Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics

by Loucks-Horsley, Susan; Love, Nancy; Stiles, Katherine; Mundry, Susan; Hewson, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780761946861
• ISBN10: 0761946861
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-14
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Updated Edition of Best Seller! Praise for the Second Edition: "The classic just got better. It makes the connection between student learning data and goals for professional development and it introduces new resources and strategies. It's a 'must-read' for anybody who is serious about enhancing teaching and learning." Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director National Science Teachers Association "Educators who are no longer content with slipshod approaches to professional development will find both guidance and inspiration in this second edition. This edition both updates the groundbreaking work presented in the first edition and places the design framework firmly within the context of standards-based reform and a performance-based culture that seeks to continuously improve professional practice and student achievement." Dennis Sparks, Executive Director National Staff Development Council Praise for the First Edition: " This thought-provoking book is an excellent tool for anyone who has a role in science and mathematics staff development." a??The School Administrator Use this updated classic to design and strengthen professional development in your school! Todaya??s teachers must prepare all students to understand, master, and apply important concepts and skills in mathematics and science and become able problem solvers and inquirers. As someone who plans professional development, you are in a unique position to meet these challenges by designing more powerful professional learning programsa??programs that deepen teachers' content and pedagogical knowledge, improve teaching skills, explore student thinking, and build a learning community. Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics, now in its second edition, guides professional developers, administrators, and teacher leaders to design learning experiences for teachers that are directly linked to improving student learning. It offers a framework for planning professional development, summarizes key research, and introduces critical issues. This book suggests many strategies to introduce professional learning into the daily work of teachers. Learn to design professional development programs that incorporate Mentoring Immersion experiences Action research projects Teacher-directed study groups Lesson study Join the thousands of other educators who have used the ideas, tools, and resources in this book to transform teacher development programs and enhance student learning.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Dennis Sparks
Introduction	xi
Acknowledgments	xxvii
About the Authors	xxx
A Framework for Designing Professional Development	1	(30)
Knowledge and Beliefs	5	(2)
Context	7	(2)
Critical Issues	9	(1)
Strategies for Professional Learning	10	(3)
The Implementation Process	13	(1)
Commit to Vision and Standards	14	(3)
Analyze Student Learning and Other Data	17	(5)
Set Goals	22	(2)
Plan	24	(1)
Do	25	(1)
Evaluate	26	(4)
A Disclaimer and a Pitch	30	(1)
Knowledge and Beliefs Supporting Effective Professional Development	31	(22)
Learners and Learning	33	(4)
Teachers and Teaching	37	(5)
The Nature of Science and Mathematics	42	(1)
Professional Development	43	(5)
The Change Process	48	(3)
Summary	51	(2)
Context Factors Influencing Professional Development	53	(26)
Students, Standards, and Learning Results	56	(1)
Teachers and Teachers' Learning Needs	56	(5)
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Practices, and the Learning Environment	61	(1)
Organizational Culture	62	(3)
Organizational Structures and Leadership	65	(4)
National, State, and Local Policies	69	(2)
Available Resources	71	(2)
History of Professional Development	73	(2)
Parents and Community	75	(2)
Summary	77	(2)
Critical Issues to Consider in Designing Professional Development	79	(32)
Finding Time for Professional Development	81	(5)
Ensuring Equity	86	(4)
Building Professional Culture	90	(5)
Developing Leadership	95	(5)
Building Capacity for Sustainability	100	(3)
Scaling Up	103	(4)
Garnering Public Support	107	(4)
Strategies for Professional Learning	111	(142)
Aligning and Implementing Curriculum	116	(22)
Collaborative Structures	138	(21)
Examining Teaching and Learning	159	(33)
Immersion Experiences	192	(12)
Practicing Teaching	204	(21)
Vehicles and Mechanisms	225	(28)
The Design Framework in Action	253	(68)
Tapping the Knowledge Bases, Framing Beliefs: ``We Stood on the Shoulders of Giants''	254	(1)
Knowledge and Beliefs About the Nature of Learning and Teaching Mathematics and Science	255	(1)
``All Humans Are Educable''	256	(2)
Knowledge and Beliefs About Teachers	258	(1)
Knowledge of Effective Professional Development	259	(1)
Knowledge of the Change Process	260	(2)
Experience as a Source of Knowledge	262	(1)
Making Compromises	263	(2)
Context	265	(6)
The Professional Development Design Process	271	(12)
Design Framework in Action Cases	283	(1)
Professional Development Case A: The Workshop Center at City College of New York	283	(10)
Hubert M. Dyasi
Rebecca E. Dyasi
Professional Development Case B: Teach-Stat---A Model for Professional Development in Data Analysis and Statistics for Teachers of Grades Kindergarten Through 6	293	(5)
Susan N. Friel
Professional Development Case C: The California Middle Grades Mathematics Renaissance	298	(8)
Judy Mumme
Professional Development Case D: Global Systems Science---A Professional Development Program for High School Teachers	306	(6)
Cary I. Sneider
Professional Development Case E: Professional Development for Elementary School Science Curriculum Implementation---The Case of Cambridge, Massachusetts	312	(9)
Karen Worth
Melanie Barron
Putting the Professional Development Design Framework to Work	321	(16)
Versatility of the Design Framework	321	(3)
Professional Development Strategies Are Chosen and Combined Based on Goals, Needs, and the Local Context	324	(8)
Avoiding Myths and Misconceptions	332	(2)
The Promise of the Design Framework	334	(1)
Sustainability	335	(2)
Resource A: Images of Learning and Professional Development	337	(15)
Vignette 1: Fair Games	337	(3)
Vignette 2: Straight-Line Motion	340	(4)
Vignette 3: Science Alive	344	(2)
Vignette 4: Computers in Geometry Class	346	(1)
Vignette 5: Plants	347	(5)
References	352	(13)
Index	365