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9781593117016

University and School Connections : Research Studies in Professional Development Schools

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  • ISBN13:

    9781593117016

  • ISBN10:

    1593117019

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-07-30
  • Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc
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Table of Contents

PDS program models and implementation issues
Linking theory and practice : teaching methods classes in professional development schoolsp. 3
Bridging the gap between theory and practice with professional development schools : a department of special education's evolving journeyp. 27
Teaching content in PDSs : investigating mathematics preparationp. 49
Partner schools : a university art education program and an expressive arts elementary schoolp. 65
Learning about best practices literacy instruction in the context of professional development schoolsp. 79
An idea for improving teacher preparation : an interdisciplinary and online-enhanced field-based modelp. 89
Promoting professional development schools : a study in the viability of future PDS partnerships, taking the first step!p. 99
Promoting learning in a professional development school : helping students "get over the mountain"p. 117
Preparing teachers to serve diverse learners : a PDS/full-service community school modelp. 151
Perspectives on inquiry and mentoring
Teachers for a new era : a collaborative university and school district teacher training programp. 165
Facilitating leadership across the lifespan of a PDS partnershipp. 179
A school/university partnership : please don't stop (PDS)p. 193
Re-creating teacher education through long-term partnershipsp. 203
Professional development in action : getting people to get alongp. 221
Perspectives on inquiry and mentoring
Inquiry-oriented mentoring in an elementary professional development school : the case of Claudiap. 251
Professional development schools : mentoring checklist to enhance effective practicesp. 275
Portraits of an inquiry stance toward teaching : exploring explicit relationships between inquiry and PDSp. 295
A comparison of experiences of year-long teaching interns and traditional student teachers in a professional development school settingp. 319
Program assessment and evaluation
The Urban Initiative Professional Development School's intern assessment system : a contextualized and authentic pre-service evaluation methodp. 333
Using NCATE PDS standards to conduct program evaluation and change partnership culturep. 359
Using national standards to examine professional development school participants' beliefs and values regarding their PDS partnershipsp. 377
Past and future considerations
Eleven years and counting : the lasting impact of PDS experience on teaching careersp. 393
Examining the quality of inquiry in the research on professional development schools : editors' analysisp. 411
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