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Action Research As Professional Development: A Study Of Two Teachers, Wade R. Glathar
Action Research As Professional Development: A Study Of Two Teachers, Wade R. Glathar
Theses and Dissertations
This study examines the experiences of two teachers in a public charter school who implement action research in their classrooms. The study explored the key elements of professional development as well as action research and makes the case as to why action research is an effective tool for teacher development. Participants were selected based on having little teaching experience and familiarity with action research. The study examined the experiences of teachers who have had limited professional development as they use action research in their practices. Data for the study were drawn from interviews as well as researcher and participant journals.
It's All About The Teachers: Bank Street's Math For Teachers As Professional Development, Robin Hummel
It's All About The Teachers: Bank Street's Math For Teachers As Professional Development, Robin Hummel
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This work describes a professional development initiative that was based on the graduate course, Mathematics for Teachers in Diverse and Inclusive Educational Settings (K-6), taught by Linda Metnetsky at Bank Street College of Education. The author wrote and implemented this professional development initiative for teachers in her former district: a large, middle class, suburban school district outside of Philadelphia. It consisted of six full day sessions, held from October through April during the 2004-05 school year. Eleven teachers from third, fourth, and fifth grades participated, and the impact of this professional development on two participants is the focus of this …