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Polly, Drew – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017
With the adoption of new content standards, teachers are often left without adequate curriculum resources. This study examined how educators used their curricular resources to teach new mathematics standards in the USA. Analyses of open-ended survey responses from 257 teachers and teacher-leaders in Grades 3 through Grade 5 indicated that every…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Curriculum, Educational Resources, Academic Standards
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Polly, Drew – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2011
Technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) has been advanced as a construct to describe teachers' understandings related to effectively teaching with technology. This study examined the development of TPACK of two teachers during their mathematics teaching after participating in a learner-centered professional development (LCPD)…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Thinking Skills
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Polly, Drew – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
This study examined how evidence of students' mathematical understanding was influenced by elementary schoolteachers' enactment of instructional practices emphasized during a mathematics professional development program. Videos and field notes were collected during lessons for two teachers from the program and two matched comparison teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Polly, Drew; Ausband, Leigh – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2009
In this study, 32 teachers participated in a year-long professional development project related to technology integration in which they designed and implemented a WebQuest. This paper describes the extent to which higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and levels of technology implementation (LoTI) occur in the WebQuests that participants designed.…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
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Glazer, Evan M.; Hannafin, Michael J.; Polly, Drew; Rich, Peter – Computers in the Schools, 2009
This study examined factors that influence K-5 teachers' technology integration efforts during a semester-long Collaborative Apprenticeship. Results suggest that shared planning time, shared curriculum, connection to an individual, expertise, physical proximity, and comfort level influenced interactions across the community of practice. Posing and…
Descriptors: Proximity, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Professional Development
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Polly, Drew – Mathematics Educator, 2006
Leaders in professional development have called for more learner-centered professional development opportunities for teachers. These approaches allow teachers to have some choice about the content and pedagogies on which they focus during professional development courses. This paper shares case studies of three participants from InterMath, a …
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Educational Opportunities, Faculty Development, Professional Development