Education Sciences, 2020 In the modern educational era, there is an increasing focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Innovation and workforce preparation play a large role in the push to increase scientific literacy, thinking skills and high ...
Amanda L. Townley
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Effective professional learning communities? The possibilities for teachers as agents of change in schools [PDF]
, 2014 The concept of the professional learning community (PLC) has been embraced widely in schools as a means for teachers to engage in professional development leading to enhanced pupil learning.
Cate Watson, Watson, Cate
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The effects of perceived distributed leadership on teacher professional development among primary school teachers: The mediating role of teacher professional learning community [PDF]
Journal of Pedagogical ResearchIn the new context of comprehensively deepening education reform and school management oriented towards distributed leadership, analyzing the influencing factors of teachers' professional development to improve teachers' professional development is of ...
Xiaomin Yang, Yuan-Cheng Chang
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The involvement of teaching assistants in professional learning communities
Cogent Education, 2022 Teaching assistants (TAs) have a notable role in supporting individual students, groups, and classes in learning and in daily practices, both in mainstream and special education at the primary and secondary school levels.
Markku Antinluoma +2 more
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Unbecoming teachers: towards a more dynamic notion of professional participation [PDF]
, 2007 This article considers teacher professionalism from a neglected perspective. It analyses assumptions about the dynamics of professional participation implicit within competing academic and policy constructs of professionalism, including the currently ...
Helen Colley +5 more
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Crossing Boundaries, Creating Change: A Competence Framework for Bridge-Builders
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health SciencesPurpose: This study aims to develop a comprehensive competence framework for professionals facilitating cross-sector collaboration, innovation, and systemic change across organisational, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries. It addresses the current gap
Robert Ovbiagbonhia +3 more
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The Effects of Networked Professional Learning Communities [PDF]
, 2018 Teacher professional learning is considered crucial for improving the quality of education. Teacher collaboration in professional learning communities can contribute to the effectiveness of professional development efforts.
Adam Handelzalts +5 more
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Learning and Professional Development of the Mathematics Teacher in Research Communities
Sisyphus, 2013 The aim of this article is to identify, describe and understand the learning and professional development of teachers who participate in research communities.
Dario Fiorentini
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Lessons Learned from Online PLCs of Rural STEM Teachers
The Rural Educator, 2020 This exploratory study of a Title II grant funded project analyzed the design and delivery of online professional learning communities (PLC) for rural STEM teachers.
Tony Durr +3 more
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Professional Learning Community
Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 2015 Researchers have begun to focus attention on the participation of teacher educators in communities of practice (CoPs) and the role that participation plays in improving the quality of teacher education. This case study explores an inter-university CoP (sustained for over 10 years) that includes four faculty members at three universities, who work ...
Sheehy, Deborah A. +3 more
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