Transformative Partnerships

Elementary School ◽

University Faculty ◽

Learning Needs ◽

Elementary School Mathematics ◽

School Project ◽

Learner Centered ◽

School Partnership ◽

The Impact

This chapter presents the partnership between a university faculty member and an elementary school that started to address students' learning needs regarding mathematics. This chapter provides: a) an overview of learner-centered professional development as a framework for this Professional Development School partnership, b) a description of the various professional development activities, c) and a summary of the impact of the project on instruction and student achievement. The chapter closes with recommendations for establishing and maintaining PDS partnerships focused on addressing students' learning needs.

Providing school-based learning in elementary school mathematics: the case of a professional development school partnership

Teacher Development ◽

10.1080/13664530.2017.1308427 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 668-686 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Drew Polly

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

School Mathematics ◽

Elementary School Mathematics ◽

School Based ◽

School Partnership

Professional Development Schools and Transformative Partnerships - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

Leveraging a Professional Development School Project to Address Students' Learning in Elementary School Mathematics

10.4018/978-1-4666-6367-1.ch017 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 245-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Drew Polly

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

University Faculty ◽

Learning Needs ◽

Elementary School Mathematics ◽

School Project ◽

Learner Centered ◽

School Partnership ◽

The Impact

This chapter presents the partnership between a university faculty member and an elementary school that started to address students' learning needs regarding mathematics. This chapter provides: a) an overview of learner-centered professional development as a framework for this Professional Development School partnership, b) a description of the various professional development activities, c) and a summary of the impact of the project on instruction and student achievement. The chapter closes with recommendations for establishing and maintaining PDS partnerships focused on addressing students' learning needs.

Changing Traditions: Supervision, Co-Teaching, and Lessons Learned in a Professional Development School Partnership

Educational Considerations ◽

10.4148/0146-9282.1041 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David S. Allen ◽

Michael Perl ◽

Lori Goodson ◽

Twyla K. Sprouse

Keyword(s):

Lessons Learned ◽

School Partnership

Professional Development Schools and Transformative Partnerships - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

Transformative Partnerships

10.4018/978-1-4666-6367-1.ch006 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 74-82

Author(s):

Sharon Smaldino ◽

Lara Luetkehans

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Teacher Education ◽

Program Development ◽

Evolutionary Process ◽

Academic Program ◽

Critical Elements ◽

The Impact ◽

Transformative Partnerships

With all higher education educational endeavors there is a transformative element that enhances the progression forward in terms of academic program development. Teacher education is no exception to this aspect of the evolutionary process. The authors' story of that transformation and the impact of creative endeavors in teacher education offer a sense of moving beyond the traditional to the transformative in teacher education. Carter (1993) offers that the story can offer a perspective on our work and inform teacher education on the directions we might take to bring about improvement in our efforts to prepare educators for the future. The authors' story begins with a strong foundation and commitment to understanding the critical elements of successful partnerships. This foundation has served them for 15 years, and two distinct eras of partnership work that delineate the transformation. The authors explore each era: “The Professional Development School (PDS) Story” followed by “10 Years Later.”