The Impact of Intensive Writing Workshop Professional Development on a Cross-Curricular Group of Secondary Teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Locke
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Secondary Teachers ◽  
Writing Workshop ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The interactive whiteboard: A transitional technology supporting diverse teaching practices

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Winzenried ◽  
Barney Dalgarno ◽  
Jacqueline Tinkler
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Secondary Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Interactive Whiteboards ◽  
Teacher Perspectives ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Software Training ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pedagogical Changes

<span>This article describes the findings of a qualitative study investigating teacher perspectives on the impact of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) on their classroom teaching practice, using intensive case studies focusing on six primary and secondary teachers from two rural schools. The study found that all teachers were enthusiastic, had seen improvements in student engagement, and were able to develop and evolve their IWB teaching strategies through explicit reflection. However, there was considerable diversity both in the ways in which the IWB was used and in the degree to which teachers changed their classroom teaching practices. Whereas some (Glover and Miller, 2001; Kennewell, 2006) have been critical of IWB adoption without clear pedagogical transformation or without utilisation of all IWB features, we argue that one of the IWB's key benefits is that it can be used initially without requiring a big shift in pedagogy but that it may gradually afford more major pedagogical changes over a longer period of time. These findings are important for the design of professional development in schools because with such a diversity of perceived IWB affordances, effective professional development is more likely to take the form of informal practice sharing than of specific hardware or software training.</span>

The Impact of Professional Development to Infuse Health and Reading in Elementary Schools

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tami Benham Deal ◽  
Jayne M. Jenkins ◽  
Laurence O. Deal ◽  
Adelle Byra
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
The Impact
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