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Showing 1 to 20 of 261 for “"Professional Growth"”.
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Professional Growth: Informal Peer Observation
… informal peer observation in relation to their professional growth. The study was conducted in a Pre-K-8 public school for three months while teachers participated in informal peer observation rounds. When teachers completed their informal peer observation, they filled out the peer observation …
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Supporting Educator Professional Growth In Times Of Change
… accountability of staff members with respect to professional performance. The current climate in the institution presents an opportunity to provide a sense of direction and support for faculty through thoughtful leadership and professional development (PD) programming to support their progress on …
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Teacher professional growth in an authentic learning environment
… increments in the budgets devoted to professional development for teachers ~ with the express purpose of helping them accommodate their practices to the new realities oftheir classrooms. However, research has suggested that, in spite of the emphasis placed on encouraging sustained …
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Assessing School-Based Factors That Facilitate Teacher Professional Growth
… or district administrators in implementing growth activities for a tenured staff of teachers have often not been effective. Yet research indicates that teacher professional growth seems to occur within a school where the presence of certain factors has created a point of view that is …
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Teachers' pedagogical practices, shift, and professional growth in online courses
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Analyzing Professional Development To Foster Agency And Professional Growth Among Educators
<p>This study explores how professional development (PD) and leadership systems influence teacher agency and instructional coherence at a high-poverty, predominantly Black K–8 school in Chicago. Midwest Elementary Academy has faced persistent achievement gaps and systemic instability that hinder …
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Creating A Systemic Approach To Technology Integration Through Job-Embedded Professional Growth
… a systemic plan for implementing job-embedded professional development in the area of technology integration. However, this plan is meant to be applicable to all content areas. This plan is informed by data that I collected as part of my program evaluation of a one-to-one technology program and …
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Professional Growth and Development: A Study of Exemplary Middle School Principals in Iowa
… The problem of the study was to describe the professional growth activities of exemplary middle school principals and to document what they perceived were conditions that influence their active participation,and the factors that influence their effectiveness. Procedures. Data was collected …
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Integrated Curriculum in Critical Care Clerkship for Medical Students: Impact on Professional Growth
… reflective practice, and an emphasis on personal growth that establishes better learning and residency preparedness. Variances and effectiveness in curricular delivery can also impact students' career choices. This study hopes to understand students' perceptions of the integrated curricular …
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Professional Growth of Special Education Personnel through the Use of a Collaborative Process.
… examined how special educators perceived their professional growth as a result of engagement in a collaborative process. Sixteen special educators participated in the research. Triangulation was attained through the use of document review, a focus group, and personal interviews. The 15 themes …
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An alternate view of staff development: Personal professional growth within a single school setting
This study provided a staff development experience based on socio-constructivist principles of learning to a group of teachers and their principal within their own school. The purpose of this study was to examine the consequences of such a staff development activity in terms of changes in (a) the …
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Teacher Attitudes Toward The Henrico County Public Schools Professional Growth Plan for Licensed Professional Personnel
… of teacher evaluation systems are to promote the professional development of teachers and to provide information on their strengths and weaknesses so that appropriate training might be planned. It is important for teachers to have ownership in such planning and to be provided options for their …
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A study of inservice involvement of Indiana public school superintendents as a means of professional growth
… between inservice participation and the professional development of the school superintendent as perceived by the school superintendent. The specific purposes were to determine:1. The types of inservice activities in which school superintendents participated for professional growth.2. The …
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The Effect of Professional Growth Opportunities as Determined by California Public High School Instrumental Music Teachers
… requires all teachers to participate in professional growth activities by showing evidence of 150 hours of professional growth every five years (Ed. Code §44277-2b). The purposes of this study were to examine the professional growth habits and needs of high school instrumental music …
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Professional Growth of Pre-Service Teachers of English: Changes in Their Perceptions of Four Teaching Processes
… The study was incorporated into the students' professional semester which included two eight-week methods courses in reading and English followed by an eight-week student teaching experience.
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Investigating the role of teaching circles in composition GTA development: narratives of professional growth and identity formation
… a particular focus on the development of their professional identities and pedagogical practices. Despite the increasing reliance on GTAs in higher education, many existing professional development programs neglect the informal, ad hoc peer mentorship that GTAs engage in naturally. Drawing on …
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Investigating the opportunities and challenges for professional growth created through a process of developing learning support materials
… Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded programme of professional development, the Mpumalanga Secondary Science Initiative or MSSI. The basis for the professional development is the formation of clusters of schools, organised by the curriculum implementers (CIs) in the province and lead by cluster …
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