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Perceptions and Pedagogical Considerations in Professional Development Training for Integration of an Early Literacy Program in Kenya
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Wood, Eileen; Vica, Cristiana; Gottardo, Alexandra; Iminza, Rose; Kiforo, Enos; Wade, Anne – Oxford Review of Education, 2022
The present study examines experiences of mentor teachers and their teacher colleagues following three days of professional development training for early literacy instruction and a literacy software program (ABRA). Four Kenyan teacher-mentors were interviewed and 34 teachers were surveyed. Training included program specific and curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Faculty Development, Computer Software
Using Technology to Promote Classroom Instruction: Assessing Incidences of On-Task and Off-Task Multitasking and Learning
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Wood, Eileen; Mirza, Amna; Shaw, Lindsay – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2018
Media multitasking is a common artifact of the increasing presence of technologies in classrooms. However, research indicates learning decrements when students engage in inappropriate or "off-task" media multitasking during class time. This is a concern as many innovative teaching practices call for the use of technologies. The present…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Time on Task, Student Behavior
Assessing Blended and Online-Only Delivery Formats for Teacher Professional Development in Kenya
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Uribe-Banda, Constanza; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Biddle, Jacqueline; Ghaa, Cliff; Iminza, Rose; Wade, Anne; Korir, Emmanuel – Cogent Education, 2023
The present study compared the learning and experiences of Kenyan teachers randomly assigned to either an online or a blended 12-week intensive teacher professional development program (TPD). The TPD addressed the fundamentals of early literacy development as well as how to use early literacy software to support students learning. TPD outcomes…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods
Evaluating Teachers' Learning, Perceptions, and Cultural Differences Following Professional Development for Early Literacy Software
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Uribe-Banda, Constanza; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Wade, Anne; Iminza, Rose; WaGiokõ, Maina – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2021
The present study examined the impact of professional development training on Canadian and Kenyan teachers' confidence, comfort, and perceptions of their abilities to teach early literacy skills in the primary or elementary grades. Data were collected prior to and following training on how to integrate early literacy software as part of ongoing…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Faculty Development, Emergent Literacy
Workshop Training to Facilitate Parent-Child Instructional Opportunities for Reading and Social Development with Kindergarten Students
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Wood, Katherine R.; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Archer, Karin; Savage, Robert; Piquette, Noëlla – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
This study provided workshops for parents on either early literacy or socio-emotional learning to examine the impact on their children's reading and social skills development (n = 576 parents; n = 584 children). Parents of kindergartners were offered interactive workshops designed to help them identify everyday opportunities to support reading…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Workshops, Parent Education, Emergent Literacy