Dissertations / Theses: 'Teachers Lesson planning'

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So, Wing-mui Winnie. "Teacher thinking : a comparison of science elective and non-science elective primary school teachers /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17595927.

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Straessle, Jessica Miller Wunderle. "Teachers' perspectives of effective lesson planning: A comparative analysis." W&M ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154173.

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Papadopoulou, Charis-Olga. "Teachers' conceptualisation and practice of planning in the Greek EFL context." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.312711.

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Chang, Tony Hong-Jee. "A Study of the Influences Upon Pre-Service Teachers' Pre-Planning, Lesson Planning, and Bases for Interactive Decision Making During Lesson Implementation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330946/.

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The primary objective of this study was to describe the influences upon pre-service elementary teachers' preplanning, lesson planning, and bases for interactive decision making during their lesson implementation. Six female volunteer pre-service elementary teachers from the teacher preparation program at the University of North Texas planned and taught three separate lessons in one of the following content areas-social studies, language arts, mathematics, science, and safety, at six different schools in the north Texas area. Each element of the lesson plans (18 total) was classified for analysis. Following the presentation of each lesson, the pre-service teachers were asked to use the repertory-grid technique to sort out five decisions from a series of lesson-implementation decisions which had been observed and recorded by the investigator. Then the six pre-service teachers were interviewed by the investigator using the stimulated recall technique. During the interview, each decision was discussed with the pre-service teachers, who responded to seven structural questions that probed their concerns, attitude, type of concerns, and number of concerns. The six pre-service elementary teachers possessed some ability to direct students in their classroom learning using activities and instructional knowledge. This enabled them to notice individual student performance and that of students in the group or in the class. During their interactive teaching, pre-service elementary teachers made more decisions concerning the implementation of management strategies than decisions concerning instruction and activities, in their classroom management, the pre-service teachers focused the most attention on students' verbalization and performance. The study showed that the student's classroom behavior, the thing in which a student is interested, the student's relationship with other students, the feeling of a student, and a student's action caused the six pre-service elementary teachers to immediately modify their strategies.

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Ma, Xiuli, and 马秀丽. "Student teachers' professional learning in teaching practicum." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48329411.

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This thesis reports on an ethnographic inquiry into student teachers’ professional learning and development in a four-month practicum, during which no mentor is present. The subject background is Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) in mainland China. This study draws on a variety of theories, such as Wenger’s social learning theory, Brookfield’s significant personal learning theory, Fuller’s teacher concern theory and Ghaye’s reflection hierarchy model, to conceptualize a theoretical framework to interpret collected data. The research involves two phases, i.e., the pilot and main study, each of which includes three participants. This thesis mainly reports the three cases in the main phase, with a brief account of the pilot phase. The methodological orientation of this research is naturalistic inquiry, which involves multiple data collection methods, such as student teachers’ reflective journals, individual and group interviews, lesson observations, documentary analysis, field notes and email correspondence, of which reflective journals are the main data source. The findings suggest that the student teachers are highly self-reliant in undertaking professional learning when no mentors are present. Very little participation in the professional community has been identified in all of the six cases, which is presumably attributed to the no mentorship context. Student teachers who possess a strong passion for teaching make attempts to expand their professional communities at the initial stage of the practicum; however, they are demotivated when their attempts fail. They thereafter have to rely on their own initiative by drawing on their prior teaching experiences or other resources available in their personal communities. Those who are not passionate about teaching do not take the initiative to widen their professional communities and make no changes throughout the practicum. The results also indicate that the student teachers suffer extreme anxiety, often for the whole practicum period. They are tormented by self-doubt and panic about the uncertainties and emergencies in teaching. They show great concern for “self” throughout the practicum and rarely demonstrate concern for “tasks”, “teaching performance” or “learners”. Their concern for survival predominates the whole practicum. The student teachers’ reflections as revealed in their teaching journals are basically at the descriptive and perceptive level. Little higher-level reflection has been identified. This is also likely to be associated with the no mentorship context. Recommendations for the TCSL teacher preparation programmes and the student teachers are highlighted. For the programmes, providing a more structured and supportive environment is suggested. The student teachers are advised to take more initiative to widen their professional communities and to have more peer learning and self-directed learning. A good combination of formal and informal learning can enable them to achieve the maximum professional growth in the practicum.
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Carter, John A. Martin Tami Susan Day Roger P. "Effects of lesson study on beliefs and practices of novice mathematics teachers." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3196661.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2004.
Title from title page screen, viewed May 18, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Tami S. Martin, Roger Day (co-chairs), Johnny W. Lott, Beverly S. Rich. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-115) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Fontana, Anna Lisa. "The reality of implementing instructional innovations /." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2005. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/dissertations/fullcit/3209118.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2005.
"July 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-108). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2005]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Stafford-Plummer, Julie. "An analysis of the influence of lesson study on preservice secondary mathematics teachers' view of self-as mathematics expert /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2002. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd184.pdf.

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Bowers, Sharon W. "Supporting Elementary Education In-Service Teachers' Proficiency in Planning STEM-Centric Lessons." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64380.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the McDaniel College Elementary STEM Instructional Leader (ESIL) pilot cohort's ability to proficiently plan lessons that incorporated the Maryland State STEM Standards of Practice (SOP), targeting integration of STEM content, inquiry learning, students' abilities to collaborate as a STEM team and students' strategic application of technology. Data collection, in the form of reviewing and analyzing study participants' lesson plans and self-reflections, was completed by three independent assessors. The researcher examined the interrater reliability among the three assessors using the Fleiss' kappa statistic. A 0.91 proportion of agreement consensus was documented among the three assessors. A test of hypothetical value was conducted using the nonparametric Wilcoxon-signed-rank Test. Interpretation of the Wilcoxon-signed-rank Test results suggest that the sample population demonstrated proficient planning abilities for the four targeted Maryland State STEM SOP. Findings from this research add to the field's knowledge of elements in the promotion of graduate coursework that leads to elementary in-service teachers' proficiency in planning STEM-centric lessons, however the findings also have broader implications for teacher education at large. The McDaniel College ESIL model could frame K-12 teacher education for both pre-service and in-service teachers. The pragmatic, hybrid experience maximizes flexibility, promotes analytical thinking and self-reflection and builds communication skills. The introduction and development of inquiry and design-based learning through the 7E Learning Cycle develops the teachers' understanding of practices promoted not only within the Maryland State STEM SOP, but also within the Next Generation Science Standards. The McDaniel College ESIL model also builds upon the collective efforts of academia, a non-profit STEM research facility, and local school divisions to align efforts that may lead to transformational changes for education. Essential ingredients for systemic change are embedded within the McDaniel ESIL model.
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Henderson, Shannon Coman Villaume Susan K. "Differences between high and low level preservice teachers' instructional conversations with elementary school students a grounded theory study /." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Spring/doctoral/HENDERSON_SHANNON_34.pdf.

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Mahmud, Nafisah. "Learning to plan : an investigation of Malaysian student teachers' lesson planning during their practicum." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2010. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/31684/.

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Abdella, Ali Suleman. "Lesson study as a support strategy for teacher development : a case study of middle school science teachers in Eritrea." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97776.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.
Contains one part in Tigrigna.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Against the background of education reforms, this study was conducted to determine what can be learnt from using lesson study as professional development strategy in Eritrea. The core problem discussed in the study is that the instigators of successive education reforms in Eritrea expected teachers to shift their teaching from more teacher focused to student-centred approaches with little or no support provided to them. This implies that teachers in Eritrean need effective and sustainable support systems that enable them to implement the reform initiatives. In this study, the researcher uses lesson study as a strategy that could provide teacher development experiences to teachers in Eritrea that are different from the traditional one-shot varieties such as workshops, short-term orientations and training of trainer programmes which are often normally provided by the official programmes. Lesson study is a well-established classroom-based activity in which teachers systematically examine their teaching by collaboratively planning, teaching, observing, revising and re-teaching lessons. Several successes with lesson study have been reported in research in Japan, where it has been used extensively, as well as elsewhere. However, no study on teacher professional development has been conducted using lesson study as a strategy within the Eritrean context. This study is an interpretive qualitative case study that explores the effects of lesson study on science teachers’ learning and classroom practice in selected middle schools of Eritrea. It involved twenty one participants – fifteen science teachers, three school directors and three pedagogic heads for a duration of one year. Data were generated through questionnaires, semi-structured focus group interviews, observations, documents for generating research lesson events, video-recordings and photographs. The findings show that participation in lesson study cycles that were extended over a period of time was effective in enhancing the learning of teachers and changing the way they teach science in their classrooms resulting in enhanced students confidence, participation and learning. Evidence reported in this study also indicates that lesson study made a contribution to minimising teacher isolation by bringing teachers together to collaborate and share professional ideas and experiences. Moreover, the findings show the existence of a direct relationship between teachers’ interest in teacher development initiatives and the interest that the school leadership shows in such initiatives and in the extent of support they provide to the participating teachers. Though participants reported receiving benefits from lesson study, they were constrained by a lack of time, curriculum overload, large class-size, teachers’ poor living conditions, lack of suitable space, shortage of resources, students’ poor English proficiency, newness of the process and students’ negligence. This study has also contributed to extending the body of knowledge on lesson study. Finally, it is hoped that the findings of this study may be used as a guiding framework for future teacher development initiatives in the education sector or other professional development programmes in Eritrea.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie is teen die agtergrond van onderwyshervormings in Eritrea onderneem om te bepaal wat uit die gebruik van lesstudie as strategie vir die professionele ontwikkeling van Eritrese opvoeders geleer kon word. Die kernprobleem van die studie is dat die opeenvolgende onderwyshervormings in Eritrea vereis dat onderwysers hulle onderrigbenadering van opvoedergerigte na meer studentegerigte metodes verander, sonder dat hulle enige noemenswaardige ondersteuning ontvang. Dit impliseer dat daardie onderwysers ’n doeltreffende en volhoubare ondersteuningstelsel nodig het om die hervormingsinisiatiewe in werking te stel. Met die lesstudiestrategie wat in hierdie navorsing gebruik is, is onderwysers in Eritrea blootgestel aan ander ontwikkelingservarings as die tradisionele eenmalige weergawes, wat gewoonlik in die vorm van werksessies, korttermynoriënterings en opleier-opleidingsprogramme plaasvind. Lesstudie is ’n gevestigde klaskamergebaseerde aktiwiteit waarin onderwysers hulle eie onderrig stelselmatig ondersoek deur lesse in samewerking met kollegas te beplan, aan te bied, waar te neem, te hersien en weer aan te bied. Verskeie suksesse met lesstudie is al aangemeld in navorsing in Japan, waar dit op groot skaal gebruik word, sowel as elders. Tog is geen studie oor die professionele ontwikkeling van onderwysers in Eritrese verband al met behulp van lesstudie as ’n strategie uitgevoer nie. Die metodologie vir die navorsing was ’n vertolkende kwalitatiewe gevallestudie wat ondersoek ingestel het na die uitwerking van lesstudie op wetenskaponderwysers se leer- en klaskamerpraktyk in uitgesoekte middelbare skole in Eritrea. Die 21 respondente – 15 wetenskaponderwysers, drie skooldirekteure en drie onderrighoofde – is vir ’n jaar by die studie betrek. Data is deur middel van vraelyste, semigestruktureerde fokusgroeponderhoude, waarnemings, dokumente vir die skep van navorsingslesgebeure, video-opnames en foto’s ingesamel. Die bevindinge toon dat deelname aan lesstudiesiklusse oor ’n langer tydperk onderwysers se leerpraktyk doeltreffend versterk en hulle wetenskaponderrig in die klas verander het. Dit het verhoogde vertroue, deelname en leer onder studente tot gevolg gehad. Bewyse wat in hierdie studie aangemeld is, toon ook dat lesstudie onderwyser-isolasie help beperk het deur onderwysers bymekaar te bring om saam te werk en professionele idees en ervarings uit te ruil. Daarbenewens dui die bevindinge op ’n regstreekse verband tussen onderwysers se belangstelling in inisiatiewe vir hulle eie ontwikkeling en die skoolleiers se klaarblyklike belangstelling in, en ondersteuning vir, onderwysers en hulle professionele ontwikkeling. Hoewel deelnemers by lesstudie baat gevind het, is hulle aan bande gelê deur tydsbeperkinge, ’n oorvol kurrikulum, groot klasse, swak lewensomstandighede, ’n tekort aan geskikte ruimte, te min hulpbronne, swak vaardigheid in Engels onder studente, die nuutheid van die proses en studente se agtelosigheid. Hierdie studie dra by tot die uitbreiding van die beskikbare kennis oor lesstudie. Die bevindinge sal hopelik as ’n raamwerk kan dien om toekomstige inisiatiewe vir opvoederontwikkeling in die onderwyssektor sowel as in ander programme vir professionele ontwikkeling in Eritrea te rig.

