Download or read book Perceptions of Early Dead Start Teachers of Instructional Coaching written by Crystal Webster and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent Early Head Start standards require instructional coaching be utilized as a form of teacher development. (Head Start: Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, 2018). This research provides an insight into Early Head Start teachers’ experiences and perceptions of instructional coaching. Instructional coaching has been utilized in educational settings to enhance teaching practices and to increase professional development (Knight, 2009). Thus far, most of the research has focused on coaching in K-12 programs (Gentry, Manning, Wolf, Hernez-Broome, & Allen, 2013). This study builds upon this body of research by developing an understanding of the teacher’s perceptions from those in an early head start setting. The overarching question of this study is: How do Early Head Start teachers perceive instructional coaching methods? Instructional coaching encompasses various learning theories that define effective professional development strategies. Within each theory, specific coaching insight is highlighted and expanded on to showcase the different strengths each philosophy embodies. The three categories discussed include Transformative Learning Theory, Facilitation Theory, and Experiential Learning Theory (ELT). Seven Early Head Start teachers volunteered to participate in individual semi structured interviews. Data was analyzed using open coding and thematic analysis. The findings revealed four themes: (a) coaching provides support, (b) coaching supports feedback, (c) relationships support change, (d) consistency provides stability. Within each theme, participants identified benefits, challenges, and their personal experiences. Findings from this study will contribute to refining instructional coaching practices, support, and how to enhance overall teaching practices for infant/toddler teachers. This study could help further research practice for early childhood programs serving infants and toddlers and provide insights of high quality practices through instructional coaching.
Download or read book An Analysis of Perceptions Related to Strategies Employed in Instructional Coaching written by Randi Beth Payne and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative phenomenological study collected data pertaining to classroom teachers' and Instructional Coaches' perceptions related to the strategies utilized in Instructional Coaching and the roles of Instructional Coaches. The results of an annual school effectiveness survey, 12 interviews with classroom teachers, and 3 interviews with Instructional Coaches were analyzed. Although differences in the implementation of Instructional Coaches were evident in the school district, the teachers and Coaches identified modeling lessons and providing support to teachers as effective strategies utilized by Coaches, to improve instruction. In general, teachers believed they were more effective after they received Coaching. This study provides support for Instructional Coaching, while shedding light on several considerations schools might make as they consider the implementation of Instructional Coaches. Prior to the implementation of an Instructional Coaching program, school districts might attend to the development and communication of the actual role of the Coaches, establishment of consistent expectations across schools within the same district, and development of the professional capacity of Coaches and their administrators.
Download or read book Professional Development written by Patricia Ann Fortson Phipps and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Perspectives of Preschool Teachers on Instructional Coaching written by Melanie Smith Clough and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers describe instructional coaching. Instructional coaching has become a leading form of professional development in educational settings, yet there is a lack of empirical evidence that explains and clarifies it. One aspect of instructional coaching that is not known is how teachers perceive it. In order to gain understanding about instructional coaching, the perspectives of the teachers could provide valuable insight to benefit those involved in the practice. Instructional coaching and the schools where coaching takes place are complex in nature. Through the use of one-on-one interviews, an in-depth look at teachers’ perspectives provided insight into some of these complexities. Fifteen teachers in six child care centers participated in this study. Two qualitative strategies—inductive analysis (Hatch, 2002) and educational criticism (Eisner, 1998)—were used to analyze interview data from which three themes were formed: (a) instructional coaching is a means of building instructional capacity, (b) instructional coaching requires a supportive environment, and (c) instructional coaching increases children’s learning opportunities. The themes are perspectives from which to view and understand instructional coaching in preschool classrooms. One conclusion in this study was that all three themes were substantially supported by extant literature and empirical research. The implication for policy and practice is that instructional coaching is contingent upon change and change is difficult due to resistance by teachers and systemic issues. Five recommendations are highlighted in this study: (a) instructional coaches should demonstrate a high level of proficiency in educational knowledge and practice, (b) coaches should be involved in on-going professional development that includes communication training, (c) teacher supervisors should be involved in instructional coaching as instructional leaders, (d) instructional coaching should be intentional, and (e) instructional coaching should have child learning as its primary focus. Further research is needed to better understand the perspective of teachers in the field of early childhood education; the perspectives of instructional coaches in the field of early childhood education; and how to effectively involve teacher supervisors in the coaching process to develop teacher leaders and support them to assume the duties and responsibilities of highly effective instructional leaders who influence deep, sustained learning facilitated by problem-solving- and creativity-focused instruction.
Download or read book The First Teaching Practicum written by Margaret D. Turnbull and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teacher Education in CALL written by Philip Hubbard and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the need for a more considered and systematic approach to teacher education and training in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), in all its forms: Technology Enhanced Language Learning, Network-Based Language Learning, Information and Communication Technologies for Language Learning and so on. The 20 chapters of the book are divided into five parts: (1) foundations of teacher education in CALL; (2) CALL degree programs; (3) CALL pre-service courses; (4) CALL in-service projects, courses, and workshops; (5) alternatives to formal CALL training. The chapters cover a broad range of levels, environments, countries, and languages. Rather than simply offering inspired speculation, the chapters provide practical information to readers, reporting on what has actually been done in a wide variety of teacher education programs and courses around the world. In many cases, the chapters describe how programs and courses have evolved, and include either qualitative or quantitative research, or both, to inform the structure of CALL courses, tasks and activities.
