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Park, Hye Jin; Roberts, Kelly D.; Stodden, Robert – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2012
"Innovative and Sustainable Teaching Methods and Strategies" project staff provided professional development to instructional faculty to enhance their attitudes, knowledge, and skills in meeting the diverse needs of students with disabilities. This practice brief describes one of the professional development programs, delivered over the course of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Disabilities, Teacher Effectiveness
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Whitney, Anne Elrod – English Education, 2009
The notion that "teachers of writing must also write" has been pervasive since the 1970s. But "what" should they write? In the National Writing Project (NWP), a professional network focused on the improvement of writing instruction and featuring summer institutes in which teachers engage in writing of their own as well as demonstrations of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Creative Writing, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction
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Suh, Jennifer M.; Fulginiti, Kerri – School-University Partnerships, 2012
This paper examines how Lesson Study (Lewis, 2002) was used in an elementary mathematics methods course held at a Professional Development School and intended to support pre-service teachers to become reflective practitioners while working alongside clinical faculty. Attention is given to detailing the features of Lesson Study that situates the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Professional Development Schools, Teacher Educators
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Lieberman, Ann; Mace, Desiree H. Pointer – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2009
This paper describes the signature role played by accomplished, experienced teachers in professional learning communities, and the importance that these practitioners make their teaching public and shared. In so doing, the authors describe how accomplished practices can be shared between classrooms and between practitioners with varying levels of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Communities of Practice, Teacher Leadership
Protheroe, Nancy – Principal, 2007
This Research Report summarizes various strategies that have been found to help struggling students succeed without having to repeat a grade. They include aligning instruction with standards, providing "early warning" assessments, multiage grouping, accelerated learning, increased professional development for teachers working with low-performing…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Mixed Age Grouping, Standards, Evaluation
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Lotter, Christine; Harwood, William S.; Bonner, J. Jose – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This article investigates three teachers' conceptions and use of inquiry-based instructional strategies throughout a professional development program. The professional development program consisted of a 2-week summer inquiry institute and research experience in university scientists' laboratories, as well as three academic year workshops. Insights…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Science Laboratories, Data Analysis
Logerwell, Mollianne G. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a summer science camp teaching experience on preservice elementary teachers' science teaching efficacy, science content knowledge, and understanding of the nature of science. Master's degree students enrolled in the elementary Fairfax Partnership Schools (FPS, n = 21) cohort served as the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Methods Courses, Professional Development Schools
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Simons, Harriet – Music Educators Journal, 1982
Describes the opportunities available in summer workshops and graduate programs for music teachers. The impact of the workshops and programs on improving teacher effectiveness is evaluated. Criteria are included for evaluating program offerings for their usefulness to teachers. The author offers suggestions to workshop planners to improve the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Music Education
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Charland, William – Arts Education Policy Review, 2006
In-service professional development in education began informally in the early nineteenth-century as a means of disseminating classroom management techniques, specifically addressing ways in which corporal punishment could be delivered to a child without inflicting serious injury. This initial effort paralleled a concern regarding children's…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education