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Meyer, Rachelle D. Wilkerson Trena L. "Lesson study the effects on teachers and students in urban middle schools /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/3007.

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Wesolik, Faith. "The relationship between early childhood teacher candidates' perceptions of school climate and their creation of developmentally appropriate lesson plans a mixed methods study /." Akron, OH : University of Akron, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=akron1165262450.

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Dissertation (Ph. D.)--University of Akron, Dept. of Curricular and Instructional Studies-Elementary Education, 2006.
"December, 2006." Title from electronic dissertation title page (viewed 04/07/2008) Advisor, Carole Newman; Co-Advisor, Isadore Newman; Committee members, Francis Broadway, Susan Olson, Ruth Oswald; Department Chair, Bridgie A. Ford; Dean of the College, Patricia A Nelson; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.

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Cherenack, Genoveva Eilika. "Deciding what to teach in visual art lesson: what factors do teachers consider when lesson-planning for the intermediate in Western Cape schools." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1947.

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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education: Visual Art Education in the Faculty of Education at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012
This thesis investigates the factors, specifically the constraints, that influence the choices intermediate phase teachers make when planning visual art lessons. The study is also concerned with how teachers deal with factors that they identify as constraints to teaching visual art. The study is framed within an interpretive framework and the work on teacher knowledge by Shulman (1986; 1987). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four class teachers, three Arts and Culture teachers, and four visual art teachers using a phenomenological methodology. Interviews were analysed systematically by indexing and organizing the data using the knowledge base for teaching as described by Shulman (1987) and Turner-Bisset (1999).

The patterns in what teachers consider when planning visual art lessons, and their reasons for doing so, was better explained by a teacher’s training in visual art education rather than his/her role as a class, Arts and Culture, or visual art teacher. In this study, the teachers who are trained in visual art education generally work in situations with few contextual problems and their focus, when lesson-planning, centres around the best way visual art content knowledge can be integrated into lessons. In comparison, most of the teachers who are not trained in visual art education mentioned numerous contextual problems that affected their ability to teach visual art. These teachers plan their visual art lessons around what they believe they are able to manage within the context of the school they are working in, rather than specific visual art related outcomes. In addition, their lesson-planning decisions are generally based on limited visual art content knowledge and pedagogy. Hence, compared to teachers trained to teach visual art, their application of visual art content knowledge is haphazard and does not build on the foundation of the curriculum.

Limited contact time and support from management are two contextual factors that were found to impact the way teachers in this study plan visual art lessons. To mitigate for the lack of contact time, the teachers trained in visual art education endeavoured to manage their lesson time efficiently and to setup clear routines with their learners so as to minimize the amount of time spent on non-learning activities.

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So, Wing-mui Winnie, and 蘇詠梅. "Teacher thinking: a comparison of science elective and non-science elective primary school teachers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31958941.

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Miller, Jennifer. "Eighth grade reading curriculum how teachers make choices /." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1190057922.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University, 2007.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 15, 2008). Advisor: Nancy Padak. Keywords: Curriculum; reading; standards; adolescent literature. Includes survey instrument. Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-217).

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Wickramasinghe, N. "A study of the changes to Sri Lankan pre-service teachers' knowledge about teaching during their student teaching period." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20050809.141747/index.html.

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MacLeod, Cheri Dawn. "English as a second language teachers' attention to student characteristics during lesson planning : a novice-expert study." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31008.

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Recent changes in language teaching methodology have created needs for a better understanding of lesson planning among English as a second language (ESL) teachers . Research on teacher thinking and lesson planning in general suggests that teachers mainly pay attention to content, activities, and student characteristics, but these elements may have unique features in second language instruction. The present study investigated the lesson planning of 6 inexperienced student teachers of ESL and 6 experienced sponsor teachers of ESL teaching the same students in a practicum context. The teachers' planning was analyzed in terms of the attention they gave to content, activities, and student characteristics, while assessing possible differences between the two groups. The study found that ESL teachers gave more consideration to content and activities than they did to student characteristics. Both groups considered these three aspects of lesson planning individually about half the time and in conjunction with other aspects of planning about half the time. Experienced teachers proved to use more complex mental representations of lesson planning than student teachers did. However, many individual differences emerged among the inexperienced and experienced teachers, obscuring differences between groups for most of the planning behaviors assessed. The student characteristics most often mentioned in think-aloud protocols during lesson planning, and reported as most important on a rating scale, were students' English proficiency, personal motivation, language learning needs, and interests. Further studies should use a larger sample of teachers and might profitably investigate lesson planning throughout an entire course.
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Language and Literacy Education (LLED), Department of
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Leung, Pak-wai Ashley. "Decision making of physical education teachers : a case study of a Hong Kong primary school /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25248947.

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Herro, Dan. "A Qualitative Single Case Study on Backward Design Lesson Planning Experiences of Teachers in a Professional Learning Community." Thesis, Northcentral University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10746537.

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This qualitative single case study on backward design lesson planning experiences of teachers in a professional learning community focused on gaining a better understanding of collaborative planning of standards-based learning intentions, success criteria, assessments, and activities as performed by four participants meeting daily in one high school content area department. The backward design lesson planning model contains three stages, including development of standards-based learning objectives, learning objective-based assessments, and assessment criteria-based authentic learning activities. The research problem was informed by multiple selections from the body of literature in the field of education on backward design lesson planning, curriculum evaluation frameworks, and suggestions for a need to better understand collaborative planning, backward design curricula, professional development-informed planning and practice, and professional learning community interactions in designing curricula. The purpose of the study was to better understand how teachers develop standards-derived learning intentions, success criteria, assessments, and activities through the backward design lesson planning model. The conceptual framework was constructed from a synthesis of findings from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods peer-reviewed research reports in the field of curriculum and teaching. Synthesized findings informed the structure and sections of the conceptual framework, supporting the purpose of the research in better understanding connections between components of traditional linear curriculum evaluation, the three stages of backward design, and the need to better understand interactions between professional development practice of new curriculum development initiatives, implementation of new initiatives in professional learning community lesson plan design, and teacher perceptions of planning lessons through the lens of backward design. Through observational field notes and open-ended questionnaires pertaining to the three stages of backward design lesson development, teacher actions observed during professional learning community meetings and experiences noted by teachers on questionnaire forms indicated that teachers utilized their common lesson planning time in deriving learning objectives from content area standards, generating formative assessments for ongoing feedback to inform teaching and learning, generating rubrics for clarity in the relationship between success criteria and the satisfying of learning objectives, and sequencing activities based on ability levels of individual learners so that challenges were scaffolded based on cognitive complexity, with the goal of all students meeting learning objectives. Potential impacts of study results include integration of backward design lesson planning into professional development programs and professional learning community curriculum development programs for alignment, clarity, and congruency between content area department standards, objectives, assessments, and activities. Recommendations for future research informed by minor themes uncovered during the study include a need for further study of teacher perceptions of standards-based grading practices.

