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50 Years of ERIC
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Ferrara, JoAnne; Gomez, Diane W. – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Professional Development School liaisons are accustomed to developing relationships between their respective universities and partner schools. When the partner school is also a ''full service'' or ''community'' school, the partnership's dynamics change. This article describes the expanded roles of two…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Development Schools, Partnerships in Education, Community Schools
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Dodman, Stephanie L.; Lai, Kerri; Campet, Melissa; Cavallero-Lotocki, Renee; Hopkins, Aaron; Onidi, Christine – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Deliberate investigation into practice is an essential of the National Association for Professional Development Schools' defining elements of a Professional Development School (PDS). This article reports on the pilot efforts of one PDS as it initiated deliberate investigation through action research with a small group of teacher candidates.…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Characteristics, Action Research, Professional Development Schools
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Wasielewski, Laura M.; Terrell, Dianna Gahlsdorf – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Much has been written about school-university partnerships including their general intent to positively impact student learning through the continuous professional development of classroom teachers. This article, which offers an in-depth description of the growth of a school-college partnership, follows the development of a partnership between a…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Professional Continuing Education, College School Cooperation, Program Descriptions
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Roseboro, Donyell; Lewis, Somer; Buchanan, Lisa; Higgins, Heidi; Schlichting, Katie; Brinkley, Brian – School-University Partnerships, 2014
In 1989, the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington started the Model Clinical Teaching Project and the Consortium for the Advancement of Public Education's School Reform Initiative (CAPE). Since that time, the partnership system has grown to include 146 schools across twelve traditional school districts…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Professional Development Schools, Communities of Practice, College School Cooperation
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King-McKenzie, Ethel; Delacruz, Stacy; Bantwini, Bongani; Bogan, Barry – School-University Partnerships, 2013
Co-teaching in teacher preparation is viewed as a promising practice for fostering collaborative skills, increasing student participation, improving classroom instruction, and professional growth for all participants. Using focus group interviews as a unit of analysis, this article explores pre-service teachers' perceptions of co-teaching…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, College School Cooperation, College Faculty, Team Teaching
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Steel, Sarah; Shambaugh, Neal; Combs, Jaclyn; Farley, Randall; Hayes, Sharon; Morewood, Aimee; Morris, Terry; Poling, Toni; Taylor, Susan; Van Horn, Laura; Viglianco, Rachel; Yohe, Susan – School-University Partnerships, 2012
The Benedum Collaborative was recognized by the National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) with its "Award for Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement" at the 2012 National Professional Development Schools Conference. The conceptual framework supporting simultaneous renewal of teachers, pre-service teachers,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Professional Development Schools, Professional Development, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Cook, Carolyn L.; Taylor, Megan E. – School-University Partnerships, 2012
This qualitative study addresses the question "Does the use of storytelling motivate English language learners to engage in literacy practices more, or in a better way, and if so, how?". Storytelling of cultural tales related to fifth grade students' home cultures was introduced to provide a prompt for resultant student discussion and writing. All…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Writing Attitudes
Mills, Lynne – School-University Partnerships, 2010
Small universities deal with two primary issues when beginning to use the Professional Development School model: Adequate Funding and Faculty Support. Possible solutions are discussed, including ways to provide adequate funding through grants, enrichment/tutoring programs, reallocation of existing funds, and university priority money, as well as…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Tutoring, Universities, Small Colleges
Parkinson, Debra D.; Muir Welsh, Kate – School-University Partnerships, 2009
In 2003, a state in the Rocky Mountain region combined the concept of partner schools (Goodlad, 1993) and the model of a professional development school (Holmes Group, 1986, 1995) to develop four university public school partnerships. This study asked two guiding questions: Is authentic cross-cultural collaboration possible between a university…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Professional Development Schools, Mentors, Cooperation