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Toomes, Alyssa – Journal of Staff Development, 2015
Engaging educators in learning communities to apply a cycle of continuous improvement is not easy. Schedules, levels of expertise, and district initiatives can easily derail a campus professional learning plan, but Alyssa Toomes was concerned that professional learning experiences would become just another chore to check off teachers' to-do lists.…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Development, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
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Margerum-Leys, Jon; Fishman, Barry J.; Peek-Brown, Deborah – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
When a university and a major urban district pair up, teachers learn more about science content and how to develop an inquiry-based classroom. More than 8,000 Detroit, Mich., students have felt the change--and show the results in improved science test scores.
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Program Development, Professional Development, Instructional Improvement