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Download full textWutthipong Laoriandee – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
In the field of professional development (PD) in TESOL, personal practical knowledge of TESOL teachers has brought about the shift from a decontextualized presentation of theories and practices of English language teacher education to a sociocultural perspective (Crandall & Christison, 2016). Such a perspective can be adopted through actually…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Professional Development, Professional Associations
Direct linkNazari, Mostafa; De Costa, Peter I. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Despite the widely recognized significance of critical incidents (CIs) in teachers' professional learning, little research has investigated the role of CIs in language teacher identity development. This study attempts to fill this gap by exploring the contributions of a Telegram-based professional development course--framed around CI storying--to…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Identity, Psychological Patterns, Professional Autonomy
Neupane, Bharat Prasad; Dhungana, Siddhartha – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, 2021
Studies on teacher leadership have stressed the need for democratic and motivating environment in school, professional development opportunities, reflection and peer observation, and learning environment as preconditions for leadership development. However, teachers are deprived of such professional development scenarios in the context of Nepal.…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
Chuang, Nien-Ching; Ting, Yi-Ku – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2021
The purpose of this study is to explore how participating in professional learning communities influenced teachers' curriculum design skills during the recent curriculum reform in Taiwan. A cohort of high school teachers in suburban areas participated in a semester-long professional learning community, strictly based on a well-planned agenda as…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Curriculum Development, Competency Based Education, Professional Development
Phung, Huy; Tran, Nhi; Hoang, Diem – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
English learners in EFL contexts where grammar-based instruction is still dominant often lack opportunities to use the target language both within and outside the classroom. In 2010, we initiated a club-based approach to facilitate students' learning beyond the classroom. It focused on meaningful communication, authentic tasks, student agency,…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Vinogradov, Patsy – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2012
When adult ESL (English as a Second Language) learners enter our classrooms with little or no first language literacy, their instructors teach them to read for the first time in an unfamiliar language. It is a tremendous task, and the context for teaching "adult emergent readers" is complex. This complexity is coupled with a growing, but still…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Smith, Rich; Johnson, Marcus; Thompson, Karen D. – Educational Leadership, 2012
A low-performing California school district experienced a dramatic turnaround when faculty members began studying student assessment data and working together to ensure students had the support they needed. Sanger Unified School District began its reform journey in 2004 when district leaders launched an effort to focus deliberately on student…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Change, School Districts, Low Achievement
Baecher, Laura; Rorimer, Sarah; Smith, Leonore – High School Journal, 2012
High school teachers today work in challenging, high-accountability instructional environments, striving to meet the needs of upwards of 100 learners per day. Rapidly growing numbers of English-language learners (ELLs) in U.S. classrooms have added to these pressures. Rather than using collaborative structures to face these challenges, the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Second Language Learning, Active Learning, Secondary School Teachers
Cohen, Lynn E.; Kramer-Vida, Louisa; Frye, Nancy – NHSA Dialog, 2012
Professional development was conducted to assess the effects of dialogic reading (DR) on child outcomes related to vocabulary development in English and Spanish. Six teachers and 72 children enrolled in a state-funded public universal prekindergarten program, partnering with higher education, participated in the study. The content of the…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Higher Education, Preschool Education, Vocabulary Development
Cadavid Múnera, Isabel Cristina; Díaz Mosquera, Claudia Patricia; Quinchía Ortiz, Diana Isabel – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2011
This article presents a reflection on an action research project carried out by a group of teachers and students at Universidad de Antioquia. The action research project aimed at determining the impact of a professional development proposal for elementary school English teachers in Medellin, Colombia. In the first section, the article describes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Theories, Action Research, Professional Development
Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2020
For the forty-third time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented online during the annual AECT Convention. Volume 1 contains 37 papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Professional Development, Feminism
Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed.; Avoseh, Mejai, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2016
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Undergraduate Students
Jetton, Tamara L.; Cancienne, Mary Beth; Greever, Brenda – Theory Into Practice, 2008
This article is a descriptive account of a professional learning community established among university professors, university teacher candidates, a school district instructional supervisor, the high school principal, a high school literacy coordinator, and teachers of a Mid-Atlantic high school in the United States. This learning community…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, High Schools, Principals, Literacy
