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Scott Smalley; Mark Hainline; Katelyn Grein – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2023
With the perpetual increase in STEM-related jobs and a renewed focus on the importance of these content areas, school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers shoulder the important task of implementing inquiry-based learning opportunities to prepare students for future STEM careers. The Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) is…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, STEM Education, Agriculture Teachers, Professional Development
Hose, Justin C. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Through continuing education, educators improve their skills and become more proficient at their jobs. However, some educational leaders are unaware of the perception of teachers regarding professional development. Grounded in Desimone and Garet's framework of best practices in teachers' professional development, the purpose of this interpretive…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
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Harrell, Pamela Esprívalo; Thompson, Ruthanne; Waid, Julie – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: Science teachers represent the critical link to the development of a scientifically literate citizenry who is capable of addressing societal problems and global challenges in ways that positively affect the quality of life. Purpose: We investigated how a long-term, inquiry-based professional development program could be utilized to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Earth Science, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Rees, Charlotte E.; Lee, Sarah L.; Huang, Eve; Denniston, Charlotte; Edouard, Vicki; Pope, Kirsty; Sutton, Keith; Waller, Susan; Ward, Bernadette; Palermo, Claire – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2020
Supervision matters: it serves educational, supportive and management functions. Despite a plethora of evidence on the effectiveness of supervision, scant evidence for the impact of supervision training exists. While three previous literature reviews have begun to examine the effectiveness of supervision training, they fail to explore the extent…
Descriptors: Supervisory Training, Supervision, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
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Lin, Xunyi; Yang, Weipeng; Wu, Lizhen; Zhu, Lifen; Wu, Duanping; Li, Hui – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: The present study investigated the effects of a 12-week inquiry-based science and engineering (IBSE) program on preschoolers' science and engineering learning experiences. The treatment versus control condition was randomly assigned to four preschool classes, which included 122 preschoolers (M = 61.10 month, SD = 3.73).…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Education, Engineering Education
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Bana, Wendy; Cranmore, Jeff – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how knowledge on the neuroscience of learning may inform the practice of teaching and classroom instruction. Twelve purposively selected elementary teachers from a private school in California were asked about their perceptions of the nature of a professional development (PD) course on the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Neurosciences
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Smith, Rebecca; Ralston, Nicole C.; Naegele, Zulema; Waggoner, Jacqueline – Professional Educator, 2020
This longitudinal qualitative study investigated the impact on teacher participants of using a unique laboratory approach to professional development: the Team Teaching and Learning (TTL) framework, which integrates five traits from Garet, Porter, Desimone, Birman, and Yoon's (2001) empirical research on teacher professional learning, including…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Length
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Crawford, Christina; Obenland, Carrie; Nichol, Carolyn – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
Pre-college engineering education has gained traction in U.S. schools over the past twenty years. This growth is evident with engineering emerging as a crosscutting discipline in the Next Generation Science Standards. However, the scarcity of professional development (PD) for K-12 teachers who want to teach engineering and the few PD opportunities…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Program Length, Program Effectiveness, Inservice Teacher Education
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Easterly, R.G., III.; Myers, Brian E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Desimone's core features of professional development (PD) guides the PD for teachers. The purpose of this study was to examine the PD practice of School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) teachers in the enthusiastic and growing career stage. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with five teachers from five different states. The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Faculty Development, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research
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Landry-Meyer, Laura; Bae, Su Yun; Zibbel, John; Peet, Susan; Wooldridge, Deborah G. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2019
The aim of this article is to connect transformative learning theory with the practice of teaching in higher education. Connecting theory to effective active learning pedagogy is good practice in teaching adults, andragogy. Using transformative learning theory as a guide, this article describes the historical evolution of transformative learning…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Practices, Active Learning
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Baghoussi, Meriem – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The Algerian educational system is competency-based; therefore, it focuses on developing learners' competencies and skills through a learner-centered methodology that fosters autonomy. To help teachers apply such methodology, the English syllabus designers recommend using Project-Based Learning, active learning, and problem-solving strategies to…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Hull, Robert Bruce; Mortimer, Michael; Robertson, David – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Sustainability professionals need cosmopolitan competencies to be successful when working on environmental, social, and governance issues that span cultural and national boundaries. Working professionals often struggle building these competencies because they have limited time for international travel and limited access to international peers.…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Cultural Awareness, Travel, Foreign Countries
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Desimone, Laura M.; Pak, Katie – Theory Into Practice, 2017
In response to policy initiatives calling for the implementation of evidence-based classroom practice, instructional coaches are frequently utilized as providers of professional development (PD). Despite the demand for instructional coaches, there is little empirical evidence that coaching improves teacher practice. We address this limitation by…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Evidence Based Practice, Teacher Improvement
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Stott, Angela Elisabeth – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Physical sciences teachers in low-quintile South African schools avoid the use of inquiry on the grounds of inefficiency and ineffectiveness for test preparation. This avoidance is consistent with the view that the high cognitive load inquiry offers to extreme novices such as these learners may be prohibitive. Given the purported benefits of…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Program Effectiveness, Active Learning, Inquiry
Hammer, Patricia Cahape – West Virginia Department of Education, 2013
A review of the research on teacher professional development identified an emerging consensus on important contextual and implementation characteristics that can promote or inhibit teachers' use of new knowledge and skills in their classroom practice. Findings suggest that professional development is best viewed as one component in an overall…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Faculty Development, Context Effect, Literature Reviews
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