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Professional Development for the Advanced Placement® Human Geography Teacher: Present Practice and Prospects for Change
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Mitchell, Jerry T.; Hare, Phillip R. – Geography Teacher, 2018
The Advanced Placement® Human Geography (AP HG) course has shown tremendous growth since 2001, the first year students took the end-of-course exam. Slightly more than 3,000 students took the exam that year; the number exceeded 163,000 in 2015 (Lanegran and Zeigler 2016) and is expected to grow further still. The College Board describes the course…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Advanced Placement Programs, Human Geography, Geography Instruction
Investigating the Moral Territories of International Education: A Study of the Impact of Experience, Perspectives and Dispositions on Teachers' Engagement with Difference in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
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Walsh, Lucas; Casinader, Niranjan – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2019
The higher degree of global mobility and connectivities within contemporary societies has led to increasing cultural diversity within school student cohorts. In turn, the human activities and interactions within the territories and boundaries of a school have become increasingly complex. During a 2017 study of how transcultural capabilities are…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Cultural Pluralism, Advanced Placement Programs, Cultural Differences
Bridging the Gap: Towards Developing a Preparatory English Programme for Chinese Learners Joining the International Education System
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Barabas, Cris Delatado – TESOL International Journal, 2018
This paper proposes a curriculum design and suggests some evaluation processes of a bridging preparatory English programme for Chinese learners joining the international education system in a school in southern China. Taking into consideration the contextual educational background of the learners and the desired language and social skills that the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Global Approach
Can CPD Enhance Student-Centred Teaching and Encourage Explicit Instruction of International Baccalaureate Approaches to Learning Skills? A Qualitative Formative Assessment and Summative Evaluation of an IB School's In-House CPD Programme
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Forrest, Sandra – Journal of Research in International Education, 2018
This study aimed to involve International Baccalaureate (IB) teachers in formative assessment and summative evaluation of a continuing professional development (CPD) programme designed to facilitate a student-centred, process-focused approach in which the 'Approaches to Learning' (ATL) element of the IB curriculum takes a central role. Given its…
Descriptors: International Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Summative Evaluation, Faculty Development
Implementing the Constructed Scaffold Model: Hands-On Activity Units for Advanced Placement Calculus
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Scott, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the present action research study is to describe a hands-on activity model, named the Constructed Scaffold Model (CSM), used in an Advanced Placement Calculus class in a southeastern United States suburban high school. Data were collected over an 8-week period during the spring 2017 semester. The teacher-researcher developed a…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Models, Program Implementation, Hands on Science
International Education, Values and Attitudes: A Critical Analysis of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile
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Wells, John – Journal of Research in International Education, 2011
This article provides a critical review of the way that the International Baccalaureate (IB) promotes international education and international mindedness through the IB Learner Profile. While discussing theories of values and attitudes, and the teaching of values and theories of value acquisition, the paucity of such topics in IB texts is noted.…
Descriptors: International Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Criticism, Profiles