This pilot study describes elementary teachers' use of collaborative inquiry as a strategy for assessing Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtI [superscript 2]) in reading for an English Learner student. The design of the study was based on the sociocultural theory that assessment practices shape teachers' understanding of students and of…

The purpose of this 18-month case study is to highlight the successes and challenges that an ESL/mathematics teacher encountered as she made a shift from traditional mathematics curriculum to a standards-based curriculum as part of a statewide systemic initiative. The study was conducted in an urban, public middle school in Central Texas that…

Professional teacher communities appear to be positively related to student learning, teacher learning, teacher practice and school culture. Teacher collaboration is a significant element of these communities. In initial teacher training as well as in-service training and other initiatives for teacher learning, collaborative skills should be…

This paper examines the issue of collaborative authorship in academia by specifically addressing fairness and equity in name ordering and by reexamining the present conventions used to designate credit. It offers scholars a framework for thinking about collaboration, negotiating the authorship terms of the working relationship, and assigning…

Discusses how to share technology-based lessons with other teachers. Includes an outline for documenting activity suggestions and offers recommendations for preparing print resources for colleagues. Includes essential elements of a published technology-based activity. (JOW)

Describes a professional development initiative based on implementing Japanese lesson study in a U.S. school. Japanese teachers acted as lesson study coaches. Researchers documented processes engaged in by participants. There were many crucial differences between groups. American teachers found it difficult to sustain a vision of teaching as a…

Comparative study of the nature of teacher collaborative beliefs and practices in Saskatchewan and Louisiana schools. (Contains 64 references.) (PKP)

Describes how veteran and beginning teachers work together in a mutually beneficial nurturing relationship. (PKP)

Discussion of effective professional development for educators focuses on a description of how three organizations in Hawaii cooperatively designed and implemented a professional development model that considered paradigm shifts in professional development practices. Highlights include an inquiry approach; creating authentic learning experiences;…

Describes how the author, a high school publications adviser, worked closely with his colleague, the yearbook adviser, to advance journalism standards and to match techniques and approaches. Notes how working with a congenial and experienced journalism partner smoothes the road and upgrades quality. (SR)

The teacher-researchers have made digital portfolios and blogging the centerpieces of their group as ways to share their research and get input from their peers. The effect of this collaborative project, the digital portfolio, on their teaching is discussed.

Teachers make conscious decisions to form professional learning communities where they gather to work, think, and problematize, and celebrate together. Community members understand how varied connotations and needs derive from different life experiences. It is essential to remember that individuals can still claim community membership if they…

This article discusses two projects that were aimed at enhancing the opportunities for professional development of the participants through collaboration between classroom teachers and teacher educators. The two projects, the Australian Project for Enhancing Effective Learning (PEEL) and the Canadian Learning Strategies Group (LSG), focused on the…

As a strategy in education, short termism has been much criticised. In this article Jannet Wright and Myra Kersner consider the effects of short-term projects in relation to their own area of expertise in speech and language therapy. While they find such projects encourage creativity they also identify some serious limitations.

Investigated the differential effects of teachers' individual and collaborative performance on the application of an instructional systems design (ISD) approach. College faculty received training in an ISD approach, then applied it both individually and in design teams. Results found that the resulting collaborative designs were better than…