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Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Pape, Stephen J.; Griffin, Cynthia C.; Prosser, Sherri Kay – Professional Development in Education, 2017
Engagement in practitioner inquiry by classroom teachers is a promising mechanism for teacher professional learning. While much has been learned about the positive role inquiry can play in traditional professional development efforts, we know less about the impact of inquiry in a rapidly advancing technological age that includes the proliferation…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Inquiry, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
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Wyse, Sara A.; Long, Tammy M.; Ebert-May, Diane – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are increasingly responsible for instruction in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. Various professional development (PD) programs have been developed and implemented to prepare TAs for this role, but data about effectiveness are lacking and are derived almost…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Professional Development, Biology, Graduate Students
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Pritchard, Robert – CATESOL Journal, 2012
This article describes a 6-year, districtwide staff-development project that was implemented in an attempt to change teacher attitudes and practices as they relate to English learners (ELs). The specific goals of the project were (a) to help the district's teachers develop the knowledge base, pedagogical skills, and professional attitudes required…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes
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O'Connor, Kate; Zeichner, Ken – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2011
While recognising the nature and significance of the theoretical bases and dimensions of the range of theoretical orientations that inform the literature on global and international education, the central aim of this paper is to describe in a more concrete way "critical global education (CGE)", an approach to global education that seeks…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, International Education, Global Education, Critical Theory
Sawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2011
School after school in the Phoenix area has a banner hanging on the side of the building: iTeachAZ. It is shorthand for Arizona State University's new flagship undergraduate teacher education program, which integrates several high-profile--and hotly debated--reforms to teacher preparation today. Under the program, which debuted formally this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Undergraduate Study, Teacher Education Programs
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Dawkins, Suzanne; Ritz, Marie-Eve; Louden, William – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Whilst early childhood educators are well aware of the importance of meeting the needs of individual children when teaching "struggling readers", finding the time for frequent one-on-one support is difficult. Studies have established that with a well developed and structured tutoring programme, as well as high quality training and supervision,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preservice Teachers, Reading, Tutors
Wortmann, Karly; Cavanaugh, Cathy; Kennedy, Kathryn; Beldarrain, Yoany; Letourneau, Therese; Zygouris-Coe, Vicky – North American Council for Online Learning, 2008
This document describes the mentoring relationship from the perspectives of several virtual schools that have built mentoring programs to assist their new teachers. Each school's mentoring program is unique and has been designed specifically for the school's staff, size, and instructional approach. These schools have learned that a successful…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Coaching (Performance)