Download or read book Case Studies of Trainers and Selected Teachers Perceptions of an Early Reading Intervention Training Program written by Cynthia Dianne Calderone and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe and explain the characteristics of an effective professional development model in an early intervention training program. The focus of the study was on particular aspects of literacy instruction that were emphasized during training sessions and trainer and teacher perceptions of the Accelerated Literacy Learning (ALL) program. This study examined the elements of training that two teachers chose to transfer to their classrooms, as well as modifications they chose to make, in the year following training in an effort to gain further insight into successful teacher training practices. The following research questions guided this study: 1. How do teachers who have received early intervention training for two semesters apply this knowledge in their classrooms during the following school year? 2. What do teachers choose to use and not use from the training program and why? 3. What modifications of the program do teachers make, if any, and why? 4. What are the perceptions of trainers about an early intervention training program? To obtain answers to these research questions, I conducted individual and focus group interviews with teachers and trainers, made observations of training sessions, analyzed course documents, and observed two teachers in their classrooms in the year following training. These data were analyzed using qualitative analysis procedures. I followed a phenomenological theoretical approach and reported my findings through descriptive case studies. The study findings indicated that teachers chose to use many elements of training in their classrooms in the year following training. It was discovered that the elements that the teachers chose to use in training were the elements that the trainers emphasized in training sessions. The findings also indicated that teachers made modifications to the lesson format that they were taught in training. The segment of the lesson that the teachers chose to modify was one that was not as prescriptive in training as other lesson segments. The trainers did not spend as much time discussing the writing segment of the lesson format as they did the other segments and consequently the teachers made modifications.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book True Perception written by Chogyam Trungpa and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2008-11-11 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist Chögyam Trungpa called this type of art "dharma art"—any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dharma art provides a vehicle to appreciate the nature of things as they are and express it without any struggle or desire to achieve. A work of dharma art brings out the goodness and dignity of the situation it reflects—dignity that comes from the artist’s interest in the details of life and sense of appreciation for experience. Trungpa shows how the principles of dharma art extend to everyday life: any activity can provide an opportunity to relax and open our senses to the phenomenal world. An expanded edition of Trungpa's Dharma Art (1996), this book includes a new introduction and essay.
Download or read book Whose History Essays in Perception written by Caroline Ellwood and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, more than ever, students and teachers should be better able to address questions of perspective with more original sources at their fingertips. Whose History? raises and addresses important questions about how history is perceived, not only through aspects of historiography but by teachers deciding how and what to teach in this modern world. A wide range of respected contributors with a vast experience in education cover topics such as: Coming to terms with the past: Germany's changing view of the Second World War; Dangerous interpretations in post conflict history teaching; and Is the past such a foreign country? Rediscovering history as a way to understanding the micropolitics of the present. Contributors include: Dinos Aristidou; Richard Caston; Dr Richard Caffyn; Dr Rebecca Conway; Malcolm Davis; Dr Caroline Ellwood; Terry Haywood; Dr Walther Hetzer; Jack Higginson; Dr Siva Kumari; Roger Moorhouse; Professor Olukoya Ogen; Dr Malcolm Pritchard; Dr Rauni Rasanen; Paul Regan
Download or read book How Learning Works written by Susan A. Ambrose and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for How Learning Works "How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of great ideas and practical suggestions, all based on solid research evidence, this book is essential reading for instructors at all levels who wish to improve their students' learning." —Barbara Gross Davis, assistant vice chancellor for educational development, University of California, Berkeley, and author, Tools for Teaching "This book is a must-read for every instructor, new or experienced. Although I have been teaching for almost thirty years, as I read this book I found myself resonating with many of its ideas, and I discovered new ways of thinking about teaching." —Eugenia T. Paulus, professor of chemistry, North Hennepin Community College, and 2008 U.S. Community Colleges Professor of the Year from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education "Thank you Carnegie Mellon for making accessible what has previously been inaccessible to those of us who are not learning scientists. Your focus on the essence of learning combined with concrete examples of the daily challenges of teaching and clear tactical strategies for faculty to consider is a welcome work. I will recommend this book to all my colleagues." —Catherine M. Casserly, senior partner, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "As you read about each of the seven basic learning principles in this book, you will find advice that is grounded in learning theory, based on research evidence, relevant to college teaching, and easy to understand. The authors have extensive knowledge and experience in applying the science of learning to college teaching, and they graciously share it with you in this organized and readable book." —From the Foreword by Richard E. Mayer, professor of psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; coauthor, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction; and author, Multimedia Learning
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook written by Dathan D. Rush and published by Paul H Brookes Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of the Expectations Training and Perceived Support of the Volunteers at an After School Community Based Reading Tutorial Program written by Denise Lyn Jee McLurkin and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Journal of Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
