... played out in the lived experiences of educators collectively pursuing change. Findings The study highlights three overlapping dimensions of complexity in pursuing symmetry through PLCs: ones related to organizational structures, professional learning and individual identities and experiences...

...Hao Yao; Zhuo Chen Purpose This study aims to clarify the association between teacher artificial intelligence literacy and professional capital, exploring the mediating roles of professional learning and interdisciplinary teaching in this association, while further identifying the potential...

...Mei Kuin Lai; Mira-Lisa Katz; Irisa Charney-Sirott; Henning Fjørtoft Purpose Professional learning networks (PLNs) are increasingly used as vehicles for professional learning. This study analyses and describes the considerations and tensions that influenced the facilitation of synchronous online...

... collaboration. It provides practical recommendations for strengthening professional learning and building more effective educational networks. Mauricio Pino-Yancovic is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: mauricio.pino@ciae.uchile.cl 14 10 2024 20 01 2025 10 03 2025 22...

...Pui Yee Chan; Phaik Kin Cheah; Yuen Onn Choong Purpose This research aimed to investigate how learning-centered leadership influences teachers’ self-efficacy, with a focus on the mediating role of teachers’ professional learning in Malaysian national secondary schools. Given the continuously...

... and achievement. Originality/value Although data use in schools has been studied extensively, including students as a participant in this process has received little attention so far. This study sheds new light on how to include students in the use of data, and its possible benefits. Professional learning...

... and offers insights for enhancing teacher collaboration and professional learning experiences within CoL networks. Yi-Hwa Liou is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: yhliou@mail.ntue.edu.tw 14 05 2024 07 09 2024 08 10 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald...

... activity Peer leadership Collaboration Complexity Professional learning Capability building Sustainability The recent COVID pandemic has highlighted the importance of regular physical activity (PA) for mental and physical health (World Health Organization, 2022). Physical inactivity has...

... were found to increase participants' CTE, a construct others have associated with increased student achievement, school leaders should consider implementing collegial visits as a professional learning structure in their schools after considering their specific context. Originality/value Though...

.... Acknowledging the importance of developing systems of support for teachers of ELs, this paper examines the district- and school-level factors shaping secondary teachers' access to EL-focused professional learning in one large urban school district. Design/methodology/approach To examine teachers' access...

... This paper considers the work of pracademics from Galileo Educational Network, located within a research-intensive university, who research and lead design-based professional learning. Drawing upon a design-based approach to guide design-based professional learning and design-based research, I highlight...

... is then retweeted or shared among many disparate users. Steven Kolber can be contacted at: steven.kolber@education.vic.gov.au Pracademia Academic Social media Professional learning Teacher development Teacher leadership Democratic fora Twitter Australian education, whether discussing...

...-use rights only Professional learning Collaboration Lesson study Professional identity Pracademic Pracademics are individuals who straddle two different spaces: the spaces of practice and academia. Due to this unique position, pracademics can bring invaluable insights to both...

.... Professional learning is recognized as a prominent strategy for whole system educational reform, regularly engaged as a capacity-building strategy for improving school effectiveness (Bryk et al., 2015 ; Stoll, 2020). In the literature on educational change, professional learning communities (PLCs...

...Livia Anna Julia Jesacher-Roessler Purpose In the context of professional learning networks (PLNs), there are many studies which address knowledge mobilization (KMb). The majority of these focus on how research is mobilized by various actors. This paper explores the concepts of KMb both...

...Kaye Twyford; Deidre Le Fevre Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the actions of leaders influence teachers’ perceptions of risk and sensemaking during professional learning (PL). Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study primarily involving semi-structured...

... the development of student agency models in other schools. Stephanie Hill can be contacted at: s.hill@passmoresacademy.com 24 07 2018 21 12 2018 02 01 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Professional learning Student...

... are the organizational characteristics and systemic structures that prioritize and resource professional learning and collaboration (Duke, 1990 ; Hargreaves and Fullan, 2012). It is widely accepted that systems of professional growth should be data driven, content focused, incorporate active learning, use models...

...Pamela Osmond-Johnson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of a mentored model of gradual release to build social capital and support teachers as they adopt new identities as leaders of professional learning. Design/methodology/approach Data for the paper were collected...

... pedagogical practices combined with 1:1 iPad distribution. The paper explores impacts of the initiative on pedagogical innovation, twenty-first century learning, and related impacts on professional learning, collaboration, and culture change in the pilot schools analyzed in the study. Design/methodology...