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Factors influencing the personal pedagogical theory building of a first-year early childhood teacher.
(2003)
This case study addressed the ways in which Lisa, an early childhood first-year teacher, thought about teaching and learning. This investigation involved Lisa's theory-building process, rooted in her educational biography ...
Teaching choral repertoire through score study and performance practice.
(2002)
The purpose of this study is to propose an alternative approach to teaching an undergraduate choral literature course that embraces a diversity of learning styles in helping students arrive at a meaningful, personalized, ...
E-mentoring: A case study of the viability and benefits of electronic mentoring with beginning teachers in rural schools.
(2002)
E-mentoring was designed to help early career teachers make the transition from student to teacher, particularly those in a rural setting. By using on-line mentoring with a group of former classmates and acquaintances the ...
Scientist-teacher interactions: Catalysts for developing transformational classrooms.
(2001)
Findings indicate all four teachers valued field experiences in personal ways, developed new understandings of scientific practice and content, and anticipated using their new knowledge upon returning to their classrooms ...
Teaching a goal attainment process to university students with learning disabilities.
(2002)
One-on-one instruction was the method of presentation of the materials. Video taping of each session permitted verification of presentation consistency. Each session was video taped to verify and grade consistency of ...
Reformation of the teaching profession: A genealogy of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation as a regulatory standards board .
(2006)
Utilizing public and private archives, media reports, state and federal reports, literature of professional organizations and oral history interviews, the second portion of the paper presents the case---the Oklahoma ...
Building reflection in second-year teachers by reading and responding to literature.
(2000)
Therefore, this qualitative study was designed to determine the reflection techniques used by second-year and third-year teachers; and to see if formal reflection, promoted through reading and responding to literature, ...
Rethinking professional development concerning comprehension strategy instruction.
(2007)
The focus of this mixed methods study was to determine if one form of professional development was more effective than another in promoting teacher change in incorporating comprehension strategies to support students ...
A case study of the adoption of a technology-based innovation in an urban school district: An e-portfolio initiative.
(2007)
The study also provides several recommendations for further research. Recommendations include the expansion of several demographic and/or contextual data points in an effort to provide rich narrative of the environment ...