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French, Raechel; Scott-Webber, Lennie; Sivakumar, Anjana – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
Kindergarten education is becoming a priority throughout the USA as research shows its importance on later in life outcomes. The State of Washington instated full-day kindergarten for all public-school students beginning in 2016-2017. It "…is part of the state's constitutionally protected definition of 'Basic Education'" (Reykdal, n.d.,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Case Studies, Educational Change, School Schedules
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Alemdag, Ecenaz; Cevikbas, Seher; Baran, Evrim – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The main purpose of this study was to design and implement a professional development program to support teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in a public education center in Turkey, and to evaluate impact of the program on teachers' TPACK. 10 teachers teaching adult learners in a public education center participated to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Adult Education
Erkens, Cassandra – Solution Tree, 2015
Explore the practical steps teacher teams must take to establish clear, comprehensive assessment systems that guide instruction and strengthen PLCs. This book has the capacity to reignite passion and energy assessment practices bring as tools to guide teaching and learning. Strengthen instructional agility in professional learning communities with…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Communities of Practice
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Soler, David; González-Davies, Maria; Iñesta, Anna – ELT Journal, 2017
The swift growth of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has caused a diversification of CLIL models designed to fit specific contexts. Although variation across programmes is inevitable, exploring the main factors for the effective implementation of CLIL may help avoid the risk of promoting inefficient practices. The main purpose of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Instructional Leadership, Course Content, Language of Instruction
Wilcox, Dawn Renee; Samaras, Anastasia P. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2009
This study explores the impact of an alternative teacher preparation program development from the "inside out" or through the voices of second career teachers, known as "Career Switchers," at a mid-size state university. The major objective of this study was to probe into their perceptions to inform program development with reporting framed in…
Descriptors: Program Design, Teacher Education Programs, Case Studies, Alternative Teacher Certification
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Murray, Rowena; Holmes, Sheena – Studies in Higher Education, 1997
In semi-structured interviews, 11 British university lecturers were prompted to discuss their motivations for starting, continuing, and achieving closure in collaborative staff development. Motivations included learning how to teach and involve students in learning, and drawing support from faculty development experts. Findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, College Faculty, Departments