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The Characteristics and Perceptions of Teachers Engaged in Leading Professional Communities
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Avidov-Ungar, Orit; Konkes Ben Zion, Ravit – Teacher Development, 2019
Following educational reform in Israel, teacher-leaders create and lead professional development communities (PDCs), which are professional learning communities with a focus on in-service professional development and/or improving pedagogical effectiveness. Interviews with 30 teacher-leaders and all four district-level program coordinators revealed…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice
Transforming Teacher Behaviour to Increase Student Participation in Classroom Discourse
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Sedova, Klara – Teacher Development, 2017
This article draws on data from an action research project carried out in a lower secondary school environment in the Czech Republic. The project involved the implementation of a teacher professional development programme aimed at transforming teacher-student communication and reinforcing opportunities for student participation in classroom…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Teacher Behavior, Behavior Change, Classroom Communication