Schools that had all teachers trained together and that set aside
time for teacher learning and planning groups better sustained the learning process.
But onsite support is
crucial for teachers learning the complexities of facilitating classroom activity with technology, particularly in schools in which technology support may be less than optimal.
Examples drawn from a designed
setting for teacher learning taking place in the context of a summer school program for 1st and 3rd grade students will illustrate learning to plan and planning to learn.
TCASN was excited to present at the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE)'s LEAD Conference on October 17, 2017 alongside our colleagues from the Ayers
Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation at Lipscomb University and the TDOE.
Findings from the team's study were published in a special January 2017 issue of the Journal of Science Teacher Education (JSTE) that focuses on the role of curriculum materials as
tools for teacher learning.
The answer to this question takes a little time, but is worth telling because it opens a new
pathway for teacher learning — a path that might in time change the face...
Opportunities for teacher learning occur along the professional continuum, from preservice field experiences to a multitude of opportunities for in - service teachers to engage in job - embedded learning.
To this end, we researched two
contexts for teacher learning: a master's course called «Culture, Literacy and Autobiography,» and a subsequent voluntary book club, the Literary Circle.
Mills Teacher Scholars supports responsive leadership both by raising teachers» voices and by working with school and district leaders to articulate and develop a
vision for teacher learning and collaboration.
Mills Teacher Scholars has designed a
trajectory for teacher learning that brings active, classroom - based learning around the site's goals into these existing structures.
The cohort - based curriculum links theory and research in a practice context through courses such as Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction; Professional
Development for Teacher Learning; and Issues in School Reform.
The introductory chapter that precedes the twenty - five probes provides an overview of using probes for professional learning including examining teaching and learning through student responses to the probes, transformative learning for teachers, nine suggestions for using probes as
assessment for teacher learning, using data to create a classroom profile, professional learning community (PLC) use of probes, and a fourth grade PLC vignette.
TCASN periodically offers webinars on topics pertinent to college access and success practitioners in partnership with the Ayers
Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation at Lipscomb University.
Instructional leaders who are in roles meant to support teachers (e.g., principals, administrators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and mentors) are charged with designing professional learning experiences that maximize teachers» potential and create
space for teacher learning to transfer into classroom practice, thereby increasing student learning.
Based upon themes identified from the literature and data collected from all previous learning activities, learners will identify and propose a specific problem of practice that will drive the organization and
supports for teacher learning, and discuss next steps for implementing action.
In his book, Leadership
for Teacher Learning (1916) he states, «improving the quality of teachers can be done in two ways: by replacement and by improvement.
Assessment portfolios as opportunities
for teacher learning (CRESST Report 736).
He is co-author of Inside the Black Box, a major review of the research evidence on formative assessment, as well as Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for K - 12 Classroom, the Embedding Formative Assessment Professional Development Pack, and Leadership
for Teacher Learning.
TCASN has partnered with the Ayers Institute
for Teacher Learning and Innovation at Lipscomb University since 2012 to build and implement the College Access Project, an online professional learning opportunity for professionals who counsel middle and high school students on college access.
PATH was developed in partnership with the Ayers Institute
for Teacher Learning and Innovation at Lipscomb University and aligned to the needs of the Tennessee Reconnect communities, precursors to the Tennessee Reconnect program.
They found that this cohort - based process helped teachers strengthen aspects of their instruction, increased opportunities
for teacher learning and laid the foundation for changing the culture at each school.
The Ayers Institute
for Teacher Learning & Innovation was established as a partnership between the Ayers Foundation and Lipscomb University's College of Education to serve as a bridge between policy and practice, as well as between educators in K - 12 and higher education.