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Valerie Kinloch; Kerry Dixon – English Education, 2018
In this article, we describe the promise of professional development for teachers by considering the following questions: (1) What do teachers who work in urban public schools see as the intended purposes of professional development, and what do they identify as their needs? (2) Can a move from professional development as absent of what teachers…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Public School Teachers
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Rob Simon – English Education, 2015
This case study explores an urban secondary literacy teacher's involvement in communities of inquiry over time. I draw on data from a multiyear study that documented the intellectual work of a community of teacher candidates I worked with as an instructor in a literacy methods course and cofounder of an inquiry community they participated in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, High School Teachers, Case Studies, Communities of Practice
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William Kist; Kristine E. Pytash – English Education, 2015
It is sometimes assumed that "digital natives" will more easily integrate new literacies into their classrooms once they begin their careers. This study followed preservice teachers at the junior level who were taking part in a year-long field experience set in an urban high school. This field experience was set in the context of an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English Teachers, English Instruction, Urban Teaching