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Factors Influencing Teacher Appropriation of Professional Learning Focused on the Use of Technology in Science Classrooms
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Longhurst, Max L.; Jones, Suzanne H.; Campbell, Todd – Teacher Development, 2017
Understanding factors that impact teacher implementation of learning from professional development is critical in order to maximize the educational and financial investment in teacher professional learning. This multi-case qualitative investigation elucidates factors that influence the appropriation of instructional tools associated with…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Social Theories, Communities of Practice, Technology Uses in Education
We Modify Each Other's Lessons: The Role of Literacy Work Circles in Developing Professional Community
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Wardrip, Peter Samuelson; Gomez, Louis M.; Gomez, Kimberley – Teacher Development, 2015
To address teacher isolation in schools, more reform leaders are finding hope in establishing professional communities as a way to promote continuous school improvement. This case study presents one approach for developing teacher professional community: a teacher work circle. Using the characteristics of professional community created by Kruse,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Literacy, Teacher Collaboration, Case Studies
Examining a Teacher's Negotiation through Change: Understanding the Influence of Beliefs on Behavior
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Talbot, Jennelyn; Campbell, Todd – Teacher Development, 2014
Previous research asserts the connection between teacher beliefs and behaviors in the classroom. However, using broad, general constructs collected in teacher self-reported surveys has provided neither clear connections between beliefs and behaviors, nor explanatory power between connected or disparate beliefs. This research examines teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Beliefs, Qualitative Research
Empowering Teachers to Implement Innovative Content in Physical Education through Continuous Professional Development
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Braga, Luciana; Jones, Emily; Bulger, Sean; Elliott, Eloise – Teacher Development, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine teacher perceptions regarding their experiences in a research-informed continuous professional development (CPD) initiative and its influence on their professional readiness to implement innovative content in physical education (PE). Participants included four PE teachers who engaged in a series of hands-on…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Faculty Development, Educational Innovation
Messy but Meaningful: Exploring the Transition to Reform-Based Pedagogy with Teachers of Mathematics and Coordinators in Ontario, Canada
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Jarvis, Daniel – Teacher Development, 2016
The RE4MUL8 Project involved the creation of an online/mobile resource for Intermediate Division (Grade 7 and 8) teachers of mathematics. This resource showcases video documentaries of seven key mathematics topic lessons (fractions, integers, proportional reasoning, composite shapes and solids, solving equations, and, patterning and algebraic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction
Professional Development through "Kizuki"--Cognitive, Emotional, and Collegial Awareness
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Sakamoto, Nami – Teacher Development, 2011
The author traced an English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher's professional development by examining her narrative and identifying the transformation of her awareness or "kizuki". "Kizuki," which is unique to Japanese culture, implies a sudden feeling of inner understanding of a phenomenon and can be roughly translated as…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Ownership, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)