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Ruchti, Wendy P.; Jenkins, Susan J.; Agamba, Joachim – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2013
Teacher professional development (PD) is a complex, ongoing challenge as educational systems attempt to deliver excellent programming in pursuit of increased student achievement (Opfer and Pedder 2011). This article examines Idaho Total Instructional Alignment (TIA), a model for teacher PD that is currently being utilized in secondary schools…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, State Standards, Academic Standards, Curriculum Implementation
Kerr, Janel M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of mental models in Idaho's Engineering and Technology Education teachers' in decision making when faced with major curriculum changes. Senge (1990) defined mental models as, "deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even pictures or images that influence how we understand the world…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Implementation, Curriculum Implementation, Engineering Education