scholarly journals Metasynthesis of in-service professional development research: Features associated with positive educator and student outcomes

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1731-1744 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Dunst Carl ◽  
Beth Bruder Mary ◽  
W Hamby Deborah
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Service Professional

Editorial

Relay Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 251-256
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Service Professional ◽  
Research Institute

We are excited to present you Volume 2 Issue 2 of Relay Journal published by the Research Institute of Learner Autonomy Education at Kanda University (KUIS), Japan. The Relay Journal aims to foster a dialogue spanning the globe discussing topics related to learner autonomy. This issue of Relay Journal is dedicated to teacher and advisor education for learner autonomy. The topic is particularly important, since –– apart from some exceptions –– autonomy is not always integrated into curricula for teacher education, and in addition, very few programmes exist for advisor education. Therefore, it is crucial to include opportunities for in-service professional development and reflection on how to foster autonomy and how to support language learners as teachers or as advisors. This can be done in the form of teacher training, mentoring and/or tutoring programmes, action-research, or reflection in- and on-practice.

After the Race to the Top: State and District Capacity to Sustain Professional Development Innovation in Florida

2021 ◽  
pp. 089590482110156
Author(s):  
Motoko Akiba ◽  
Cassandra Howard
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Instructional System ◽  
Implementation Fidelity ◽  
Race To The Top ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Federally Funded ◽  
Strategic Adaptation

The Race to the Top (RTTT) program incentivized states to use innovation for systemwide improvement of student outcomes, but little is known about how RTTT-funded innovation was sustained after the RTTT program ended. This mixed-methods study examined state and district approaches to sustaining an international innovation called lesson study, a teacher-driven, collaborative, inquiry-based teacher learning process imported from Japan and promoted statewide in Florida. While the state’s role in sustaining lesson study was limited, we found that districts that integrated lesson study into the district instructional system through a clear expectation and strategic adaptation, supported school and teacher ownership of lesson study practice, and provided necessary support and funding were more likely to sustain lesson study. In contrast, the districts that focused on implementation fidelity and district-led facilitation eventually phased out lesson study. Policy implications for sustaining federally funded professional development innovations are discussed.

Mathematics Education Technology Professional Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 115-144
Author(s):  
Shannon O. Driskell ◽  
Sarah B. Bush ◽  
Robert N. Ronau ◽  
Margaret L. Niess ◽  
Christopher R. Rakes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Technology Professional Development ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge Framework ◽  
Technology Professional

The effective use of digital technologies in school settings calls for appropriate professional development opportunities that will transform inservice teachers' knowledge for integrating technologies as effective mathematics learning tools. To inform such opportunities, this study examined the contents of published mathematics education technology professional development papers over several decades using Sztajn's (2011) standards for high quality reporting in mathematics professional development research studies, the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework, and the Comprehensive Framework for Teacher Knowledge. Both the Professional Development Implementation and Evaluation Model and Education Professional Development Research Framework are recommended for further guidance on reporting key features of mathematics education technology professional development.

scholarly journals Professor–Student Rapport and Perceived Autonomy Support as Predictors of Course and Student Outcomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melikşah Demir ◽  
Shelby Burton ◽  
Nora Dunbar
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Unique Variance ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Perceived Autonomy Support

Two robust predictors of student success, rapport, and autonomy support were assessed to determine which had a greater impact on course and student outcomes. Survey responses from undergraduate psychology students ( n = 412) were collected. Together, rapport and autonomy support explained substantial variance in professor effectiveness ( R2 = .72), perception of the course ( R2 = .49), and perceived amount learned ( R2 = .27). However, rapport accounted for more unique variance than autonomy support. To a lesser degree, these predictors explained variability in expected ( R2 = .07) and actual ( R2 = .04) final grade, and absences ( R2 = .04). Autonomy support was the only significant predictor of grades. Providing professional development opportunities to professors to enhance rapport and autonomy support may improve student success.

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