COVID silver linings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Levis ◽  
Sinem Sonsaat Hegelheimer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
L2 Pronunciation

Abstract The global pandemic caused a storm of cancellations of professional conferences and professional travel, but the storm has also had technological silver linings in opportunities for professional development including greater numbers of webinars, virtual conferences, and new uses of videoconferencing. We expect that many of these new expansions of professional development will continue in the field of L2 pronunciation.

The Use of the Escape Room as a Methodology for the Development of Professional Skills in the Training of Future Teachers

2022 ◽  
pp. 280-302
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Gallardo-Vigil ◽  
María de Fátima Poza-Vílches ◽  
María Teresa Pozo-Llorente
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Active Agent ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Subject ◽  
New Generation

Faced with the new educational context that is emerging at this time in history, marked by a global pandemic, the learning and application of active methodologies where the teacher is not the only active agent in socio-educational activities is becoming key. Given this novel context, this chapter tries to outline how an escape room can be used as a strategy in the training of future teachers for the development of socio-emotional, sustainable, and multi-intelligence approaches, all currently necessary and essential elements of the professional development of this new generation of teachers in training. There is no doubt that the experience described in this chapter shows the applicability of these types of active methodologies in the classroom, since as defended in the document, it not only favours the motivation of students, but also the acquisition of certain skills and abilities, as well as the consolidation of theoretical content linked to the subject in which it is applied, thus favouring their future application when they become practising teachers.

scholarly journals Designing teacher professional development programs to support a rapid shift to digital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Heap ◽  
Ruthanne Thompson ◽  
Adam Fein
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Impact

AbstractFrom a design perspective, this paper offers a response to the impact, value, and application of a manuscript published by Philipsen et al. (Improving teacher professional development for online and blended learning: A systematic meta-aggregative review. Educational Technology and Research Development, 67, 1145–1174. 10.1007/s11423-019-09645-8, 2019). Philipsen et al. (2019) reviewed what constitutes an effective teacher professional development program (TPD) for online and blended learning (OBL), with our response focusing on its value and application in light of an emergency shift to digital to address a global pandemic. This paper also proceeds to examine limitations in previous research into the subject and future research opportunities to investigate important components that inform the design of a resilient and scalable TPD for OBL.

scholarly journals eSports in times of a global pandemic: opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in Costa Rica

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. e43332
Author(s):  
Daniel Rojas-Valverde ◽  
Andrea Fallas Campos ◽  
Mildred Alpizar-Alpizar
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
General Population ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Accelerated Growth ◽  
Digital Sports

In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the world has undergone a series of drastic changes. Due to this, postponement and cancellation of multiple annual big sports events have been announced, giving way to new digital alternatives that follow government isolation provisions. eSports has shown to be a rapidly evolving alternative to maintain the sportsmanship and passion that sports bring to the general population. In Costa Rica, like everywhere else, this sport has seen accelerated growth with a high rate of evolution. In this regard, the country faces significant challenges to promote future eSports events, professional development, and the creation of an organizational structure for its optimal practice. This paper aims to analyze how the global pandemic exposes the need to direct the attention to digital sports alternatives such as eSport and the future challenges that Costa Rica will face to develop it in an effective and efficient way.  

scholarly journals Language Teachers' Sense of Efficacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
Pete Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Teacher Retention ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
World Language ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Online Environments

The COVID-19 global pandemic quickly changed the educational landscape by adding challenges as teachers had to pivot almost immediately from traditional educational contexts to unfamiliar remote, online environments. In-service world language teachers (N = 497) were surveyed to understand differences in one's sense of efficacy teaching languages before and during the pandemic. Results show stark differences in both contexts. The findings provide manifold implications for world language teacher preparation as well as teacher retention and professional development.

Developing and Supporting Mathematics Teacher Educators Through Virtual Collaborations

2021 ◽  
pp. 279-293
Author(s):  
Dittika Gupta ◽  
Mark S. Montgomery ◽  
Colleen M. Eddy ◽  
Crystal Anne Kalinec-Craig ◽  
Karisma Morton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Mathematics Methods ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Difficult Transition

This chapter focuses on a group of mathematics teacher educators across the state of Texas that utilized collaboration before and during a global pandemic in order to examine and apply equity issues in their own instruction and delivery of their mathematics methods courses. The authors will highlight and share how the use of collaboration that initiated with the focus on rethinking equity practices in methods courses morphed into a supportive environment that helped the group of mathematics teacher educators through a difficult transition in education due to COVID-19. The goal of the chapter is to urge educators to use collaboration as an impetus for professional development and establishing communities of practice.

scholarly journals Science Communication Through STEAM: Professional Development and Flipped Classrooms in the Digital Age

2021 ◽  
pp. 107554702110385
Author(s):  
Joseph Roche ◽  
Laura Bell ◽  
Ian Martin ◽  
Fiona Mc Loone ◽  
Amanda Mathieson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Summer School ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Informal Science Learning ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Flipped Classrooms ◽  
And Mathematics

STEAM is the term given to a growing field of research and practice that integrates arts into traditional science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. It is also the name of a science communication summer school that has evolved from a conventional in-person professional development opportunity to a blended informal science learning space with a flipped classroom approach. This article charts that development and includes perspectives from several science communicators who participated in in-person and online versions of the STEAM schools. The future of professional development in science communication is considered in light of the changes caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.

scholarly journals udents’ Challenges and Their Professional Development during Online Teaching Process in Albania

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. p11
Author(s):  
Dr. Emilda Roseni ◽  
Dr. Alnida (Shano) Koroshi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Unusual Situation

Global pandemic situation caused of COVID-19 brought challenges in every aspect of our lives. One of the greatest challenges in our country was educational institutions closure. Aleksandër Moisiu University-Durrës in Albania was one of the first higher education institutions that implemented online teaching through different platforms such as “Google Classroom”, “Google Meet”, and “Zoom”. Even though it was an unusual situation, both lecturers and students had to adapt these new but not easy conditions. The purpose of this research was to gather data from students’ opinions regarding the ability of Aleksandër Moisiu University to provide knowledge in the context of online learning and to examine students’ attitude towards exclusively online learning. This research was conducted using a qualitative methodology collecting data through focus groups held in Google Meet with 45 students studying in Bachelor and Master Degree programme, in the department of foreign languages at Aleksandër Moisiu University. Findings of the research will serve universities and policy makers when predicting improvements in educational system.

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