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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Teachers professional development"”.
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Teachers' professional development experiences: Implications for teaching practice
… ways in which participation in physical science professional development impacts science teachers' professional learning and ultimately their practice over time. This study strove to provide a greater understanding of teachers' processes as they engage in professional learning and make changes in …
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Exploring teachers' professional development and digital literacy: a grounded theory study
… literacy and numeracy. But in order for teachers to help students develop their digital literacy they need support too. This became particularly important in relation to educational technology when in 2012 the UK's primary organisation for supporting the professional development of …
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A Survey Of School Principals And Teachers Regarding Teachers' Professional Development Participation
… of randomly selected administrators and teachers in two central Florida school districts concerning the participation of teachers in professional development (PD), and secondly, to determine if there was a significant differences in the amount of participation of teachers from different …
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Understanding primary school teachers' professional development needs for fostering inclusion in Cyprus
… to develop an understanding about primary school teachers' professional development needs, for fostering inclusion in Cyprus. The study focused on teachers' experiences and the meanings that they hold about them. In particular, an exploration of teachers' views about inclusion was made, along with …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE MIDDLE-LEVEL TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHOICES
… OF SELECTED FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE MIDDLE-LEVEL TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHOICES MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Joyce Killian Professional development is defined as methods to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills to improve instruction and increase student achievement. However, the …
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Exploring The Relationship Between Heritage Language Teachers’ Professional Development Experiences and Their Self-Efficacy
… upon the improvement of heritage language teachers' knowledge and abilities in the classroom, as well as the adoption of the most effective methods for instructing heritage language learners. In order to accomplish the aforementioned goal, it is imperative to identify a set of efficient …
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Supporting Licensed Science Teachers’ Professional Development in Adopting Learner-Centred Pedagogy in Tanzanian Secondary Schools
… was to obtain a better understanding of the professional learning needs of Tanzanian science teachers who were recruited using an alternative route approach to teacher recruitment and to seek ways to address these needs. The alternative route to teacher recruitment usually refers (but not …
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Prospects and Challenges of Teachers Resource Centers in Teachers’ Professional Development in Mbulu District, Tanzania
… study assessed the prospects and challenges of Teachers` Resource Centers in promoting teachers’ professional development with special focus on Mbulu District. Specifically, the study explored people’s awareness about the concept of teachers` resource centers in Mbulu District; identified …
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Special Educational Needs And Teachers' Professional Development: A Study Of The Implications For Higher Education In The Light Of National Policy Initiatives
… of day-to-day involvement in the continuing professional development of teachers in the Higher Education (HE) sector, this study seeks to explore how some secondary schools are responding to the demands of the government reform agenda. The particular focus of the research is the professional …
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A case study investigation of teacher collaboration : conditions and the relationship between teacher collaboration and teachers' professional development and learning / Ah-Gek, Karen, Lee.
… teacher collaboration and its implications for teachers' professional development and learning. Findings support the claims that teachers' collaboration can be fostered by the organisational structures and leadership practices through delegating decision making authority for teachers to take on …
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Teacher Evaluation: Foreign-Language Teachers’ and Administrators’ Perspectives on Effective Evaluation Strategies and Processes
… quality of instruction and contributes to the professional growth and development of teachers. Little is known, however, regarding foreign-language teachers' and supervisors' perspectives of the effectiveness of the teacher-evaluation strategies and processes they use or experience. This study …
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The Quality of Teachers and School Performance in Urban and Rural Secondary Schools in Monduli District, Arusha, Tanzania
… to investigate the extent to which quality of teachers contributed to secondary school performance in urban and rural secondary schools. More specifically, the study aimed at investigating the qualities of teachers, examining working environment and availability of teaching and learning …
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Social and Cultural Capital Across Contexts: Mandarin-Speaking English Language Learning Children's First and Second Language Literacy Learning at Home, in the Community, and in Multiple Classrooms
… contrast, the 4th grade and 5th grade mainstream teachers' literacy practices fell into the misconceptions reported by researchers. Another implication concerns in-service teachers' professional development, which assists them in advancing their knowledge and skills to provide quality literacy …
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Investigating Professional Development in Technology for Literacy Teachers
… including hardware, software, and teacher professional development. Current best practices suggest that while staff development may begin with conventional in-service training, it should move quickly beyond to efforts that support teachers’ development as professionals involved in …
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An Investigation of Special Education Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of a Systematic 7-Step Virtual Worlds Teacher Training Workshop for Increasing Social Skills
… guided the enculturation of 18 special education teachers into three-dimensional virtual worlds. The main purpose was to enable these teachers to make informed decisions about the usability of virtual worlds for students with social skills challenges, such as students with autism. Mixed-methods …
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Factores determinantes de la aceptación y uso docente de la tecnología: propuestas para el desarrollo profesional del profesorado
… acceptance and use of technological resources by teachers, with the ultimate goal of establishing effective proposals for teachers' professional development. To this end, the factors of teacher acceptance and use of technologies in education are specified, providing a broad view for the …
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The Preparation Of Educators To Implement An SEL Curriculum
<p>Professional development and training for adults in a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum are essential to the successful implementation of SEL for students. The purpose of my study was to determine the perceptions of teachers' professional development for implementation of a social …
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