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Promising Practice: Book Studies As Professional Development For Rural Teachers, Erika L. Bass, Anthony Olson
Promising Practice: Book Studies As Professional Development For Rural Teachers, Erika L. Bass, Anthony Olson
The Rural Educator
This promising practice article describes conducting book studies as professional development in rural communities. In this article, we share our understanding of the importance of this type of professional development in rural schools, as well as considerations for those who wish to start something similar in their districts.
Understanding The Impact Of Professional Development For A Cohort Of Teachers With Varying Prior Engineering Teaching Experience, Jennifer Kouo, Medha Dalal, Eunsil Lee, Bruk Berhane, Olushola Emiola-Owolabi, Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Cheryl Beauchamp, Ken Reid, Stacy Klein-Gardner, Adam Carberry
Understanding The Impact Of Professional Development For A Cohort Of Teachers With Varying Prior Engineering Teaching Experience, Jennifer Kouo, Medha Dalal, Eunsil Lee, Bruk Berhane, Olushola Emiola-Owolabi, Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Cheryl Beauchamp, Ken Reid, Stacy Klein-Gardner, Adam Carberry
Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)
Engineering for US All (e4usa) is a National Science Foundation-funded first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at making engineering more inclusive and accessible to underrepresented populations. The ‘‘for us all’’ mission of e4usa encompasses both students and teachers. Paramount to the success of e4usa was the construction of professional development (PD) experiences to prepare and support teachers with different levels of engineering teaching experience as they implemented the e4usa yearlong course. The perspectives of nine teachers with varying degrees of engineering teaching experience were examined during two PD opportunities to compare experiences and dynamics between the teachers. Data sources consisting of focus groups …
A Creative Approach To Promoting And Discussing Social Emotional Learning, Lori B. Doyle, Jill L. Swisher
A Creative Approach To Promoting And Discussing Social Emotional Learning, Lori B. Doyle, Jill L. Swisher
Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership
Social emotional learning (SEL) is an important topic in education and a desired area of professional development for teachers. This conceptual essay offers a creative approach in promoting and discussing SEL through the use of haiku poetry. The tenets from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework were synthesized into key concepts and presented as haiku poems as a pedagogical exercise to increase awareness on SEL.