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Tailored for a Perfect Fit: Flexible Templates Promote Standards Alignment and Teacher Collaboration
Jacobson, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Susana Velasco always thought she designed lessons for her kindergarten students to help them meet the academic standards for their grade. But now she feels better equipped to adapt instruction to meet the needs of all the children in her class--a skill she has developed through her school's participation in the Literacy Design Collaborative…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Models, Alignment (Education), Academic Standards
Picower, Bree – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2011
This study explores the role that participating in a critical inquiry project (CIP) played on the development of new educators who aspire to teach from a social justice perspective. The study also examines how relationships between the first- and second-year teacher participants shaped their development as social justice educators, learners, and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Support Groups, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Sever, Kathryn; Bowgren, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2007
New York's Maine-Endwell Central School District has faced a decreasing budget, even as its needs have increased. As opportunities for paid summer or after-hours professional development work evaporated, the district needed to support teachers' professional learning within the workday. Giving teachers time within regular work hours, however, led…
Descriptors: Working Hours, Professional Development, Teacher Improvement, School Districts
Cercone, James – English Education, 2009
The history between Cheektowaga Central and the University at Buffalo illustrates the benefits of forming long-term collaborative relationships between teacher education programs and local schools. In 1998, the author was approached by Suzanne Miller regarding the possibility of Meg Callahan, then a doctoral student at the University at Buffalo,…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Suburban Schools
Surdey, Mary M.; Hashey, Jane M. – Journal of Staff Development, 2006
In this article, the authors describe how the quest for continual growth has taken its root at Vestal Central School district. Located at the heart of upstate New York, educators at Vestal Central School district have created a spirit of "kaizen," a Japanese word meaning the relentless quest for continual improvement and higher-quality…
Descriptors: School Districts, Teacher Improvement, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality

Kenneson, Paula M. – Online Submission, 1999
Choosing Higher Options in Community Education (CHOICE) Alternative School is devoted to professional development. This report documents the need for and planning of sustained and supported professional development for 4 staff members at the CHOICE Alternative School in Jamestown, New York. There was no focused plan or vision for staff development…
Descriptors: State Standards, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Competencies, Nontraditional Education