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Perceptions of Preservice Teachers Communicating with Visual Imagery in E-Portfolios
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Lyles-Folkman, Kimberley – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The problem addressed in this study was to understand how preservice teachers documented and communicated learning via working eportfolios to demonstrate reflective practice in a teacher education class. The purpose of the study was to use mixed methods to understand how preservice teachers document and communicate their learning in working…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Visual Aids, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Summary of Funded Race to the Top Applications: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Activities in Eleven States and the District of Columbia
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Mattson, Beverly – Center on Instruction, 2011
One of the competitive priorities of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top applications addressed science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). States that applied were required to submit plans that addressed rigorous courses of study, cooperative partnerships to prepare and assist teachers in STEM content, and prepare…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Competition, Federal Aid, Educational Improvement
Professional Development Schools and Student Learning and Achievement
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Wong, Pia Lindquist; Glass, Ronald David – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2011
A central commitment for professional development schools (PDSs) is to link preservice teacher preparation and in-service teacher professional development with improved learning outcomes for pupils. PDSs are expected to improve student achievement in two primary ways: (1) by enriching and intensifying the learning environment through professional…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Professional Development Schools, Mentors, Academic Achievement