Professional development : recent advances and future directions / Tanya Norton, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Norton, Tanya, editor.

Series:

Professions - Training, Education and Demographics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--In-service training.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Teacher professional development, while a relatively new phenomenon beginning in the 1970s, is important because preservice teacher preparation is limited in scope by its length of time, clinical apprenticeship, and cognitive load for learning demanding tasks and represents just the beginning of teachers professional development. Novice teachers in particular face a steep learning curve and need supportive induction programs to continue to develop their practice so that it aligns with standards-based teaching. Teacher professional development activities commonly focus on learning more content, pedagogy, or both. Teachers learning through professional development (PD) programs often occurs in groups of teachers as they work with both the PD providers and each other as part of a community of practice that supports situated learning. This book provides new research advances in the professional development of teachers. It also discusses interdisciplinary professional development for mental health workers.

Contents:

Science teachers' professional growth and the communication in science inquiry project / Elizabeth Lewis, Dale Baker, Nievita Bueno Watts, and Katrien van der Hoeven Kraft

Evidence based models in science education / Megan Lyons and Abha Singh

Reflective practices of Cypriot newly qualified primary school teachers and their impact on professional development / Florentia Loizou

Teachers perceived as professionals or technicians : a longstanding contemplation that impacts the type of professional development offered and/or sought / Karl Attard

Characteristics of effective teacher training and professional development programmes / Panayiotis Antoniou

Easing the entry into teaching? : experiences of co-teaching in student teachers' supervised teaching practice / Katriina Maaranen and Riitta Jyrhämä

Approaches for teacher technology professional development : the case of the instructional architect / Mimi Recker

'The English teachers' centre and its influence on the wider international professional development of teachers 1960-1995 : past perspectives and current possibilities? / Wendy Robinson

How a short in-service teachers' professional development course provide hand-on experience and knowledge of indvidualized education planning and students with autism / Lam-Sze Ching and Ho-Fuk Chuen

The man in the rubber suit : a strong core of qualities and the contribution to professional development / Karen McArdle and Alison Hurrell

Interdisciplinary professional development for mental health workers : a human rights approach / Jennifer Martin.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63485-149-8