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Jones, Jay R. "Assessing student teacher perceptions of preparedness using a dialogic evaluation process a pilot study /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5898.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on August 13, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Johnston, Christopher J. "Pre-service elementary teachers planning for mathematics instruction the role and evaluation of technology tools and their influence on lesson design /." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/4586.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2009.
Vita: p. 185. Thesis director: Jennifer M. Suh. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 12, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-184). Also issued in print.

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Barnes, Kristen Marie. "A guide of predesigned lesson plans to help teachers integrate technology into their curriculum." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1731.

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Succesful computer technology use can be achieved through teachers, students, and support from staff members, administrators, and even parents. Technology needs to continue to be a standard that all teachers and students strive to meet as they do all other standards in school. Innovative and sucessful teachers use technology in their daily lesson plans, lesson implementation, and use it as motivation for their students.

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Smitt, Shauna M. "Impact of Teachers' Common Planning Time on the Academic Performance of Students in a Middle School Setting." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5431/.

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The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the common planning time for a team of middle school teachers by comparing the standardized test scores of middle school students selected from two school districts located in North Texas. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) 2 * 4 design was utilized to measure the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) math and reading scale score for 7th grade students from the test administered in spring 2005. The data for this study were compared by the variables of school, gender, and ethnicity. The measuring tool utilized in this study determined the ratio of the amount of variance of the scores for individuals of between-groups as opposed to the amount of variance of within-groups, indicating if there were a statistically significant difference on the scores in any one particular variable compared to the variances of scores for the other variables in this study. The statistical results indicated that there were no statistical significant differences in the scores of students attending a middle school where the teachers received a common planning time. However, there was a noted difference in the percentage ratings on the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report published by TEA for the African American students who attended the school with the common planning time. These students had higher scores on the TAKS reading test. The TAKS math scores did not indicate any notable differences.

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Winiecke, Tyler Joseph. "Problems Faced by Reform Oriented Novice Mathematics Teachers Utilizing a Traditional Curriculum." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5608.

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Task-based instruction has been a promising method of instruction advocated by mathematics education researchers over the past twenty years. However traditional curricula constitute a majority of the curricula utilized in the United States. The purpose of this study is to identify the problems reform oriented novice teachers face when utilizing a traditional curriculum to plan task-based lessons. In order to identify these problems three novice teachers' interactions with curricula were observed and characterized using the frameworks of past researchers. Through analysis of teachers' textbook interaction practices it was found that teachers struggled to plan task-based lessons due to issues encountered finding/constructing mathematical tasks, and due to problems associated with being naturally oriented toward procedures while utilizing a traditional curriculum.

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Smith, James A. (James Arthur) 1945. "The Elements of Lesson Design, Elementary Public School Students' Mastery of Mathematics Objectives, Accrued Teaching Experience, and Teacher Inservice Training." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332391/.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the teachers' use of the individual elements of lesson design, students' mastery of mathematics objectives, the hours of inservice training completed by the teachers and the teachers' years of experience. The individual elements of lesson design are defined by Madeline Hunter and are anticipatory set, objective and purpose, input, modeling, checking for understanding, guided practice, and independent practice.

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Rudd, Chandler Scott. "Planning Their First Language Lesson: Applying Constructivist Values to the Design of Objective Training for Part-Time Teachers at the Missionary Training Center." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3044.pdf.

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Hidson, Elizabeth Frances. "Challenges to pedagogical content knowledge in lesson planning during curriculum transition : a multiple case study of teachers of ICT and Computing in England." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12623/.

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In September 2014 the new National Curriculum programmes of study for Computing became mandatory in England, replacing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a school subject and introducing Computer Science into schools. This posed a challenge for in-service ICT teachers without Computer Science subject knowledge: teachers needed to develop both subject and pedagogical knowledge to make the transition from teaching ICT to teaching Computing. This multiple case study explores teachers’ perceptions of the curriculum change and how they have responded in practical and pedagogical terms to planning lessons aligning with the new programmes of study. Nine teachers participated, each of whom had been teaching ICT pre-2014. The study used semi-structured interview questions while teachers engaged in lesson-planning activities, captured mostly using desktop-sharing via internet telephony. A modified version of Shulman’s pedagogical reasoning framework and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) facilitated analysis of teachers’ pedagogic practices in lesson planning. The study shows teachers’ concerns about the lack of clarity surrounding the curriculum change, and the lack of access to suitable professional development (CPD). Most highlighted the primacy of programming and Computer Science at the expense of Information Technology and Digital Literacy, the other two strands of the new curriculum. The study also shows the dynamic nature of lesson planning. Knowledge deficits slowed down the fluency of teachers’ lesson-planning processes, but the use of lesson materials created by others helped them to develop PCK. The term transitional pedagogical reasoning has been used to describe the process by which unfamiliar but necessary concepts are assimilated into the pedagogical reasoning process while the teacher develops sufficient subject knowledge and PCK. Recommendations have been made for Computing curriculum policies to recognise and promote Computing pedagogy. This understanding should underpin initial teacher education in Computing, CPD for in-service teachers, and strategic development of the subject in the longer term.

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Rodriguez, Diana. "The induction period of nine beginning physical education teachers in Puerto Rico /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1995. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11848522.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1995.
Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: William G. Anderson. Dissertation Committee: Lenore M. Pogonowski. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-175).

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Layden, Scott Christopher. "Investigating the relationship between pre-service teachers' attention to student thinking during lesson planning and the level of cognitive demand at which tasks are implemented." Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10075904.

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This study investigated the relationship between attention to student thinking during lesson planning and the level of cognitive demand at which tasks are implemented for six pre-service teachers enrolled in a teacher education program that focuses on attention to student thinking during planning and instruction. Lesson plans were examined for attention to student thinking using two coding schemes, and samples of student work were examined to assess the level of cognitive demand at which tasks (associated with the enacted lesson plans) were implemented during instruction. Other planning related data sources were qualitatively drawn upon to support the extent to which pre-service teachers focused on student thinking with regard to planning.

