Is the Center of the Matter.
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Leiter, Maurice; Cooper, Myrna – Action in Teacher Education, 1980
The successful operation of teacher centers is critical if the problems evident in teacher education are to be resolved. (JD)
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
CBTE Programs Limit Self-Pacing and Public School Educator Involvement.
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Ervay, Stuart B. – Action in Teacher Education, 1980
The main uses of competency based teacher education techniques are to develop understanding of public school students and practices, improve instructional methodology, and enhance skills needed in working with special students in reading programs. (JD)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Higher Education, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Mentoring Preservice Teachers through Interdisciplinary Teams: A School-University Partnership.
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Cunningham, Roger C.; Shillington, Nancie M. – Action in Teacher Education, 1990
This article describes a middle level teacher preparation program, Teaching Early Adolescents in Middle Schools (TEAMS). This collaborative program provides field experiences that utilize mentors and interdisciplinary teams to help preservice teachers develop the instructional and interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
A Pragmatic Approach to Inservice Education.
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Berman, Barbara; Friederwitzer, Fredda – Action in Teacher Education, 1981
An effective inservice teacher education program was found to have the characteristics of: (1) immediate applicability to the classroom; (2) use of teacher input; (3) curriculum change and innovation; and (4) provisions for ongoing, continuous evaluation. (JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Inservice Teacher Education
Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award 2001: Preparing Scholar-Practitioners in the 21st Century.
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McGee, Christy D.; Wavering, Michael J.; Imbeau, Marcia B.; Sullivan, Emilie P.; Morrow, Linda R.; Lefever-Davis, Shirley; Ryel, Regina – Action in Teacher Education, 2001
Traces the evolution of the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Profession's teacher education program into a fifth-year extended internship model that culminates in a Masters degree in teaching. The program, developed cooperatively by university faculty and public school teachers and administrators, partners university faculty…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Field Experience Programs