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Turner, Fay; Brownhill, Simon; Wilson, Elaine – Teacher Development, 2017
A cascade model of professional development presents a particular risk that "knowledge" promoted in a programme will be diluted or distorted as it passes from originators of the programme to local trainers and then to the target teachers. Careful monitoring of trainers' and teachers' knowledge as it is transferred through the system is…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Models, Faculty Development, Transfer of Training
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Zehetmeier, Stefan – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2015
This paper deals with a crucial topic: which factors influence the sustainability and scale-up of a professional development programme's impact? Theoretical models and empirical findings from impact research (e.g. Zehetmeier and Krainer, "ZDM Int J Math" 43(6/7):875-887, 2011) and innovation research (e.g. Cobb and Smith,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Performance Factors
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Wasielewski, Laura M.; Terrell, Dianna Gahlsdorf – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Much has been written about school-university partnerships including their general intent to positively impact student learning through the continuous professional development of classroom teachers. This article, which offers an in-depth description of the growth of a school-college partnership, follows the development of a partnership between a…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Professional Continuing Education, College School Cooperation, Program Descriptions
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Shafer, Kathryn G. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2008
This paper reports the results of a doctoral research pilot study that paired a researcher with an experienced classroom teacher for a 12-week time span with the goal of effectively integrating the use of Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) into the classroom teacher's practice. Using a teacher development experiment, the researcher created an…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Doctoral Programs