One of the lesson planning coding schemes provides numerical scores indicating different degrees of attention to six elements of student thinking. The level of cognitive demand of task implementation for each lesson was able to be coded as high or low. In particular, the quantitative analysis suggested a trend that as overall attention to student thinking during lesson planning increases the odds of high level task implementation become greater compared to the odds of low level task implementation. Given a small sample size the quantitative results need to be considered within their limitations.

Qualitative analysis examining attention to student thinking during planning and task implementation supports the quantitative trend. In particular, the qualitative analysis suggests three findings. The first finding is that the two pre-service teachers who demonstrated the most attention to student thinking with regard to planning were the only pre-service teachers who implemented all of their tasks at a high level of cognitive demand. The second finding is that when receiving specific planning based support for a lesson as part of a university assignment, all the pre-service teachers were able to implement the task at high level of cognitive demand. The third finding is that a large majority of lessons using tasks accompanied by detailed planning support sources were implemented at high levels of cognitive demand.

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Maninger, Robert M. "The Effects of Technology Integration Techniques in Elementary Mathematics Methods Courses on Elementary Preservice Teachers' Computer Self-Efficacy, Software Integration Confidence, and Lesson Planning." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4307/.

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The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effect of computer technology integration techniques on preservice teachers' feelings of computer self-efficacy and feelings of confidence in software integration. It was also the purpose of this study to interpret these preservice teachers' confidence in using computer technology integration techniques in their own planning and instruction during student teaching. The participants in this study were from two intact, non-randomly-formed classrooms. They were 27 preservice teachers enrolled in the College of Education at a university in north central Texas in two sections of a course entitled EDEE 4350, Mathematics in the Elementary School. This study was quasi-experimental, with a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. The independent variable was the type of instruction experienced in an elementary mathematics methods course: novel instruction with specialized computer technology integration techniques versus traditional instruction with no specialized technology integration techniques. The dependant variables were measured using the following instruments: the Demographic Data and Previous Context Use of the Computer Survey which described participants' demographics and their previous usage of the computer; the Self-Efficacy With Computer Technologies Scale; the Preservice Teacher Software Integration Confidence Scale; and the Lesson Plan Infusion/Integration Scale. The results of the data analysis revealed, through the inferential statistics run on the Self-Efficacy with Computer Technology Scale pretest and posttest, that there was no statistically significant difference between treatment groups (p < .05). The posttest-only Preservice Teachers Software Integration Confidence Scale revealed a statistically significant difference between treatment groups (p < .05). The posttest-only Lesson Plan Technology Infusion/Integration Scale revealed no statistical significance between treatment groups (p < .05). The study provides insight into the benefits of instruction in specific software integration techniques instruction. It suggests that when preservice teachers are given instruction in specific computer software integration techniques, they are more confident in the use of those techniques.

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Jeko, Ishmael. "An improved mentoring model for student teachers on practicum in primary schools in Zimbabwe." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1017553.

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As part of a drive to improve the quality of teachers, Zimbabwe introduced a school-based mentoring model in 1995, a move which regrettably seems not have borne fruit. Therefore, this study sought to propose an improved mentoring model for initial teacher training for primary school teachers. Efforts to improve the current mentoring could, however, be facilitated if they were informed by an empirically-based understanding of the shortcomings of the existing mentoring system for student teachers and teachers. In order to attain the above objective, this study adopted a multisite case study design, guided by the interpretive paradigm. A core of nine primary schools, drawn from the rural, urban and peri-urban areas of the Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe, was purposively selected to participate in the study. In the participating schools, key participants were student teachers and mentors, while school principals participated when they had time. A secondary group of primary schools were also identified to be used as validation of findings in a wider setting. An in-depth literature study on teacher education and mentoring was also carried out and this, combined with empirical data, illuminated the issues being investigated. The empirical data were primarily gathered through focus group and face-to-face individual semi-structured interviews, while participant observation (used in conjunction with informal unstructured interviews) and questionnaires were used to verify and triangulate data collected through the interviews. To safeguard the ethical integrity of the study, ethical approval from the relevant university committee, as well as the official consent of educational authorities, was obtained beforehand, as was the informed consent of individual participants. The research established that the support rendered to student teachers in the participating primary schools was largely inadequate and of a shallow mode, focusing primarily on facilitating the mastery of technical skills and the provision of psycho-social support, while being sorely deficient in empowering the student teachers with the skills and attitudes to reflectively and critically engage with their own and others‟ teaching practices. The mentoring was taking place in the context of field experience, organised along the apprenticeship model, hence located in an outmoded traditional paradigm of field experience, something which is regrettable at a time when international best practices seek to move towards a reflective-inquiry-oriented paradigm. Secondly, the research found that the participating schools were not structurally or culturally ready to take significant teacher training responsibility; hence the schools, in their present state, could be seen as constraining the smooth functioning of the mentoring model. Thirdly, some mentor-based factors also seemed to inhibit the functioning of the mentoring model. These included teachers who were attitudinally indisposed to accept student teachers as their professional colleagues, preferring to relate to them hierarchically and vertically, thereby limiting the emergence of a culture of professional collaboration and reciprocal learning relationships. In similar vein, the mentors‟ lack of training limited their capacity of mentors to perform the extended range of mentoring functions necessary for supporting student teachers trained in 21st century schools. The above conclusions and implications point towards the following recommendations: Mentor support for student teachers should be extended from the present superficial level to include functions that are oriented towards reflective practice. However, for this to happen, some adjustments will need to be made in the schools. These include, most importantly, making time available for mentoring activities. In order for the mentors to be able to perform their mentoring functions knowledgeably, they must be made fully aware of what they are supposed to do by providing them with the official documents spelling out mentoring expectations in schools. Additionally, the commitment of mentors to their duties could be made more sustainable by putting in place a clearly defined reward structure that is fully recognized officially and integrated into the employee grading system. To make school environments more propitious towards mentoring, schools must be structurally modified and re-cultured to create slots for mentoring activities, provide opportunities for informal professional interaction among teachers, as well as establish professional engagement forums, such as school-based learning circles. The research also suggests that student teachers should be allowed to choose their mentors through providing them with opportunities for early contact with their prospective mentoring partners. In an attempt to close the gap between college-based modules and field-based school experiences, the research further recommends that college-based modules be delivered in a way that ensures that they are fully integrated with student teachers‟ field experiences. Finally, mentoring could be better facilitated if schools and colleges adopted a partnership arrangement that is more aligned to mentoring. This implies provisionally shifting from the present separatist to the HEI-led partnership model, while preparing for the adoption of a fully-fledged collaborative partnership in the long term. The research was, however, by no means carried out perfectly. It was somewhat limited by its failure to take into account the view of officials from the Department of Education, as well as the input of colleagues in teacher education. In similar vein, the researcher felt that a more nuanced and fine-grained picture of the participants‟ mentoring experiences could have emerged if he had spent more time in the field, something which limited resources and work commitments did not allow him to do. Some significant issues arose from this study, but which it could not pursue. These include exploring the possibility of coming up with a model of teacher education that integrates ITE and CTPD in the context of mentoring, as well as conducting a similarly designed research into the mentoring that is taking place in secondary schools.

