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Our Inquiry, Our Practice: Undertaking, Supporting, and Learning from Early Childhood Teacher Research(ers)
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Perry, Gail, Ed.; Henderson, Barbara, Ed.; Meier, Daniel R., Ed. – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2012
Through "teacher research", teachers engage in the systematic study of their own practice to answer questions they have about teaching and learning, and their own effectiveness. This book explores what teacher research in the early childhood setting looks like, why it is important to the field of early childhood education, and how…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics.
Loucks-Horsley, Susan; Hewson, Peter W.; Love, Nancy; Stiles, Katherine E. – 1998
This comprehensive guide discusses how to design staff development in science and math. It is tailored specifically to the needs of individual schools or departments. Vignettes from real schools illustrate concepts within the book. The book provides 15 strategies for professional development and describes each one with its underlying assumptions…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Learning Policy: When State Education Reform Works.
Cohen, David K.; Hill, Heather C. – 2001
Disputing the claim that improved student learning requires stronger academic standards and stiffer tests, the authors of this book contend that effective state reform depends on coherence in policy and practice, and opportunities for professional learning. It draws on a study of a program in California that worked to improve mathematics teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Research on Professional Development Schools. Teacher Education Yearbook VII.
Byrd, David M., Ed.; McIntyre, D. John, Ed. – 1999
This book examines the current standard practice of confining teacher preparation to 4 years of coursework, examining the growing interest in career-spanning teacher education. There are 12 chapters. Section 1, "Collaboration: Building Bridges to Transform Institutional Cultures," includes: "Overview and Framework" (Linda…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education