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Teacher Learning and Instructional Change: How Formal and On-the-Job Learning Opportunities Predict Change in Elementary School Teachers' Practice
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Parise, Leigh Mesler; Spillane, James P. – Elementary School Journal, 2010
Recent education reform has emphasized the importance of teacher learning in improving classroom instruction and raising student achievement. This article focuses on teachers' learning opportunities, including formal professional development and on-the-job learning that occurs through interactions with colleagues. Using data from 30 elementary…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Improvement, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers
Elementary School Leadership Strategies and Subject Matter: Reforming Mathematics and Literacy Instruction.
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Burch, Patricia; Spillane, James P. – Elementary School Journal, 2003
Examined how elementary school administrators' and curriculum coordinators' views of subject matter related to their leadership strategies. Found that relative to reading, leaders' agendas for improving literacy instruction focused on teachers' input and applying literacy skills to several academic subjects. Strategies for improving math…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrators, Change Agents