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Leung, Pak-wai Ashley, and 梁柏偉. "Decision making of physical education teachers: a case study of a Hong Kong primary school." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31963109.

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De, Jong Stephanie Lyn. "Practicing teacher perceptions of technology and technology integration in K-12 education." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2680.

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This cross-sectional study assessed participants' perceptions of classroom technology integration and compared them to variables such as years of teaching experience, age, gender, computer access, technology training and level of technology adoption in the classroom.

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McDougall, Mathew Jon. "Scaffolded Growth of Knowledge Using Distributed Collaborative Learning Tools in Preservice Teacher Education." Queensland University of Technology, 2005. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16051/.

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The Education Faculties within the universities are looking to meet the needs of their learners more completely. Teaching and learning strategies are being adopted to make educational provision more flexible by using computer supported collaborative learning environments. However, research has shown that in preservice teacher programs, many teachers do not have a complete knowledge of subject-matter or pedagogical content knowledge. This study investigated how a lesson-planning task within the context of a computer supported collaborative learning environment can facilitate the growth of teacher knowledge, specifically subject-matter knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge about the teaching of ratio and fraction. The findings from this research showed that using a lesson-planning task facilitated the development of teacher knowledge, specifically subject-matter knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. Within the computer supported collaborative learning community, the preservice teachers were able to articulate their current understandings and re-define their knowledge of fraction and ratio. The thesis concludes with a conceptual framework and some specific guidelines for the design of a scaffolded computer-mediated community and discusses implications for the design of future collaborative learning environments.

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Coe, Karen Lee. "The process of lesson study as a strategy for the development of teaching in primary schools : a case study in the Western Cape Province, South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3984.

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Thesis (PhD (Curriculum Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to determine the value that a group of teachers in South Africa would place on the process of lesson study as a model for their own learning and instructional improvement. A qualitative case study approach through an action research design was the methodology employed for this research. Participants in this 18-month study experienced three complete cycles and a fourth partially completed cycle of lesson study. The setting in South Africa offers a unique perspective to research on lesson study. Lesson study has been the primary method of professional teacher development in Japan for more than 50 years. It is also realizing some success in school districts across the USA. The recent educational reforms in South Africa have something in common with each of these countries. Like Japan, South Africa has adopted a national curriculum. The common link with the USA is that both countries have recently experienced educational reform at the national government level. The findings from this research include a discussion of the elements contained in lesson study that may be beneficial to incorporate into continuing professional teacher development programs, an analysis of the sustainability of lesson study, and an exploration of the connection between the model of lesson study and the design of action research.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie kwalitatiewe navorsingstudie was om die waarde wat ŉ groep onderwysers in Suid-Afrika op die proses van lesstudie as ŉ model vir hulle eie leer- en onderrigverbetering sou plaas, te bepaal. ŉ Kwalitatiewe gevallestudie-benadering met behulp van ŉ aksienavorsingontwerp was die metodologie wat tydens hierdie navorsing aangewend is. Deelnemers aan hierdie studie wat oor 18 maande gestrek het, het drie volledige siklusse en ŉ vierde gedeeltelike siklus van lesstudie onderneem. Die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks bied ŉ unieke perspektief op navorsing oor lesstudie. Lesstudie was vir meer as 50 jaar die primêre metode van professionele onderwyserontwikkeling in Japan. Dit behaal ook ’n mate van sukses in skooldistrikte oor die VSA heen. Die onlangse onderwyshervormings in Suid-Afrika het iets gemeen met elk van hierdie lande. Soos Japan, het Suid-Afrika ŉ nasionale kurrikulum in gebruik geneem. Die skakel met die VSA is dat albei lande onlangs onderwyshervorming op nasionale regeringsvlak ondergaan het. Die bevindinge van hierdie navorsing sluit ŉ bespreking van die elemente vervat in lesstudie in wat inkorporering in programme vir voortgesette professionele onderwyserontwikkeling tot voordeel kan strek, ŉ ontleding van die volhoubaarheid van lesstudie, en ŉ verkenning van die verband tussen die lesstudie-model en die ontwerp van aksienavorsing.

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Hornink, Gabriel Gerber. "Formação continuada de professores de biologia com uso de "softwares livres"." [s.n.], 2006. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/314112.

