Enhancing Professional Development For Teachers: Potential Uses of Information Technology: Report of a Workshop - Brossura

Committee On Enhancing Professional Development For Teachers; National Academies Teacher Advisory Council; National Research Council

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ISBN 10: 0309111110 ISBN 13: 9780309111119

Casa editrice: Natl Academy Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them in schools and insist that the most effective development programs they have experienced have been self-initiated. Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers explores how the provision of professional development through online media has had a significant influence on the professional lives of an increasing number of teachers.

Growing numbers of educators contend that online teacher professional development (OTPD) has the potential to enhance and even transform teachers' effectiveness in their classrooms and over the course of their careers. They also acknowledge that it raises many challenging questions regarding costs, equity, access to technology, quality of materials, and other issues. Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers suggests that teachers be active participants in planning and implementation of any new technologies that enhance professional development. The book recommends that federal and state policy makers take on the responsibility of promoting equal access to technology while the federal government and foundations play an important role by supporting the development, evaluation, and revision of OTPD.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Advantages of Online Professional Development
• Obstacles to Online Teacher Professional Development
• Teacher Leadership
• The Need for Research on Online Teacher Professional Development
• Next Steps
• References
• Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants
• Appendix B: Workshop Materials
• Appendix C: Programs Highlighted During the Workshop
• Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Workshop Presenters

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Informazioni sull?autore

Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers, National Academies Teacher Advisory Council, National Research Council

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Natl Academy Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0309111110
• ISBN 13: 9780309111119
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 73
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile