Practice-Based Professional Development in Education - Softcover

Loose, Crystal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1799851621 ISBN 13: 9781799851622

Publisher: Business Science Reference, 2020

Synopsis

Teachers, as life-long learners, engage in professional development to deepen their understanding of content and instructional methods. Teacher professional development is a form of adult education, and adults learn best if they are actively involved in their own learning and see it relative to their own needs. Grounding professional development in actual classroom practice is a highly powerful means of fostering effective teachers. Research has shown that, for professional development to be effective, several components of instruction should be considered: reflection on practice, problems arising in practice, subject matter content, and principles of adult learning.

Practice-Based Professional Development in Education is a cutting-edge research publication that explores both effective and ineffective professional development practices and presents arguments for why adult learning theory should be considered when designing a professional development session. Highlighting a range of topics including social media, education reform, and teacher learning, this book is essential for teachers, academicians, education professionals, policymakers, curriculum designers, researchers, and students.

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About the Author

Crystal Loose has spent 24 years in the field of education. Her previous positions include teaching at various grade levels within elementary levels, reading specialist at k-12 levels, literacy coach and instructional facilitator at k-12 levels, and administrative positions that allowed her to deepen her understanding of teacher professional learning. Having served in positions that required her to create staff development sessions for teachers, she realized how disjointed these learning sessions were for teachers. The content, although interesting, did not always connect to what was taking place in their classroom setting. This led to her doctoral work in Japanese Lesson Study as a method of professional learning. She is still passionate about educating teachers. She now works among future teachers at West Chester University, where she can nurture future educators. Her research interests still remain in the area of teacher professional development. She also works with families, as she researches early transition practices within school districts and collective community impact.

Edition details

• Publisher: Business Science Reference
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1799851621
• ISBN 13: 9781799851622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202