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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Key findings from a new study highlight how Learning Forward's long-standing position on professional learning correlates with practices in high-performing systems in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and British Columbia. The purpose of this article is to share key findings from the study so that educators might apply them to strengthening…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Professional Continuing Education, Educational Improvement, Qualitative Research
Francis, B. Judith – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
The paper describes the role of a consultant/co-ordinator of Learning Assistance in a typical, large school district in British Columbia. Eleven effective strategies are examined, including assessing students, coaching, modeling, and networking. (CL)
Descriptors: Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Models
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McRae, Ken; And Others – Language and Cognitive Processes, 1997
Suggests that thematic roles might best be viewed as verb-specific concepts and that this conceptual/world knowledge is computed and used immediately in online language processing. Discusses results in relation to other recent treatments of thematic roles as well as constraint-based and garden path models. (68 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education