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Direct linkGeraldine Mooney Simmie; Niamh O'Meara; Annette Forster; Veronica Ryan; Tara Ryan – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Shulman (1989) argued how 'outrageously complex' teaching is and how reform imperatives driving standards should not lead to standardisation and the subsequent loss of soul. We assert that framing a model of teachers' Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is similarly 'outrageously complex', a multifaceted construct that has professional,…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Improvement
Tim M. Stevens; Indira N. Z. Day; Perry J. den Brok; Frans J. Prins; Hanneke J. H. E. Assen; Marlies ter Beek; Gunter Bombaerts; Remco Coppoolse; Petra H. M. Cremers; Rik Engbers; Madeleine Hulsen; Rachelle J. A. Kamp; Jur J. Koksma; Kariene Mittendorff; Jan Riezebos; Roeland M. van der Rijst; Margje W. J. van de Wiel; Jan D. Vermunt – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Higher education (HE) is engaged in a variety of educational innovations, as well as professional development initiatives (PDIs) to support teachers in attaining the required expertise. To improve teacher professional learning and development (PLD) and innovation processes, it is important to understand whether, how and why different PLD practices…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Expertise
Download full textCynthia Pierfax; Travella Free; Tiffany Franklin; Manola Erby; Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty; C. L. Meehan; Martin H. Smith – Journal of Extension, 2024
There is a defined need to provide accessible and effective professional development for 4-H educators. Lesson study is a Community of Practice-based approach to educator professional development. Prior research has shown lesson study to be effective with 4-H staff, adult volunteers, and teen volunteers. This inquiry, a multisite case study, was…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Agricultural Education, Extension Education, Land Grant Universities
Arlene L. Grierson; Tiffany L. Gallagher; Rachel St Hilaire – Professional Development in Education, 2024
This qualitative case study explored the experiences of a digital technology (DT) coach over the duration of a school year, as she forged her role and sought to support elementary teachers' abilities to integrate technology in instruction across the curriculum. In a school district in Ontario, Canada, the DT coach engaged teachers in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Coaching (Performance), Instructional Improvement
Balci, Suphi; Özkan, Habib – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2023
This study aims to develop a program on giving effective feedback (GEFP) which is designed to improve principals' feedback capacities that support teachers' in-class teaching and to examine the impact of this program. The program covers leadership, supervision, classroom observation, trust, active listening, feedback and statistical analysis…
Descriptors: Principals, Feedback (Response), Teacher Improvement, Administrator Role
Sharida Abu Talib; Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasri; Muhammad Sofwan Mahmud – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2024
This study aims to identify the need to develop an integrated model of the readiness of mathematics teachers as agents of change. Teachers' readiness is crucial for the effectiveness of the teaching process and the enhancement of pedagogical innovation. This study employs a qualitative methodology. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 14…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Boards of Education, Change Agents, Mathematics Teachers
Shannon Bogle – Learning Professional, 2024
As of April 2024, 38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have laws or policies related to evidence-based reading instruction (Schwartz, 2024). To ensure the success of these efforts, educators need and deserve multifaceted support that involves professional learning, curriculum resources, ongoing support from leaders and coaches, and a…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Evidence Based Practice, Professional Development, Teacher Improvement
Townsend, Tony; Bayetto, Anne – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2022
This article discusses the impact of a professional learning activity called the Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL) program on the strategies used by primary school leaders to support teacher professional learning with the view of assisting students to become more able readers. It uses data collected from participants in the PALL program,…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Reading Achievement, Educational Improvement
Hall, Caroline; Lundin, Martin; Sibbmark, Kristina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Children growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods perform much worse in school compared to children growing up under more favorable circumstances. We examine a program ("Coaching for Teaching") targeted at ten lower secondary schools in Sweden's most disadvantaged city districts. The program's aim was to enhance student performance by…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries
Leo Casey; Chanphirun Sam; Set Seng; Pheung Pov; Chankoulika Bo – Schools: Studies in Education, 2024
In all education settings, the challenge of enhancing teaching capability to achieve better learning outcomes is complex and multifaceted. In the context of early grade education in Cambodian schools, this is especially the case. Cambodian education is like the "perfect storm" of challenges. This research addresses the question of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Curriculum, Professional Identity
Abby L. Taylor; Mary Louise Hemmeter; Erin E. Barton; Lise Fox; Chris Vatland; Kymberly Horth – Infants and Young Children, 2024
Identifying effective professional development related to providing social-emotional support in early childhood classrooms is a critical need. We used a multiple probe across participants and behaviors design to examine the impact of external coaching support on classroom coaches' use of coaching strategies with teachers in childcare programs. As…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Professional Development, Teacher Improvement, Coaching (Performance)
US Department of Education, 2024
Every student should have access to excellent, well-prepared, and well-supported educators who reflect the diversity of our nation. Research repeatedly indicates that teachers are the most important in-school factor for student success. Research also highlights the critical role of school leaders in retaining and supporting teachers to maximize…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Teacher Improvement
Steinberg, Matthew P.; Yang, Haisheng – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Principals shape the academic setting of schools. Yet, there is limited evidence on whether principal professional development improves schooling outcomes. Beginning in 2008-2009, Pennsylvania's Inspired Leadership (PIL) induction program required that newly hired principals complete targeted in-service professional development tied to newly…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness
Grant, Ashley; Hann, Tristan; Godwin, Rebecca; Shackelford, Daniel; Ames, Tyler – Educational Forum, 2020
Teachers' autonomy contributes to their development and retention decisions. While proficient teachers would benefit from more autonomy, developing teachers often require more structure and guidance. This article reviews the literature surrounding autonomy and proposes an argument for a Graduated Teacher Autonomy framework: a theoretical tool…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Mobility, Professional Development
Hughes, Andrew John; Partida, Eddie – Journal of Technology Education, 2020
This quantitative portion of a convergent complementarity, mixed-methods, exploratory study describes the design and implementation of a 5-week preservice teacher professional development (PD) experience and the associated Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) measures before and after the experience. The PD experience was designed to explicitly…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Metacognition
