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De Arment, Serra T.; Wetzel, Angela P.; Reed, Evelyn – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2013
In an era of accountability, teachers must be prepared to adapt to the variability they encounter in today's classrooms. Instead of knowing only routine responses to the challenges of practice, teachers need a repertoire that is characterized by adaptive expertise. Preservice preparation can foster teacher candidates' adaptive expertise through…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Teacher Competencies, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Sun, Min; Penuel, William R.; Frank, Kenneth A.; Gallagher, H. Alix; Youngs, Peter – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
This study examines how high-quality professional development can promote the diffusion of effective teaching strategies among teachers through collaboration. Drawing on longitudinal and sociometric data from a study of writing professional development in 39 schools, this study shows that teachers' participation in professional development is…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration
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Saaranen, Terhi; Tossavainen, Kerttu; Ryhänen, Eva; Turunen, Hannele – International Journal of Higher Education, 2013
This article reports the development and results of a project within the Comenius program to promote teachers' occupational well-being, in which Finnish, Irish, Italian, and German school communities participated between 2003 and 2006. The project made use of participatory action research, in which the occupational well-being of staff was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Programs, Teachers, Job Satisfaction
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Forret, Michael; Fox-Turnbull, Wendy; Granshaw, Bruce; Harwood, Cliff; Miller, Angela; O'Sullivan, Gary; Patterson, Moira – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
The Pre-service Technology Teacher Education Resource (PTTER) was developed as a cross-institutional resource to support the development of initial technology teacher education programmes in New Zealand. The PTTER was developed through collaboration involving representatives from each of the six New Zealand university teacher education providers,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Education, Educational Resources, Educational Objectives
Markle, Robert S.; Lamont, Andrea E. – Communique, 2013
This article discusses some key components of implementing innovations in schools and presents a guide for quality implementation of school programs. While it is more of a broad overview than a detailed toolkit, this information will help introduce more systemic thinking into schools and improve implementation so as to increase the chance of…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Evidence, Best Practices, Quality Assurance
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Lin, Man-Chiu Amay; Yudaw, Bowtung – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
This article suggests a theoretical framework for re-examining the complex relationship of language, literacy, and cultural practices, across multiple generations in the context of community-based Indigenous language revitalization. In the scholarship of Indigenous language revitalization and education, researchers have shifted from viewing…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Native Language
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Vos, Lynn – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2013
This article looks at the curriculum redesign of a master's-level program in international marketing from a UK perspective. In order to ensure that the program would be more fit-for-purpose for future managers working under conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and within regimes often very different from the home market, the team began the…
Descriptors: International Trade, Business Administration Education, Curriculum Design, Risk
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Held, Carsten; Duncan, Glen; Yanamandram, Venkat – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2013
The financial services industry faces many demanding challenges. Firms within this industry are predominantly knowledge-based, as are most of the industry's products, processes and services. The application of knowledge management represents a clear opportunity for financial services firms to confront challenges. However, no industry specific…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Models, Financial Services, Industry
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Lenski, Susan; Ganske, Kathy; Chambers, Sandy; Wold, Linda; Dobler, Elizabeth; Grisham, Dana L.; Scales, Roya; Smetana, Linda; Wolsey, Thomas Devere; Yoder, Karen K.; Young, Janet – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2013
The purpose of this article is to describe the first part of a three-phase study to learn what makes an effective elementary literacy initial licensure program. The first step was to identify how nine programs prioritized research-based literacy practices and to identify each program's unique features, which we called "signature aspects." Findings…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Literacy, Educational Practices, Teacher Education Programs
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Sanders, Martha J.; O'Sullivan, Beth; DeBurra, Katherine; Fedner, Alesha – Educational Gerontology, 2013
Computer technology is integral to information retrieval, social communication, and social interaction. However, only 47% of seniors aged 65 and older use computers. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a client-centered computer program on computer skills, attitudes toward computer use, and generativity in novice senior…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Older Adults, Questionnaires, Computer Literacy
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Smit, Brigitte; Williamson, Charmaine; Padayachee, Anshumali – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The article illustrates how the South Africa-Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD), a doctoral research preparation programme for candidates on the African continent, evolved from an aid programme to an exemplary model of innovation, namely SANTRUST, an ownership-driven partnership within the framework of…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Doctoral Programs, Partnerships in Education, Program Development
Kamman, Margaret; Zimmerman, Kristin; Israel, Maya; Billingsley, Bonnie; McCray, Erica; Brownell, Mary; Sindelar, Paul; Heretick, Jennifer; Rice, Stacey; Bae, Jungah – National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development, 2013
Beginning teachers face significant challenges as they assume the complex work of teaching while they are still learning to teach. In addition to the activities involved with learning to effectively teach, they must also learn to work with others; collaborate with colleagues, administrators, paraprofessionals, and parents; and manage varied…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Effectiveness
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Samaras, Anastasia P.; Frank, Toya Jones; Williams, Monique Apollon; Christopher, Emily; Rodick, William Harry, III. – Studying Teacher Education, 2016
Student feedback collected through program evaluation of secondary education licensure and Master's program clinical experiences prompted us to conduct a collective self-study. We used a reflective framework for analysis and discussion of the shifts students in our courses made as they progressed from observers to practicing teachers. Along with…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Program Improvement, Clinical Experience, Program Evaluation
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Smith, Kevin G.; Dombeck, Jennifer L.; Foorman, Barbara R.; Hook, Karl S.; Lee, Laurie; Cote, Anna-Marie; Sanabria, Israel; Stafford, Tammy – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
While literacy interventions can be implemented in any grade, focusing on interventions in grades 3-8 is critical because it is often the best chance for students identified with earlier reading deficiencies to become ready for the literacy demands of postsecondary education and careers. States in both the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Guides, Literacy, Program Implementation
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Wang, Yen-Hui – Teaching English with Technology, 2014
The study investigated the learner perceptions of a CALL component in a blended language learning context. 52 Taiwanese college students attended instructional classroom sessions and did weekly online assignments in the form of interactive web-based exercises over one semester. Their learning performance was measured by means of two computer-based…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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