There are many factors involved in the professional development of an effective teacher. Drawing on relevant literature, identify and explain four key aspects that are important for teacher development. Thinking about your own professional development, select your personal priority from these four aspects and provide justification for your choice. As an aspiring teacher I feel that it is extremely important to recognise that good teaching methods have a significant positive impact of how students…

The Artistic and Professional Development of Teachers: A Study of Teachers’ Attitudes towards and Use of the Arts in Teaching, Barry Oreck 1. What would this study have to look like in order for it be predominately qualitative? The qualitative feature in this study is only minimal. To alter to a predominately qualitative study; first, Oreck would need to expand the narrative section either through interview or observation. Second, utilize purposeful sample and narrow phenomena scope to ensure…

Exploring Beginning Teachers’ Perceptions on Formal Mentoring Programs in Elementary Schools Introduction Central Phenomenon The risk of losing beginning teachers has been an issue in the United States for a long time. An immense amount of research has been conducted exploring why beginning teachers are leaving the profession. Fantilli and McDougall’s (2009) pointed out that beginning teachers have the same responsibilities and requirements as veteran teachers, but in addition to these factors…

history, importance and the core features of teacher professional development. Second, it presents main stages and primary models of teacher professional development. Third, it presents the role of principal leadership in a teacher’s professional growth. Fourth, it presents a review of some cases of successful and unsuccessful teacher professional development programs of American public schools, and some reasons for failure of professional development programs. Finally, it presents the basic concepts…

internet connection, the general classroom can be transformed into a portable lab for teachers to use with their students. Providing students access to those devices within the class period requires teachers to become comfortable with the emersion of handheld devices into their own pedagogical skill set. Using their support providers for guidance, teachers participating in induction programs attend professional development on the use of instructional technologies to help them gain comfort in the implementation…

As an aspiring teacher I feel that it is extremely important to recognise that good teaching methods have a significant positive impact on how students lean. It is crucial to understand that a good teacher does not just simply require advanced skills and knowledge in their subject area but is essential that we are good role models to pupils, as well as promoting a good example of moral and ethical and positive attitudes. “In addition to knowing what and knowing how, teachers must also be competent…

Planning for professional development of teachers Reem Alruyali HDL 692 The need for professional growth is constant in the Education field because teachers cannot live a lifetime on a specific set of knowledge, skills, and competencies with the open pressure and progress of knowledge that is available in this current day and age. This requires the teacher to keep informed at a level of renewed information, skills, and modern trends in teaching methods and techniques. Thus, education for teacher growth…

Hughes, and Cotabish (2014) sought to discover the impact of teacher professional development, as well as, a problem-based curriculum on gifted, elementary student’s science achievement. The study compared two groups of students in grades second through fifth by placing them into a treatment group versus a comparison group. Over the course of a two-year period, STEM starters provided 120 hours of professional development to teachers in a problem-based, inquiry learning curriculum through 30 hours…

Based on the inquiry of empowering professional development, many findings come into play. At times we feel as though professional development is worthless and a waste of time. Gusky also, addresses that at times why so many professional developments are inadequate. There are reasons why we feel that way and reasons of which we should not have if we were actually getting something out the workshops. A common goal must first be set in the mind of the participants thus leading to the building of professionalism…

Professional Training and Support Research shows that professional training and support is needed for teachers to successfully implement culturally relevant pedagogy. Culturally relevant pedagogy requires teachers to have professional development and support for their teaching practice to be effective. Teachers who lack training and support are not able to address the academic achievement gap among culturally diverse students (Griner & Stewart, 2012, p. 589). Professional training and support…