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Orientador: Eduardo Galembeck
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia
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Resumo: Existe hoje um desequilíbrio entre os avanços tecnológicos e os processos de formação para uso das tecnologias no ensino brasileiro de forma reflexiva. O presente trabalho explorou o desenvolvimento de cursos de formação continuada para uso da informática no ensino de Biologia, assim como formas de analisar este processo, desenvolvendo um programa reflexivo e participativo. Participaram dos cursos professores de escolas públicas e privadas. Foram usados de 'softwares livres' educacionais voltados ao ensino médio de Biologia dentre os quais Nutrição, Ciclo de Vida em Vegetais, Movimentos de Plantas, Estômatos e Embriologia. Os cursos foram estruturados com conteúdos e atividades em ordem progressiva de dificuldade, dentro do contexto do uso das tecnologias no ensino, mesclando atividades práticas e teóricas. Os conteúdos teóricos abordados foram: teorias de aprendizagem e taxonomias educacionais (taxonomia dos objetivos educacionais de Bloom e taxonomia SOLO) e classificação de softwares educacionais. As atividades práticas foram: avaliação, planejamento e uso de softwares educacionais e trocas de experiências vivenciadas pelos professores. Incentivou-se fortemente o desenvolvimento de atividades envolvendo tecnologia nas condições reais de trabalho dos professores, visando o exercício da autonomia no planejamento e o oferecimento de aulas, bem como o compartilhamento das experiências de cada um. Houve três grupos de trabalho, dois exploratórios e um final. Para cada grupo, antes do início das atividades, foram investigadas as situações das escolas e dos professores com relação ao uso da informática. Ao término do curso foram aplicadas uma prova discursiva e um questionário de avaliação do mesmo. Os resultados obtidos da prova discursiva e da avaliação final permitem observar que os professores passaram a se sentir melhor preparados para utilizar a informática no ensino. Também ressaltaram a importância da abordagem dos aspectos teóricos para a prática docente e a interação com os demais professores. Considero que o processo de reflexão sobre o uso de novas tecnologias deve ser contínuo, pois este curso sozinho não teve, nem deveria ter, a pretensão de resolver os problemas da informática educativa, sendo necessária uma mudança de postura e de ação do corpo docente ao longo do tempo
Abstract: There is a large gap between the advances in technology and their conscious use in the educational activities in Brazil. This work proposal is to design and offer continued education courses to stimulate the use of informatics in Biology education, evaluate the process of making teachers aware about using informatics in education, and to develop a reflexive and participative program in continued education to high school teachers. Teachers from both, public and private Brazilian nationwide high school have enrolled the courses. The teachers involved in this project had the opportunity of using and thinking about the applicability of educational free software. The software set explored in this work (Nutrition, Plant¿s Life Cycle, Movements in Plant, Stomates and Embryology) is part of the multimedia package Biology in Multimedia. The courses designs were based on the theoretical contents and practical activities concerning the use of informatics in education, the activities were gradually delivered according to the complexity of each required task. The theoretical contents discussed were the learning theories, educational taxonomys (Bloom¿s taxonomy and Solo Taxonomy) and education software classification. The practical approaches were based on evaluating, planning and using the selected software in their classes and practical experiences sharing inside the group. Discussions considering teachers¿ real work conditions and the development of activities with technology were strongly stimulated and the results obtained by each teacher were discussed with the group. The objective of these discussions was to stimulate teachers¿ autonomy in planning classes and apply their plans in their classes, integrating the use of informatics in their teaching activities. There were three work groups, two exploratory and one tail end. Before beginning the activities, each group was inquired about the schools and the teachers environment concerning the use of informatics. At the end of the course a test was applied (a final exam) as well as an investigative questionnaire. According to the teachers¿ evaluation, they felt great improvement in their capabilities to use informatics resources in their teaching activities. They also had stressed the importance of the theoretical aspects of the teaching practices and the interaction with other teachers. The critical thinking process about the use of new technologies must be continuously improved. This course did not have nor must it have the intention to be the solution for the problems of educative informatics. What is important in fact is to effectively stimulate the change in teachers¿ behavior and practice throughout the time
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Facun-Granadozo, Ruth. "Teacher Candidates' Lesson Planning Challenges (an Action Research to Inform Practice)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4327.

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Mathis, Kimber Anne. "Secondary Preservice Mathematics Teachers' Curricular Reasoning." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7511.

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Researchers have found that teachers' decisions affect students' opportunity to learn. Prior researchers have investigated teachers' decisions while planning, implementing, or reflecting on lessons, but few researchers have studied teachers' decisions and their reasoning throughout the teaching process. It is important to study teachers' reasoning for why they make the decisions they do throughout the teaching process. Furthermore, because inservice and preservice teachers differ in experience and available resources that they draw on while making decisions, it is helpful to consider the resources PSTs' draw on while reasoning. Curricular reasoning is a framework that describes teachers' thinking processes when making decisions during the teaching process. This study investigated secondary preservice teachers' decisions and curricular reasoning throughout the teaching process. Data were collected from two groups of secondary preservice teachers in a mathematics methods course focused on student thinking and mathematics. Results revealed that the preservice teachers used all seven curricular reasoning strands, especially drawing on mathematical meanings, mapping learning trajectories, and considering learners' perspectives. Specifically, this study demonstrates ways in which preservice teachers reason about their decisions and the intertwined nature of their curricular reasoning. The results from this study also imply that it may be helpful to consider the resources PSTs have access to, including their instructor, and that the order of their lesson planning may allow support for the mathematical learning trajectories within individual lessons. This study also provides validation for the curricular reasoning framework described by Dingman, Teuscher, Olson, and Kasmer (in press), provides subcategories of curricular reasoning strands, and has implications for teacher education.

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Facun-Granadozo, Ruth, and T. Ahmed. "Co-planning: Lessons Learned and Future Directions." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4325.

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Heine, Jennifer Miers. "Staff Development Methods for Planning Lessons with Integrated Technology." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3343/.

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This study compared cooperative and individual staff development methods for planning lessons with integrated technology. Twenty-three teachers from one elementary school participated in the study. The sample was the entire population. Nine participants were assigned to the control group, and fourteen participants were assigned to the experimental group. Names of participants were randomly drawn to determine group assignment. Participants in the control group worked individually in all three staff development sessions, while participants in the experimental group chose a partner, with whom they worked cooperatively in all three staff development sessions. Each participant or pair of participants submitted a lesson plan prior to participation in three staff development sessions. Following the sessions, each participant or pair of participants submitted a lesson plan. Three independent raters rated lesson plans to determine the participants' respective levels on the Level of Technology Implementation Observation Checklist (Moersch, 2001). The ratings of the lesson plans submitted before the training were compared to those collected after the training using a two-by-two mixed model ANOVA. The occasion (pre- vs. post-test), group, and interaction variables were all statistically significant at the .1 level; however, only the occasion variable had a strong effect size. These data suggest that (1) all teachers who participated in the training, whether individually or cooperatively, were able to develop lesson plans at a higher level of technology implementation and (2) cooperative staff development methods had no advantage over individual staff development methods with respect to teachers' ability to write lessons with integrated technology.

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Scarborough, Janna L. "Essentials of Lesson Planning: Helping School Counselors to be Successful in the Classroom." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1303.

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Sjöqvist, Axel. "Communicative Language Teaching in Practice : Function versus form in teacher trainees´ lesson plans." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-81615.

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This paper sets out to explore to what extent teacher trainees at a university in southern Sweden are influenced by communicative language teaching (CLT) approaches that the Swedish national syllabus for English, LGR 11, advocates. In addition, reliabilities regarding the level of institution (Junior High versus High School) will also be explored. The material consists of 20 lesson plans, two from each student equally split between Junior High and High School. These plans were submitted by the author’s classmates as part of an assignment during their teaching practice. The method for rating the lesson plans in terms of function versus form is based on a chart created by Thornbury (1999), although his chart has been adapted to better suit the methodology of this paper. The results showed that most of the lesson plans favored, to varying degrees, a communicative approach; the most popular one being a mixture of deep-end and shallow-end CLT approaches. Furthermore, the lessons in High school proved to lean slightly more towards deep-end CLT than their counterparts at Junior high.

