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Angela Plugge – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The professional learning experiences of K-12 educators are a critical and complex part of continuously improving teaching and learning within a school. This case study brings to light the experiences of three teams of middle school teachers participating in a professional learning model called instructional rounds. The purpose of this research is…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Middle School Teachers, Models, Teaching Methods
Rachael Tawbush – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This mixed methods study investigated how professional learning communities could support reformed teaching practices in the secondary science classroom. To assist preservice teachers with implementing these practices in the classroom, teachers must have a space for metacognitive reflection on their teaching practices (Darling-Hammond, 2006).…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Change, Science Instruction, Secondary School Teachers
Clenchy, Kelly R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research study reviewed literature specific to the evolution of teacher evaluation models and explored the effectiveness of standards-based evaluation models' potential to facilitate professional growth. The researcher employed descriptive phenomenology to conduct a study of teachers' perceptions of a standard-based evaluation model's…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Models, Standards, Phenomenology
Kinahan, Mary P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Seating assignments and arrangements are utilized in every school classroom. This qualitative study explored the perceptions that teachers have on seating assignments and arrangements to gain a better understanding of how they make design considerations which impact their students. The questions that guide this study are: How do elementary…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Space Utilization, Classroom Design, Elementary School Teachers
Hayduk, Dina – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative narrative inquiry explored women's self-perceptions changed through regular participation in running. Transformative learning theory was considered as a possible explanation for the learning and changes adult women experienced. In-depth interviews of 11 adult women who have been running between 1 to 4 years were conducted. Based…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Physical Activities, Females, Transformative Learning
Thomson, David L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods study explored whether teachers who have experienced the new Massachusetts evaluation system as a member of three pilot or early adopter districts perceive it as a valuable process. The Race to the Top federal grant process required states to redesign evaluation systems that fostered effective teaching and included student…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Federal Legislation
Van Acker, Teresa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public Montessori schools have grown in number significantly in the United States. This case study chronicles the journey of teachers as they navigate the tension of balancing the Montessori approach with an accountability Standards model. Although Montessori may be in demand among parents in the nation, exhibited by the increase in public…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Montessori Schools, Montessori Method
Roberts, Zachary – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative research was to describe and analyze the ways in which newly inducted supervisors (in the first three years of their work) tasked with clinical supervision, cognitive coaching, and similar forms of developmental instructional supervision were engaged in a "reflective dialogue" between their supervisory…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Qualitative Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
Kaminski, Stacey A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Teaching, in the 21st century is a complex vocation that necessitates high quality professional development to fortify and sustain it. As a core profession, and a critical representative of change in contemporary society, it is apparent that leaving no child behind also entails leaving no teacher behind (Stoll & Seashore-Louis, Eds, 2007).…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Models, Qualitative Research
Allen, Kristine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to better understand affordances and constraints of the Candidate Mentor Supervisor Model (CMSM) as experienced by teacher candidates and their mentor supervisors. The results indicated perceived benefits to teacher candidates. Candidates participating in the CMSM reported a sense of nested support within their…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Student Teacher Supervisors, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Models
Burns, Heather – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Postsecondary teaching and learning must be reoriented to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and values they will need for creating a more sustainable world. This action research study examined the effects of implementing the "Burns model of sustainability pedagogy" in university courses taught by the researcher. This model is comprised of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Transformative Learning, Experiential Learning, Citizenship Responsibility
Bird, Candace Maria Edmonds – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In an effort to standardize training delivery and to individualize staff development based on observation and reflective practice, the Air Force implemented the Developmental Training Model (DTM) in its Child Development Programs. The goal of the Developmental Training Model is to enhance high quality programs through improvements in the training…
Descriptors: Time Management, Caregivers, Specialists, Staff Development
Paulmann, Greg – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Job embedded professional development in the K-12 education setting has long been discussed and debated. This study builds on standards of critical reflection and thinking using the National Institute for Excellence in Education's Teacher Advancement Program's master teacher model as a conduit between theory and practice. A study of professional…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Change, Teaching Methods