Math, science, technology after school clubs and summer magnet school: Collaborative professional development opportunities for science educators

1995 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gail Shroyer ◽  
Linda Ramey-Gassert ◽  
Melisa Hancock ◽  
Phyllis Moore ◽  
Margaret Walker
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
After School ◽  
Magnet School ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Collaborative Professional Development ◽  
Science Educators

Professional Mindset in Troubled Times

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Impedovo
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Epistemic Community ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Epistemic Communities ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
Collaborative Professional Development ◽  
Professional Transformation

Globally, COVID-19 has stressed social and personal tensions in professional life. This chapter focuses on the networked dimension to highlight the workers need for social connections. Some suggestions are proposed to implement an epistemic community to sustain creative and collaborative professional development in disruptive time. Two points are discussed to scaffold epistemic communities in the organisation: 1) the inter-professional dimension to embrace complex topic and 2) the emotional dimension as resources to embrace professional transformation.

Degrees of School Democracy: A Holistic Framework

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip A. Woods ◽  
Glenys J. Woods
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Organizational Setting ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Collaborative Professional Development ◽  
Holistic Conception ◽  
School Democracy

This article outlines an analytical framework that enables analysis of degrees of democracy in a school or other organizational setting. It is founded in a holistic conception of democracy, which is a model of working together that aspires to truth, goodness, and meaning and the participation of all. We suggest that the analytical framework can be used not only for research purposes but also to help enhance democratic professional participation. It is a resource for collaborative professional development by practitioners, offering a vehicle for school communities to reflect together on where they are as a school and where they would like to be.

scholarly journals Teacher Perceptions of Training and Pedagogical Value of Cross-Reality and Sensor Data from Smart Buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Shawn Rowe ◽  
Mariapaola Riggio ◽  
Raffaele De Amicis ◽  
Susan R. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
After School ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
K 12

This paper discusses elementary, and secondary (K-12) teachers’ perceptions of cross-reality (XR) tools for data visualization and use of sensor data from the built environment in classroom curricula. Our objective was to explore the use of sensor-informed XR in the built environment and civil engineering (BECE) field to support K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiential learning and foster BECE-related career awareness. We conducted surveys and informal questionnaires with 33 primary and secondary teachers attending an annual two-day university-based teacher professional development workshop as part of a statewide STEM afterschool program serving students in rural communities. We assessed teachers’ familiarity with, knowledge about, and appraisal of using cross-reality platforms and sensor data in classrooms and after school curricula. Findings show that, while all teachers reported relatively high interest in learning about sensor applications and innovative interactive techniques, middle school teachers in particular were most likely to see value in using these applications for teaching and learning. Implications for teacher professional development are discussed.

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