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Agyei, Douglas Darko – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
This study followed up on a selected cohort of 4945 Science, Technology, English and Mathematics (STEM) teacher participants from six Sub-Saharan African countries namely: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria. The teachers were involved in an instructional digital professional development programme targeted at building their…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Information Technology, Capacity Building, Curriculum Implementation
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Janet Welsh; Sarah Meyer Chilenski; Ann-Michelle Daniels; Amber Letcher; Aileen Garcia – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
This study involved a pilot implementation of an evidence based school readiness intervention in new community contexts. The Head Start Research Based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) program was implemented in preschools on and near a Native American reservation with both indigenous and non-indigenous students and teachers. The REDI curriculum…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services
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Mesutoglu, Canan; Baran, Evrim – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2021
Background: Teachers play a prominent role in facilitating the integration of engineering into school instruction. There is an extensive body of literature that has addressed the delivery of engineering teacher professional development programs. A few studies have summarized the features of engineering teacher professional development programs,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Curriculum Implementation, STEM Education
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Goodale, Timothy A. – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2020
The focus of this article is on the evaluation and outcomes of a professional learning opportunity that focused on 13 current K-12 public school science educators in the United States. This teacher training concentrated on sustainability education that utilized marine sciences as a unifying concept. Findings from this training helped to identify…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Environmental Education, Marine Education, Oceanography
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Qablan, Ahmad Mohammad – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This study aimed at evaluating the impact of Queen Rania Teacher Academy science teachers professional development program's activities on teachers' instructional practices by identifying the successes, challenge and ways to sustain the exemplary reformed instructional practices in the science classroom. The idea is to analyze participating…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Professional Continuing Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Kisirkoi, Florence; Kamanga, Angela Ndunge – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2018
Continuing teacher professional support in curriculum implementation is critical in Kenya following the development of the Basic Education Curriculum Framework (KICD, 2017). The new curriculum is competency-based and emphasizes inquiry learning approaches. The 8-4-4 curriculum which it is planned to replace had been implemented mostly applying…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Shuster, Michèle; Glazewski, Krista; Villa, Christopher – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2020
In an effort to address K-8 teacher confidence in STEM and increase basic genetics knowledge to a level consistent with its importance in society, we have developed, implemented, and evaluated a 7-day teacher professional development workshop. The overarching goal of our workshop is to facilitate the implementation of innovative DNA-based…
Descriptors: Workshops, Genetics, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Siyez, Digdem M.; Kaya, Alim; Uz Bas, Asli – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Problem Statement: Comprehensive, developmental guidance and counseling programs are vital to the achievement of excellence in education for all students. The purpose of the guidance curriculum is to help all students develop basic life skills in the areas of personal/social, career planning, and academic development. Although the counselors'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Guidance Programs, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Implementation
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Daugherty, Jenny L.; Custer, Rodney L. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
The design of this study was a multiple case study conducted to examine the knowledge, pedagogical principles, and challenges involved in providing engineering-oriented professional development for teachers at the secondary school level. A set of criteria was used to identify five representative projects for analysis in the US. A variety of tools…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Focus Groups, Engineering, Case Studies
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Murphy, Frances; O'Leary, Michael – Irish Educational Studies, 2012
Little attention was paid to professional development of primary teachers in Ireland to support them in teaching physical education (PE) until 2004 when specific support was provided to help them implement the revised Primary Physical Education Curriculum. A significant National In-service Physical Education Programme was undertaken involving the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Professional Development
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Nicholas, Howard; Ng, Wan – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
While the ready-made Lego[TM] Robotics kits are popular in schools and are used by students at both primary and secondary year levels, using the Picaxe microcontroller (chip) to create simple electronic devices, including robotic devices is less popular. The latter imposes an additional challenge as a result of the need to construct the universal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Castelli, Darla; Centeio, Erin; Boehrnsen, Helen; Barclay, Doug; Bundy, Craig – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
There are many key players in a functional school-university partnership. The purpose of this article is to provide insight into the establishment of roles within a school-university partnership charged with creating educational reform. Specific details are provided about three key change agents (the Wizard, the Warrior, and the Wagoner) who…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Health Related Fitness, Physical Education, Behavior Modification
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Kosgey, Milgo Joyce Chelangat – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Teacher Advisory Center (TAC) tutors in curriculum implementation of secondary schools in Chepalungu District. The study aimed at determining ways in which TAC tutors, participate in implementation of secondary school curriculum and to establish whether teachers in secondary schools…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Tutors
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Parker, Melissa; Patton, Kevin; Madden, Matthew; Sinclair, Christina – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
Despite the benefits associated with teacher development through participation in communities of practice, many questions about these groups remain unanswered. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine a group of elementary physical education teachers as a community of practice whose objective was to develop and disseminate…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Communities of Practice, Elementary School Teachers
Venzen, Carine – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In order to "offer a first class educational experience and become the system of choice for all families the school system," challenged individual schools within the district to select and implement innovative educational theme based programs, coupled with the framework of Georgia Performance Standards (GPS), to increase the quality of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Tests
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