...Dave Powell Purpose This paper aims to describe a professional development workshop designed to enhance teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. Design/methodology/approach The program draws on a carefully articulated definition of pedagogical knowledge as elaborated by Shulman, and features...

...Cathy A.R. Brant; Ross Stanger Purpose In this article, the authors, a university elementary social studies methods faculty member and a district social studies supervisor, discuss the creation of sustained professional development (PD) for elementary teachers on integrated social studies...

... of teachers' and students' learning (e.g. Jennings et al., 2022). In this practice-oriented article, the authors offer a conceptual orientation to the model and some of the take-aways relevant to the demands of offering professional development in polarizing times by sharing examples from one PD day...

...Sarah Jane Kaka; Lauren M. Colley; Ryan Suskey Purpose In the Fall of 2020, three teacher educators in Ohio collaborated on a three-month long online professional development series on how to write Focused Inquiries, a la the Inquiry Design Model (IDM). Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...)] and then describe precisely how the discussion is an exemplar of that approach. Design/methodology/approach Scores of teachers and teacher educators have participated in this discussion in real-world classroom settings. This was first experienced during a professional development seminar at the University...

... and how it can be taught to pre-service teachers. However, little is known about how in-service social studies teachers advance their knowledge and skills in this area. Studies of professional development (PD) suggest action research is a powerful format for teacher learning, but few closely examine...

... teachers during district-based professional development. Findings The continuum has been used as a reflective tool for teachers and curriculum developers, and as a tool for instructional coaches and administrators to improve teaching practices. Originality/value This article offers a new tool...

...Katherine Perrotta Purpose The purpose of this study is to ascertain perspectives from pre-service and in-service elementary teachers about challenges they face when teaching social studies, and how their participation in a content-based professional development opportunity can support...

... consonance between the reform ideas of the formal, professional development, curriculum, and the curriculum as enacted in participants’ classrooms. Findings Project participation was associated with significant gains in content knowledge and the conceptualization and implementation of more challenging...

... the ongoing lack of understanding regarding what it might mean to teach democratic citizenship through its practice as well as its study. Social Studies Multiculturalism Citizenship Education Teacher Education Elementary Education Professional Development Social Studies Research and Practice...

... multiple avenues for future research surrounding dialogue journals, student engagement with public issues texts, and teacher education. Emerald Publishing Limited 2011 Content Literacy Democratic Education Elementary Social Studies Instruction Motivation/engagement Professional Development...

... with professional collaborations across school and university boundaries, can be key steps to improve learning outcomes for all. Key Words: collaboration in instruction, professional development, self-study, social studies teaching Patrice PrestonGrimes Assistant Professor, Curry School of Education, University...

... by the ST from planning for teacher activities to planning for student learning. Key words: classroom discourse, professional development, social studies, student teaching, supervision, teacher education Introduction For student teachers (STs), the teaching process often begins and quite naturally so...