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Muñoz-Martínez, Yolanda; Monge-López, Carlos; Torrego Seijo, Juan Carlos – Improving Schools, 2020
This article presents the study of the perception of teachers and principals participating in a teacher training program about cooperative learning with the focus on the transformation of teaching practices for inclusive education. The aim is to analyze the effect of a teacher training program on teaching practices and school transformation. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Cooperative Learning
Bankirer, Nathaniel – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While teachers recognize the importance of technology integration into the classroom, they require training, support, and resources to do so effectively. This action research dissertation focuses on the resources necessary to provide teacher technology training at a private elementary school. It reports on the final evaluation stage of the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Teacher Education, Technology Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Tracy, Allison; Charmaraman, Linda; Ceder, Ineke; Richer, Amanda; Surr, Wendy – Afterschool Matters, 2016
Out-of-school time (OST) youth programs are inherently difficult to assess. They are often very dynamic: Many youth interact with one another and with staff members in various physical environments. Despite the challenge, measuring quality is critical to help program directors and policy makers identify where to improve and how to support those…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Evaluation, Educational Quality, Youth Programs
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Butt, Rosemary; Lowe, Kaye – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2012
Research has shown that teaching assistants (TAs) working in mainstream classrooms with special needs students in Australia are being required to perform quite complex tasks such as curriculum modification and differentiation yet they are not required to have any formal qualifications nor training in these tasks. In the United Kingdom, TAs are not…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Focus Groups, Interviews, Learning Modules
Sterr, Ronald – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Much has been researched and written concerning the structure, attributes, and benefits of the professional learning community (PLC), yet many have found that this highly collaborative model is difficult to implement. One reason for this was that conflict among team members often limited communication and therefore halted collaboration. In an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Action Research, Conflict, Norms
Kervin, Lisa – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2007
The voluminous literature on teacher professional development presents varied components of what constitutes meaningful professional development experiences for elementary teachers. The research reported here first identifies these components through an analysis of the literature, and then describes a research project in which those components…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Models, Learning Experience, Elementary School Teachers