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Promoting teachers' learning and knowledge building in a socio-technical system

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2013
The study proposes a way in which the learning and knowledge building (LKB) framework, which is consistent with the knowledge conversion phases proposed by Nonaka and Takeuchi, supports teachers’ informal and self-directed workplace learning.
Kairit Tammets, Kai Pata, Mart Laanpere
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Transforming practice from within: the power of the professional learning community

, 2007
This chapter reports on the experiences of Australian schools engaging with a process of school-wide revitalization known as IDEAS (Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievement in Schools) (Crowther et al.
Lewis, Marian, Andrews, Dorothy
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Assessing the Feasibility of Wearable Devices for Physiological Monitoring and Heat Risk Prediction in Outdoor Agricultural Workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outdoor agricultural workers experience significant heat exposure, yet few studies have evaluated whether wearable sensors can reliably measure continuous physiological responses in real field conditions. This pilot study examined the feasibility and predictive utility of core temperature, hydration, heart rate, and movement data ...
Sinan Sousan, Elizabeth Mizelle, Qiang Wu, Rui Wu, Guy Iverson, Ciprian Popoviciu, Dylan Hemedinger, Eliezer Loyola, Takari Hood, Monica Ramirez, Jo Anne Balanay   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Principal Managerial Leadership in Managing Professional Learning Communities in Elementary Schools

Al-Tanzim: Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam
This study examines the critical role of principals in managing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to enhance teacher professional development and improve the quality of education in elementary schools.
Tumiyati Tumiyati, Nurkolis Nurkolis, Lilik Ariyanto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Students' personal professional theories in vocational education : developing a knowledge base

, 2011
Senior secondary vocational education needs to deliver reflective practitioners who possess an adequate knowledge base, who are able to solve complex problems and who have the ability to acquire and develop new knowledge during their further professional
Schaap, H., Teacher learning and expertise throughout the professional career, Interactivity and learning in education, Afd Educatie   +3 more
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Streamlining Diagnosis of Bardet–Biedl Syndrome: New Diagnostic Algorithm With Updated Criteria

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considerable advances have been made in our understanding of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), particularly in its core clinical features and molecular genetics, warranting an update to the existing diagnostic criteria framework. Using a rigorous, evidence‐based, and consensus‐driven process, a multidisciplinary group of international experts and ...
Jeremy J. Pomeroy, Jesse Richards, Brooke R. Sweeney, Seema Kumar, Katie E. Queen, Joshua Zaritsky, Carl H. Cramer, Elias I. Traboulsi, Brittni A. Scruggs, Erica E. Davis, Ekaterina Keifer, Emma McGibbon, Timothy Ogden, Bendert De Graaf, Tonia Hymers, Elizabeth Forsythe, Philip Beales   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

School-based Professional Community Learning: An alternative to reinforce quality teachers

, 2009
Teacher professional development is becoming an important issue in the education system of Indonesia as a result of an increase in teachers’ perceived importance. Consequently, various number of teacher professional development (PD) programs are designed.
Basikin, M.Ed.
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“It's Not Deterministic and It Will Never Be Deterministic”: A Qualitative Study on Stakeholder Perspectives of Polygenic Risk Score Testing for Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes significant mental and physical distress, yet only a small subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop the disorder. Scientists and clinicians are still unable to predict who will get the disorder or how it will manifest.
Brandy M. Fox
wiley   +1 more source

The power of professional learning communities

Education as Change, 2013
Abstract In this paper I share some key principles and examples from the Data Informed Practice Improvement Project. The project develops an innovative model of mathematics teacher development, with three main strands: teachers work with data from their classrooms, they use this data to understand and engage with learner errors in mathematics, and they
openaire   +1 more source

Creating value for creatives: Considerations in the design and evaluation of an online professional learning community

Everyday Muse is an online professional learning community for artists and creative entrepreneurs working in the creative Industries, specifically targeted at people working in the visual arts, creative writing, film and media.
Arden, Liesel M., Arden, Catherine H.
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