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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Teacher growth"”.
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Teacher Growth in the Evaluation Process
Teacher evaluation has a history of challenges, from disagreement over its fundamental purpose to questions of its significance to teachers. Studies (Barnett & McCormick, 2004; Frase & Streshly, 1994; Machell, 1995; Milanowski, 2005; Milanowski & Heneman, 2001; Ovando & Harris, 1993; Stiggins & …
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Professional Development and the Impact on Teacher Growth and Development
<p>This study involved examining the beliefs of teachers at one urban elementary school regarding how professional development has helped them meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. This study included a series of in-depth interviews with three teacher leaders. The goal …
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Enhancing teacher growth through conversation: an analysis of colleague conversation during the planning and teaching of a reading assessment course
This ethnographic study explores the nature of the conversations between two colleagues, a more experienced and a less experienced university professor, during the planning sessions, class meetings, and debriefings of a reading assessment course. The study describes what happened during the …
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Improving music teacher effectiveness : an examination of resources and strategies used to cultivate the growth of music teachers
… are not adequately trained to supervise music teachers (Powers, 2012). Whereas the areas of expertise of teachers vary, school leaders generally have expertise in one area. This is problematic because school leaders lack the pedagogical and content knowledge that is essential to effective …
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The Perceived Impact of Teacher Performance Ratings on the Teacher Evaluation Process: Voices from the Field
… impacts created by the expansion to a four-tier teacher performance evaluation rating model which would inform educational leaders in the State of Illinois. By studying the experiences of principals in two other states who previously underwent the same change, Florida and Massachusetts, a number …
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A Qualitative Study of the Personal and Professional Growth of Teachers Involved in Collaborative Educational Action Research Projects
… of the long term personal and professional growth of four teachers who have been involved in collaborative educational action research projects in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The study develops a more fundamental conceptualization of teacher growth incorporating the details of …
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A Case Study of Grade-Level Meetings and Coaching Conversations
… impacted learning and practice for individual teachers. Learning Forward's Standard for Professional Learning (2001) recommended that teachers organize into learning communities providing continuous learning opportunities to enhance adult learning and collaboration. Little (2003a) found that …
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An investigation into a programme of enquiry-based continuing professional development for professional development leaders
… of continuing professional development to teachers. There is little formalised support for professional development leaders, even though their role is critical to school improvement. This dissertation describes an action research project in which a programme of enquiry-based continuing …
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Analyzing Professional Development To Foster Agency And Professional Growth Among Educators
… (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 collaboration and teacher growth. Guided …
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Teacher Portfolios in the Supervision Process: A Journey of Discovery
Facilitating the personal and professional growth of teachers is a very effective way to positively impact students' self-esteem, skills development, and behavior. Certain professional development strategies, for example, developmental supervision, enable teachers to plan for their own growth. …
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Encouraging Diverse Instructional Practices through Teacher Self-reflection
… instructional strategies tend to be traditional, teacher-centred lectures followed by paper-based tests or essay assessments. The school has no formal teacher evaluation or growth plan. The goal of this OIP is to help teachers develop more diverse instructional methodologies through a process of …
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Assimilating digital immigrants into high-access learning environments
… are not allocating enough time and resources for teacher professional development (Sawchuck, 2010). This has contributed to a digital divide between teachers in districts across the state, and, even, within grade levels at the same school. The result is an epidemic of classrooms with high access …
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Partnering For Success: The Principals' Role In Beginning Teacher-Mentor-Principal Relationships
… of elementary principals, mentors and beginning teachers regarding the principal's role in promoting beginning teacher professional growth within comprehensive induction programs. This role may not be clear to principals, mentors, beginning teachers or induction program leaders. In recent years, …
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Perceptions of How Teacher Evaluations and Feedback Impact Teacher Professional Growth in a Large Suburban School District in Virginia
Teacher evaluation systems were developed and implemented to increase accountability but also to increase teacher effectiveness. A review of the research and findings of previous teacher evaluation studies demonstrated the need to further examine the feedback in evaluation systems and their role in …
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Building the best : a quantitative evaluation of a state-level teacher retention strategy designed to increase self-efficacy, reflective capacity, and job satisfaction through effective professional development
"There are not enough teachers (Ingersoll, 2001; Ingersoll and Smith, 2003; Sutcher, et al., 2016). Focusing on retention is crucial to combatting shortages (Darling-Hammond, 2003); it is critical to specifically target retention of the very best teachers, who leave the profession at a greater rate …
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Elementary School Principals' Utilization of Walkthroughs in the Role of Instructional Leaders
… principals and fifteen were elementary teachers. Documents related to walkthroughs, such as walkthrough forms and school improvement plans, were also analyzed. Using the basic interpretive approach, the researcher identified common themes that emerged from analysis and interpretation of …
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“Grass doesn’t grow faster because you pull it”: The way and the journey of becoming an inquiry teacher
There is a need to prepare teachers for a changing educational landscape as more schools and states are adopting and mandating the use of inquiry-based instruction alongside curricular mandates (ISBE, 2017a, 2017b; National Research Council, 2012; NGSS Lead States, 2013). This study brings into …
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The Potential Of Rethinking The Teacher Observation And Evaluation Model
… ongoing efforts are underway to transform the teacher evaluation system into a useful and manageable tool for improving teaching and learning in the classrooms. Currently, school districts in Maine are required to implement teacher observation and evaluation systems as a method of improving …
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