ERIC Number: EJ1054391
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0574
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School-Based Communities of Practice as Mechanisms for Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum Implementation
Hodges, Thomas E.; Jong, Cindy
Journal of Education, v194 n2 p25-34 2014
The authors drew upon Remillard and Bryans' categorization of curriculum use in observating two middle-grade teachers' integration of Standards-based curriculum materials produced by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Each teacher participated in a two-year professional development program focused on increasing content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge, and fostering the development of communities of practice within each school. Results indicated that the site-based communities of practice afforded one teacher continued opportunities to reflect upon and critique instructional decisions, whereas the lack of a community of practice at another school limited the teacher's integration of the materials into the instruction.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Curriculum Implementation, Mathematics Curriculum, Middle School Teachers, Instructional Materials, Faculty Development, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Observation, Reflective Teaching, Instructional Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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