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Dogan, Selçuk; Adams, Alyson – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2020
This study addresses gaps in the research about the effect of professional development (PD) quality on effective instruction by taking a broad perspective when defining professional learning of teachers and by providing a theory-based explanation for effective instruction. Using a large-scale data set, Teaching and Learning International Survey…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Administrator Surveys, Teacher Surveys
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Moate, Josephine – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
This research draws on sociocultural theories of learning and activity theory to explore the challenges faced by an innovative community of teachers in Central Finland. The aim of the teacher community was to develop a stream of foreign-language (FL)-mediated teaching and learning in the locality from kindergarten to upper secondary level. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Innovation, English (Second Language)
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Hindin, Alisa; Morocco, Catherine Cobb; Mott, Emily Arwen; Aguilar, Cynthia Mata – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
Teaching is often characterized as an isolated activity, yet opportunities for teachers to work and learn together in schools are increasing. Underlying this shift is the view that as teachers work on new practices and teaching challenges together, they will express varied perspectives, reveal different teaching styles and experiences, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Literacy, Communities of Practice, Transfer of Training