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Jones, Anna; Lygo-Baker, Simon; Markless, Sharon; Rienties, Bart; Di Napoli, Roberto – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
This paper explores the notion of impact in the context of academic development programs and considers how it can be described and understood. We argue that impact has a range of meanings and academic development programs such as graduate certificates have a broad group of stakeholders and hence the impact is different for each group depending on…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, College Programs, Behavioral Objectives
Lee, MaryJo Benton; Kayongo-Male, Diane – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2017
China is becoming an increasingly polarized society, in large part due to the inaccessibility of basic education for minority children. Schools can be vehicles for social change and community building, and teachers can be agents of transformation and hope. The PRC, however, is experiencing a critical shortage of trained teachers willing to serve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Change Agents, Minority Group Teachers, Social Change
Jones, Joseph; Vari, T. J. – Learning Professional, 2017
The idea of conversations around performance reviews, and even more challenging improvement plans, is daunting. Even though the goal is to improve the employee's performance, difficult conversations don't automatically stimulate an environment and culture of continual growth. Establishing and systematizing professional dialogue in the workplace…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Interpersonal Communication, Reflection, Teacher Student Relationship
Wise, Kristi – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a best practice that has been around for decades; however, due to organizational structuring in elementary schools, teachers are allowed 30 minutes of planning time. During this time little planning or collaboration with peers is achieved. Previous research has proven that professional learning by way…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Planning, Teacher Collaboration
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, 2017
Teacher leaders are positioned to help other teachers reflect on their practice, try new pedagogical approaches, and work through instruction-related struggles--ultimately, leading to a change in instructional practice. In order to be effective in their new leadership roles, however, teacher leaders need support in developing leadership skills and…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Professional Education, Program Design, Peer Influence
Mascio, Bryan – American Educator, 2016
How do we strengthen the teaching profession? This question weighs on many educators, researchers, politicians, and parents. The public discourse around teaching often feels very negative; it does not clearly define teaching expertise, but it does reflect a very clear belief that many teachers just do not have it. In this article, a former…
Descriptors: Expertise, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers)
Bautista, Alfredo; Wong, Joanne; Cabedo-Mas, Alberto – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2019
The purpose of this interview study, conducted with 12 primary music teachers in Singapore, was to determine whether peer observation is viewed as a learning approach that may contribute to professional growth. We found that both specialist and generalist music teachers highly valued peer observation and were optimistic about the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Owen, Susanne; Wong, Debbie – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2021
After decades of conflict with Indonesia, Timor-Leste is gradually rebuilding its education infrastructure and reclaiming its identity as an independent country. In the first decade post-independence the education sector faced many challenges, including a lack of school buildings and resources, the need to replenish and upskill the Timorese…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Capacity Building, Faculty Development, Mentors
Huguet, Alice; Holtzman, Deborah J.; Robyn, Abby; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Todd, Ivy; Choi, Linda; Baird, Matthew D.; Gutierrez, Italo A.; Garet, Michael S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Engberg, John – RAND Corporation, 2020
Research shows that effective teachers are one of the most important in-school contributors to student learning. To improve low-income minority students' access to effective teaching, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching (IP) initiative in the 2009-2010 school year. The program was…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Improvement, Educational Change
Fabiano, Gregory A.; Reddy, Linda A.; Dudek, Christopher M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2018
The present study is a wait-list controlled, randomized study investigating a teacher coaching approach that emphasizes formative assessment and visual performance feedback to enhance elementary school teachers' classroom practices. The coaching model targeted instructional and behavioral management practices as measured by the Classroom…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Formative Evaluation, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices
Erdas Kartal, Eda; Cobern, William W.; Dogan, Nihal; Irez, Serhat; Cakmakci, Gultekin; Yalaki, Yalcin – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: This study describes how teachers' nature of science (NOS) views changed throughout an innovative Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program that provided sustained support throughout the process in a collaborative and reflective environment and activities that are consistent with the current curriculum and NOS tenets integrated…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Scientific Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Scientific Principles
Pharis, Thomas James; Allen, Larry; Mahoney, Jamie V.; Sullivan, Stephanie – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2018
A focus on improving teacher quality and student achievement led many states to implement teacher effectiveness systems. The Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching was adapted by Kentucky as the Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (TPGES). This study examined educator viewpoints concerning the impact of TPGES on improving…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Rural Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Toralba, Karen Cole; Alley, Kathleen M.; Brenner, Devon – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2018
There is a teacher shortage throughout the US that has reached critical capacity in rural areas. To exacerbate this, new teachers often face difficulties their first year teaching, causing them to leave the profession. One means to combat this growing shortage is to recruit alternatively certified teachers. This study examined the lived…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Shortage, Beginning Teachers, Masters Programs
Taylor, Mark J. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
Prior research has shown that cognitive behavioural therapy, relaxation, mindfulness, exercise and positive psychology interventions, when conducted as single interventions, have a useful effect on depression and also increasing well-being. The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot programme to determine the efficacy of a multi-modal…
Descriptors: Well Being, Pilot Projects, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2018
Research shows that teachers affect student learning more than any other factor. The Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance, a collaborative partnership of educators, policymakers, and researchers, seeks to improve educator quality through research and analytic technical support. Initially focused on Texas, the alliance has expanded to include…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Improvement, Educational Quality