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Developing a Framework for University-Wide Improvement in the Training and Support of 'Casual' Academics
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Baik, Chi; Naylor, Ryan; Corrin, Linda – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2018
With the majority of undergraduate teaching in Australian higher education being undertaken by casual academics, ensuring adequate support for these staff to access support and professional development relating to teaching and learning is imperative. In this article, we profile the development and implementation of a university-wide strategic…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Change Strategies, Models, Undergraduate Study
State Actions to Advance Teacher Evaluation. Educator Effectiveness Series
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Gandha, Tysza; Baxter, Andy – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
This report offers state leaders key areas for action to continue progress in implementing evaluation systems, even as federal policies on teacher evaluation relax state requirements. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) offers its current best thinking for how state agencies can make the smartest use of funds, time and partners to refine…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, State Action, Teacher Effectiveness, State Agencies
Moving from "Students Can't" to "How Students Can": A Learning Design Anchored in the Standards for Professional Learning Puts the Focus on Equity
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Bradley, Janice; Rorrer, Andrea; McKinney, Ashley; Groth, Cori – Learning Professional, 2017
What happens when a university-based education policy center uses the Standards for Professional Learning to design purposeful professional learning experiences for teachers, community members, principals, central office administrators, superintendents, and university faculty to re-engage in the meaning and creation of equitable and excellent…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
Professional Development for Personalized Learning (PD4PL) Guidelines
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Lin, Yu-Ju; Kim, ChanMin – Educational Technology, 2013
Most classrooms in the U.S. are composed of students with different learning styles and experiences as well as different achievement levels (Ferguson, 2001). Personalized learning is a unique way of students' learning determined by their own learning style, pace, and needs. Focusing on individual differences, personalized instruction aims to…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Design Preferences
Professional Development Settings: More than Time, Place, Activity
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Rosemary, Catherine A.; Feldman, Naomi – Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse, 2009
Like authors who create settings as integral components of engaging narratives, thoughtful literacy coaches and other educators who plan and implement professional development consider elements of settings to engage teachers in continuous learning. Many teacher educators, researchers, administrators, literacy coaches, and K-12 teachers understand…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Lifelong Learning, Faculty Development, Professional Development
STEPS: An EPSS Tool for Instructional Planning.
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Northrup, Pamela Taylor; Pilcher, Janet K. – 1998
Support for Teachers Enhancing Performance in Schools (STEPS) is a World Wide Web and CD-ROM electronic performance support system (EPSS) designed for preK-12 and preservice educators to assist in designing and developing lessons, units, or curricula; this tool was developed around school reform and accountability initiatives in Florida. To…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education