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Professional Development Settings: More Than Time, Place, Activity, Catherine Rosemary, Naomi Feldman
Professional Development Settings: More Than Time, Place, Activity, Catherine Rosemary, Naomi Feldman
Catherine A. Rosemary
Like authors who create settings as integral components of engaging narratives, thoughtful literacy coaches and other educators who plan and implement professional development consider elements of settings to engage teachers in continuous learning. Many teacher educators, researchers, administrators, literacy coaches, and K-12 teachers understand that a great deal of continuous professional learning is required to teach effectively. Well-designed professional development settings are essential to promote and support teachers' development of new content knowledge and effective instructional practice. In these types of settings, teachers engage in intellectually deep conversations and close inspections of curriculum, teaching, and student learning issues. Such settings …
Professional Development In Reading First Ohio: Comparison Of Four Methods Of Professional Development Delivery, Catherine Rosemary, Kathleen Roskos, Russell Brown, Leann Krosnick, Lisa Lenhart, Tania Jarosewich, John Savery, James Salzman, Linda Collins
Professional Development In Reading First Ohio: Comparison Of Four Methods Of Professional Development Delivery, Catherine Rosemary, Kathleen Roskos, Russell Brown, Leann Krosnick, Lisa Lenhart, Tania Jarosewich, John Savery, James Salzman, Linda Collins
Catherine A. Rosemary
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Designing Professional Development In Literacy : A Framework For Effective Instruction, Catherine Rosemary, Kathleen Roskos, Leslie Landreth
Designing Professional Development In Literacy : A Framework For Effective Instruction, Catherine Rosemary, Kathleen Roskos, Leslie Landreth
Catherine A. Rosemary
This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant. Teacher educators, literacy specialists, and coaches also get invaluable information on the nuts and bolts of accountability, management, resource allocation, and reporting to multiple audiences. Many specific illustrations and examples are included, as are sample forms and other planning materials that can be adapted to the needs of particular schools, districts, or …
Accountability By Design In Literacy Professional Development, Catherine Rosemary, Patricia Grogan, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch
Accountability By Design In Literacy Professional Development, Catherine Rosemary, Patricia Grogan, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch
Catherine A. Rosemary
This article identifies the principles of high-quality professional development based on research and explores how the principles were used to examine the Literacy Specialist Project (LSP) in Ohio. It discusses how each principle was related to literacy professional development using examples from the LSP, reports data from the project about teacher and student learning, and presents implications and additional questions related to accountability systems for professional development.
Teacher Learning Instrument: A Metacognitive Tool For Improving Literacy Teaching, Catherine Rosemary
Teacher Learning Instrument: A Metacognitive Tool For Improving Literacy Teaching, Catherine Rosemary
Catherine A. Rosemary
The focus of this chapter is on the Teacher Learning Instrument (TLI), a metacognitive tool to deepen understanding of literacy teaching and heighten awareness of the teacher's role in student learning. Four questions are addressed in this chapter: (1) What is the TLI? (2) How does the TLI engage teachers in metacognitive inquiry? (3) What are considerations in using the TLI? (4) What are directions for further research on inquiry tools for professional development? The first section describes the theoretical roots of the TLI and highlights findings from research on the use of the TLI in various educational settings. The …