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Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None: A Teacher Research Inquiry Of Teachers' Perspectives Surrounding The Context Of Professional Development, Alicia Meno
College of Education Theses and Dissertations
This inquiry explored one group of teachers' experiences in an innovative professional development opportunity, known as Book Talk, and its implications for understanding and defining professional development. This study further examined professional development and its relationship with the school's organizational structure. A qualitative, teacher research methodology, with a phenomenological orientation framed this inquiry Book Talk was a site-based, teacher-directed initiative designed to break isolation and develop collegiality among teachers. The Book Talk model of professional development promoted a collaborative environment, in which teachers developed trust to share and work together to inquire about children's literature. The participating teachers recognized that …
Nefdc Exchange, Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2003, New England Faculty Development Consortium
Nefdc Exchange, Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2003, New England Faculty Development Consortium
NEFDC Exchange
Contents
Message from the President - Jeff Halprin, Nichols College
Keynote speaker, fall conference 2003: Parker Palmer, American Association of Higher Education; theme: The Courage to Teach
Teaching In Community at Northern Essex Community College - Judith Kamber, Northern Essex Community College
6th Annual Faculty Development Roundup, June 6, 2003. Nichols College
Universal design - Lisa Isleb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Board of Directors