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Goe, Laura; Matlach, Lauren – Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2014
With nearly a million paraprofessionals working in elementary and secondary schools (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013), ensuring they are well prepared and supported is essential to their and their students' success. Paraprofessionals work closely with classroom teachers to support students from special populations and are typically supervised by…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Research, Role
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Hanline, Mary Frances; Hatoum, Rima J.; Riggie, Jennifer – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2012
This study had two purposes. The first was to explore how practicing teachers of learners with severe disabilities applied in their teaching the information provided in distance learning courses. A second purpose was to explore the relationship between the application of course content and the areas of course content in which teachers perceived…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Distance Education, Staff Development
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Barcelona, Robert J.; Hurd, Amy R.; Bruggeman, Jennifer A. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Youth are often the primary group for parks and recreation organizations, yet recreation professionals are often not adequately prepared in the principles and practices of youth development. Similarly, youth workers outside the recreation field often lack information on basic recreation program design and activity leadership. Improving access to…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Recreational Programs, Recreation, Teaching Methods
Stanfill, Diana L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study used the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) standards for staff development as a framework for measuring specific aspects of the enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies (eMINTS) educational technology professional development program, as perceived by eMINTS teachers. The Technology Integration Cycle…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Staff Development, Teaching Methods
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Szczepaniak, Andrew – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
This article discusses how the author, together with his fellow teachers at Gilbert Public School District, effectively links professional development to teacher practice and student learning. With the help of the team at My Learning Plan Inc., a professional development management and evaluation system, they are taking initial steps to gauge the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Evaluation
Crawford, Joe – Corwin, 2011
Now that most states have adopted the new Common Core State Standards, the next major challenge is to simplify and implement them by 2014. That is why it is important to begin this work now. Joe Crawford, Milken Award-winning educator and author of "Using Power Standards to Build an Aligned Curriculum", shares his proven process for…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Alignment (Education)
Thompson, Robert G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the collegial coaching model of staff development used by 8 English teachers at one Georgia high school. The 8 teachers worked in 4 groups of 2 to develop curriculum, design lessons, and create assessments for one grade level of students. The theoretical foundation for the collegial coaching model dates…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Social Change
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Vanderlinde, Ruben; van Braak, Johan; De Windt, Vicky; Tondeur, Jo; Hermans, Ruben; Sinnaeve, Ilse – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
As a significant step in the consolidation of the importance of technology in education, the Flemish Government recently (September 2007) introduced a formal technology curriculum for schools. This compulsory curriculum replaces already existing but non-binding technology guidelines and is an important action in the Flemish policy of educational…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Firestone, William A.; Martinez, M. Cecilia – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2007
Using case studies of four schools in three districts, this article explores how leadership is distributed in districts and asks about the role of teacher leaders. It proposes that teacher leaders and districts can share three leadership tasks: procuring and distributing materials, monitoring improvement, and developing people. The district and…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Role, School Districts, Leadership
Hepp, Pedro; Hinostroza, J. Enrique; Laval, Ernesto; Rehbein, Lucio – World Bank Education Advisory Service, 2004
This document offers examples and insights on a number of issues that are relevant to policy-makers in developing countries. A particular effort has been made to demonstrate that introducing ICT into the schools, without a proper staff development plan and without a pedagogical perspective, is a low-return investment. Technology is still expensive…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Latin Americans, Staff Development, Educational Technology
US Department of Education, 2009
As the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) releases its "Guidance for School Responses to Influenza During the 2009-2010 School Year," the U.S. Department of Education reminds states, districts, schools, students, staff, families, and communities about the importance of ensuring the continuity of learning in the event of student or school…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Promotion, Child Health, School Districts
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Allen, David; Ort, Suzanna Wichterle; Schmidt, Joseph – Theory Into Practice, 2009
Assessment, particularly formative assessment, is critical to knowing how a student is performing academically and how best to support that student. Teachers, especially new teachers, need ongoing support in developing and using both summative and formative assessments as an integral part of their instructional practice. Written collaboratively by…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Staff Development, Teaching Methods
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Zame, Martin Y.; Hope, Warren C.; Respress, Trinetia – International Journal of Educational Management, 2008
Purpose: Leadership is a key commodity in twenty-first century organizations. This is especially true for school organizations. This paper aims to respond to six questions about head teachers and leadership of basic schools. Design/methodology/approach: Head teachers responded to survey items about proficiencies required for effective leadership…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Leander, Kevin M.; Osborne, Margery D. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2008
We analyse two narratives of teacher-facilitator teams producing elementary science curricula and disseminating them to their peers. We draw on these stories to interpret how teacher-facilitators position themselves with respect to other educators (e.g. peer teachers and development-team members), to real and imagined students and parents, to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Educational Change, Teacher Leadership
McCamish, Josie – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
Each summer Middle Tennessee State University captures the enthusiasm of teachers and students in this cost-free academy, which offers quality professional development for teachers and a week of stimulating learning experiences for approximately 200 students in grades K-12. The university provides a meaningful summer experience for both teachers…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Higher Education
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