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An Investigation Of The Relationships Of Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Job Satisfaction, And Teacher Working Conditions, Thomas Meagher
An Investigation Of The Relationships Of Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Job Satisfaction, And Teacher Working Conditions, Thomas Meagher
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Demands to changes of instruction for mathematics classrooms are presented in
standards promoted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Illinois State
Board of Education and other government reports creates a demand for teacher
professional development to support teachers to adapt to these changes of instruction.
The overall purpose of this study investigated characteristics of effective professional
development and how those characteristics are associated with teacher job satisfaction
and teacher working conditions. With the completion of this dissertation, this study adds
to the literature relevant to teacher professional development by demonstrating an
association between teacher professional development and teacher …
Perceptions Of Mentor Teachers In A Professional Development School, Gertrude Nalumansi
Perceptions Of Mentor Teachers In A Professional Development School, Gertrude Nalumansi
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The professional development school (PDS) is an innovative teacher education
program, designed to foster simultaneous teacher and student development in K-12 schools and teacher training institutions. Built as a partnership between professional education institutions and K-12 schools, the program aims at preparing new teachers, promoting the professional development of practicing teachers, and improving student performance through the application of inquiry-based practices. This study examined the perceptions of mentor teachers in an urban elementary professional development school regarding mentoring strategies used to enhance teacher development, benefits to mentor
teachers in a PDS, and support and guidance strategies used by the partnering …
Effectiveness Of An Inquiry Based Professional Development Program, Lynne Beyah El-Amin Muhammad
Effectiveness Of An Inquiry Based Professional Development Program, Lynne Beyah El-Amin Muhammad
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Pre-service and in-service teacher education programs are designed to disseminate large quantities of knowledge in a short period of time (Deng, 2004). However, they have been found to be ineffective with implementing teacher change (Deng, 2004). To increase the level of effective implementation, as measured by the ability of teachers to utilize what they have learned, designers of pre-service and in-service programs for teachers should include cognitively engaging activities (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1999). This study explored the relationship between student achievement and the level of teacher participation while attending an inquiry-based professional development program. Six teachers at a private school …
Implementation Of Document Based Question Essays In Regular Education History Classes, Christine R. Berrong
Implementation Of Document Based Question Essays In Regular Education History Classes, Christine R. Berrong
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The purpose of this study was to investigate what strategies high school teachers are using to teach Document Based Question essays (DBQs) in non-Advanced Placement (AP) history classes. DBQs are essays in which students are given a question and a set of primary and secondary source documents that they must use to support an argument in answering the question. They must write a well-developed five-paragraph essay that includes a thesis statement in the introduction and must analyze the documents, not simply mention them in the essay. In the researcher's experience, many students in non-AP history classes have difficulty with this …