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Direct linkGimbert, Belinda; Desai, Shiv; Kerka, Sandra – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
New teachers don't last long in urban schools. From 30% to 50% of them leave these schools within their first five years, and teacher education institutions are trying a number of strategies to change this. To combat the high attrition rate among new teachers in urban schools, the authors suggest that teacher education programs should take a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Teacher Education Programs
Download full textMyung, Jeannie; Martinez, Krissia; Nordstrum, Lee – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2013
Building a stronger teacher workforce requires the thoughtful orchestration of multiple processes working together in a human capital system. This white paper presents a framework that can be used to take stock of current efforts to enhance the teacher workforce in school districts or educational organizations, as well as their underlying theories…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Instructional Improvement, Faculty Development, Improvement Programs
Peer reviewedRao, A. V. Nageswara; Mohan, V. Krishna; Sahu, Dasarathi – Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
The present business environment demands innovative integrated learning which is a key driver of growth and productivity. In an economy driven by knowledge management the emphasis is on continuous and instant innovative learning in the organization. The holistic approach to Integrated learning involves the understanding of business requirements…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Business, Competence, Job Skills
Weaver, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined beginning teachers' perceptions of self-efficacy and professional development while engaged in communities of practice. Wenger's research on communities of practice serves as the conceptual framework for this mixed method phenomenological study. Six beginning and tenured teachers were surveyed using the Ohio State Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Pretests Posttests, Social Change
St. John, Mark; Heenan, Barbara; Tambe, Pamela – Inverness Research, 2009
The California's Outstanding Math Educators' Ongoing Network (COME ON) initiative is a unique and innovative effort to support high school mathematics teachers in California. It serves as a living example of a successful model that addresses an issue critical to all of mathematics education K-18--how to sustain and strengthen those most directly…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Instruction
Thompson, Marnie; Goe, Laura – Educational Testing Service, 2009
The minute-to-minute and day-by-day use of assessment for learning holds great potential to change the trajectory of student learning in U.S. classrooms. But without effective and scalable systems of professional development that actually lead teachers to adopt these practices, the utility and impact of assessment for learning will be quite…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development, Models
Collay, Michelle; Winkleman, Peg; Garcia, Ray; Guilkey-Amado, Judy – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2009
This article describes the transformational learning of our educational leadership faculty team as we developed assessments for an equity-centered pedagogy. This piece is taken from a larger study of new leaders' action research projects. The Equity Plan is designed to disrupt inequitable schooling practices by engaging students of educational…
Descriptors: Action Research, Transformative Learning, Instructional Leadership, Faculty
Shields, Richard – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2009
The sacrament of reconciliation has fallen into disuse among Roman Catholics. For the Holy See this signifies a loss of a sense of sin and reconciliation, rightly connecting moral consciousness and faith in salvation with sacramental celebration. Cultural studies underscore the importance of ritual practices as an essential element of religion's…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Conflict Resolution, Ethical Instruction, Ceremonies
Burd, Elizabeth L.; Hatch, Andrew; Ashurst, Colin; Jessop, Alan – Computer Science Education, 2009
This article describes an approach whereby patterns are used to describe management issues and solutions to be used during the project management of team-based software development. The work describes how web 2.0 technologies have been employed to support the use and development of such patterns. To evaluate the success of patterns and the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Program Administration, Program Descriptions
Sturko, Patricia A.; Gregson, James A. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2009
This multi-case study explored the learning and collaboration of six Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers in two different types of professional development experiences: (a) a course on integrating reading, writing, and mathematics skills into CTE curricula, delivered by a master teacher; and (b) a small teacher study group that met…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Case Studies
Dohn, Nina Bonderup – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2009
The employment of Web 2.0 within higher educational settings has become increasingly popular. Reasons for doing so include student motivation, didactic considerations of facilitating individual and collaborative knowledge construction, and the support Web 2.0 gives the learner in transgressing and resituating content and practices between the…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Internet, Competence, Minimum Competencies
Rinke, Carol R. – Education and Urban Society, 2009
This article reports on the generational perspectives of two science teachers working in one urban school, a 38-year veteran and a second-year teacher. Despite numerous opportunities to work together, these teachers argued more than they collaborated. This research shows that at least some of the tension can be explained by the generational…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Age Differences, Science Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
Allie, Saalih; Armien, Mogamat Noor; Burgoyne, Nicolette; Case, Jennifer M.; Collier-Reed, Brandon I.; Craig, Tracy S.; Deacon, Andrew; Fraser, Duncan M.; Geyer, Zulpha; Jacobs, Cecilia; Jawitz, Jeff; Kloot, Bruce; Kotta, Linda; Langdon, Genevieve; le Roux, Kate; Marshall, Delia; Mogashana, Disaapele; Shaw, Corrinne; Sheridan, Gillian; Wolmarans, Nicolette – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
In this paper, we propose that learning in engineering involves taking on the discourse of an engineering community, which is intimately bound up with the identity of being a member of that community. This leads to the notion of discursive identity, which emphasises that students' identities are constituted through engaging in discourse. This view…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Vignettes, Discourse Communities
Pyhalto, Kirsi; Stubb, Jenni; Lonka, Kirsti – International Journal for Academic Development, 2009
The quality of PhD training can be conceived of as being dependent on the learning environment provided by the scholarly community. Our paper explores PhD students' ideas about themselves as a part of this community, and their perceptions of their learning environment in the context of the University of Helsinki, Finland. The study is a part of a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Behavioral Sciences, Educational Environment
Hewitt, Allan – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2009
The last three decades have been marked by significant expansion of music education within higher education, the outcomes of which can be seen in the increased numbers of students studying music and in the diversity of activity and purpose within music courses. This article interrogates the relationship between stylistic diversity and music…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Music Education, Communities of Practice, Music Theory
