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Bowen, Bradley; Shume, Teresa; Kallmeyer, Alan; Altimus, Jewel – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2021
This study investigates the impacts of a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program on rural STEM educators and reports teachers' perspectives on how these experiences influence classroom practices. The program of focus occurred at a mid-sized university in the upper Midwest from 2016-2019. Over this period, eleven rural secondary STEM…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Rural Education, STEM Education, Faculty Development
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Horokhivska, Tetiana – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2019
The article deals with the trends in the development of professional-pedagogical competency of university teachers in the Higher Education Area of the EU. It is emphasized that the creation of a global international educational environment requires a holistic technological strategy, whose primary tasks include analyzing the international…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Professional Development, International Education, Teacher Effectiveness
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Mohamad Rasli, Roznim; Aziz, Nor Azah Abdul; Saari, Erni Marlina; Mustafa, Mazlina Che; Yassin, Sopia Md – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2021
Education, either formal or informal, plays an important role to help the masses. As such, educators, especially trainees, are entrusted to teach young generations all important elements, principles, or concepts in a wide range of disciplines. Surely, such an undertaking, especially for early childhood care and education, requires quality…
Descriptors: Career Development, Preschool Teachers, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education
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Richards, Erin – Journal of Political Science Education, 2018
This article addresses my professional development as a teacher and political scientist throughout the span of a 15-year career in political science. Also included are reflections on graduate education and the compatibility and necessary dual focus on both political science and teaching in the academy today as it relates to my present-day…
Descriptors: Political Science, Teaching (Occupation), Career Development, Graduate Study
Lani S. Norman – ProQuest LLC, 2020
As a form of teacher professional development, districts and schools are turning to an instructional coaching model for teacher learning, growth, and support. To date, however, few have sought to identify the specific characteristics and conditions that contribute to the success of the instructional coach, particularly in terms of the principal…
Descriptors: Principals, Coaching (Performance), Interpersonal Relationship, Professional Development
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Nesmith, Suzanne M.; Cooper, Sandi – School Science and Mathematics, 2019
Young children are capable of engaging in STEM investigations when they are guided by skilled and knowledgeable teachers. However, many elementary teachers may lack sufficient STEM content knowledge and report feeling unprepared to teach STEM content. Two university faculty members in mathematics and science education, worked to cultivate and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Eley, Alison – Primary Science, 2017
There are many professional development programmes on offer for primary science. The best of these involve teachers in developing practice over time, alongside engaging with theory. In this article, the author considers how working as part of a professional learning community can support a collaborative and evidence informed approach to improving…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Faculty Development, Science Education
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Shaha, Steven H.; Glassett, Kelly; Copas, Aimee – Journal of International Education Research, 2015
A multi-State, quasi-experimental study was conducted as a longitudinal, two-year follow-up of participation in an online, on-demand professional development (PD) program. The purpose was to ascertain whether student gains were sustained in a second year of PD participation. Data verified gains in Year 1 versus Pre-PD baseline, with continued…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Achievement Gains, Outcomes of Education, Sustainability
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Mark, Kelly – School-University Partnerships, 2017
This study examined the practices of four mentor teachers in a PDS context over the course of three months from March 2015-May 2015. The purpose of the study was to better understand and answer the following research questions: (1) What are the self-reported practices of mentors in the PDS context?; (2) Why do the mentors engage in these…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Practices, Faculty Development, Partnerships in Education
Gerringer, Stacey L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Research has made it clear, the effectiveness of teachers vary greatly (Nye, Konstantopoulos, & Hedges, 2004), and teacher differences account for some of the variation in student achievement (Rowan, Correnti, & Miller, 2002). The federal act of mandating teachers to be "Highly Qualified" will not single-handedly improve student…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
Fuller, Lynn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation examined formats of job-embedded professional development that were experienced by beginning teachers at a high-poverty, high-mobility elementary school in the third year of a School Improvement Grant. A qualitative case study was conducted to examine formats of job-embedded professional development that were most useful to help…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Qualitative Research
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Bolt, Susan; Fenn, Jody; Ohly, Christian – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2016
In an ideal world, university teaching and research would be valued equally; however, this is not currently the case. The notion that university reputation should be judged predominantly by research metrics has been challenged by a global trend towards a demand-driven system that encourages widening participation, student choice and social…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Consciousness Raising, Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Hudgens, Tanée M.; Logis, Handrea A.; Leutscher, Trevor; Barnett, Joshua H. – National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2020
As NIET enters its 20th year, research continues to point to the effectiveness of NIET's support and the positive impact of investing in human capital. The Winter 2020 Research Summary captures both NIET's key long-term impact, shares promising results highlighting that the TAP System [The System for Teacher and Student Advancement] sustains…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Scoring Rubrics
Hussey, Maureen P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was an exploration of the steps school leaders take when creating site-based professional support for school-based staff. The objective was to learn the steps taken by school leaders to implement job-embedded professional development practices and to identify the impact those steps had on the teachers, the students, and the school…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Program Implementation
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Corey, Douglas Lyman; Lemon, Travis; Gilbert, Edward; Ninomiya, Hiroyuki – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
With international exams (PISA and TIMSS) producing results every three or four years, there is near continual talk of East Asian dominance in mathematics education. Beyond the reporting of scores, some studies have compared mathematics teaching in these countries with U.S. instruction. However, researchers are not (usually) grade school math…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers
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