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Rakes, Lori. "Help! I have to teach math: The nature of a preservice teacher's experiences enacting mathematics instruction in a final internship." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5763.

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The purpose of this case study was to better understand the nature of the experiences of a preservice teacher, self-identified as having mathematics anxiety as she planned and implemented instruction during her internship by answering: What is the nature of the experiences of a preservice teacher, self-identified as having mathematics anxiety, as she planned for mathematics instruction during her final internship? What is the nature of the experiences of a preservice teacher, self-identified as having mathematics anxiety, as she implemented mathematics instruction during her final internship? Using an interpretivist approach to a case study inquiry, I used semi-structured interviews, observations, audio journals, and artifacts to collect data on a preservice teacher, cooperating teacher, and college supervisor. Member checking was used with interview data and a peer reviewer reviewed all data collection and analytic procedures. I analyzed the data using content and thematic analysis. The findings indicated that lack of planning, lack of instructional support, lack of content knowledge, and lack of transfer of what she learned in the mathematics methods course impacted the preservice teacher’s planning and implementation of mathematics instruction. In this way, the study identified the importance of instructional support for preservice teachers during K-12 classroom experiences, theory-to-practice connections between coursework and field experiences, and preservice teacher reflection to recognize weaknesses and seek out solutions to solve problems of practice. The study closed with a discussion from the viewpoint of reviewed literature, my interpretation of the findings and suggestions for future research.

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Burrell, Marcia M., and Clayton Cohn. "Integrating Technology into the Mathematics Classroom: Instructional Design and Lesson Conversion." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-79535.

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The use of technology in Kindergarten to grade 12 classrooms provides opportunities for teachers to employ mathematical rigor, to integrate problem solving strategies and to extend mathematical ways of knowing (Drier, Dawson, & Garofalo, 1999). The presentation consists of two parts. One investigation maps secondary mathematics technology lessons and materials to the elementary school mathematics standards and converts the mathematics concepts to manageable elementary school lessons. The other investigation analyzes pre-service teacher lessons written using ASSURE instructional design format. The major aims of this paper are to present two teacher preparation practices, one for secondary mathematics pre-service teachers (converting secondary materials to elementary materials) and the other for elementary mathematics pre-service teachers (writing lessons using the ASSURE model).

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Greiner, Calina Martins. "A metodologia oficinas de aprendizagem e a interdisciplinaridade: pesquisa e desenvolvimento voltados ao ensino de Biologia." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2016. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1915.

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Acompanha: Guia de sequências didáticas
A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo verificar as dificuldades enfrentadas pelos professores de Biologia inseridos na Metodologia Oficinas de Aprendizagem para o planejamento e elaboração de suas aulas. Para a realização desta pesquisa foram discutidos os Aspectos Históricos e Tendências para o Ensino de Biologia, o Ensino por Investigação, a Interdisciplinaridade e a Metodologia Oficinas de Aprendizagem. Quanto à coleta e à análise de dados, foi desenvolvida pesquisa-ação qualitativa que teve como sujeitos os professores de Biologia da Rede de Ensino Colégio Sesi, totalizando 20 professores participantes, provenientes de várias unidades do Estado. As informações foram obtidas por meio de um questionário composto por questões abertas para o levantamento de dados referentes às dificuldades e sugestões dos professores de Biologia acerca de suas atividades docentes enquanto inseridos na Metodologia Oficinas de Aprendizagem. Os professores consultados relataram os principais desafios enfrentados para o desenvolvimento de suas aulas, onde pode-se destacar como os principais resultados a falta de materiais para aulas práticas, a dificuldade em realizar o trabalho interdisciplinar e as disciplinas nas quais há maior dificuldade em elaborar atividades compartilhadas com Biologia, como Língua Inglesa, Arte e Sociologia. A partir dos resultados obtidos pelos questionários e com o auxílio dos professores produziu-se o produto da presente pesquisa, um Guia de Sequências Didáticas de Biologia, contendo sugestões de aulas interdisciplinares e atividades contextualizadas com conteúdos de outras disciplinas que visam facilitar a prática docente e promover a interdisciplinaridade no Ensino Médio.
This research aimed to determine the challenges faced by Biology teachers who make use of a method of Learning Workshop in the planning and preparation of their lessons. For this research, historical aspects and trends for Biology education, interdisciplinarity and Learning Workshop methods were discussed. As far as the collection and analysis of data is concerned, Qualitative Action Research was applied. This involved 20 participating Biology teachers from many different School Education Network (SESI) members in the State of Paraná. The information was obtained through an open-ended questionnaire to obtain data relating to difficulties and the suggestions of biology teachers about their teaching activities while being involved in Learning Workshop method. The key results highlighted the lack of material for practical classes, the difficulty in performing interdisciplinary work, and those subjects or courses where the greatest difficulty in preparing shared activities with biology, such as English Language, Art and Sociology was experienced. From the results obtained through the questionnaires, together with the help of teachers, the product of this research was a lesson plan guide that assisted in teaching Biology. It contained suggestions for interdisciplinary classes and contextualized activities with content from other school subjects to facilitate the teaching practice and promote interdisciplinarity in High School Education.

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Tabor, Lisa Kay. "Using geography to help teach history: dual-encoding history lesson plans." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/7133.

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Master of Arts
Department of Geography
John A. Harrington Jr
Analysis of polling documents indicates how little most Americans know about the world. Geography education is the key to offsetting geographic illiteracy. Fortunately programs designed to improve K-12 geography education are growing in number and strength. How can we teach more and better geography within the school system? Given the dominant role of history in the K-12 social studies curriculum, use of the psychological theory of dual-encoding to integrate geography and history lesson planning is one approach to bring more geography into the classroom. As part of Kansas Geographic Alliance programmatic activity, Kansas history and geography standards, with emphasis on the tested standards, were assessed to identify candidate themes for development of dual-encoded educational units and associated lesson plans. Three workshops were delivered to share these dual-encoded units and lesson plans. The workshops were for education faculty, teachers getting in-service professional development, and for a group of pre-service teachers in a social studies methods class. Attendees at the workshops provided assessment and feedback of the material. Based on informal comments and written responses from the workshop attendees, it is concluded that dual-encoding will enable considerable progress in geography education. Not only will the knowledge provided demonstrate the impact and significance of geography to history teachers and their students, but dual-encoded lessons will advance teacher content and pedagogical knowledge, and most importantly students will learn both geography and history better.

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Clemborn, Frida. "”Allt ligger ju på läraren hur en lektion blir” : En kvalitativ studie om lärares planeringsförmåga av matematikundervisning i grundskolans årskurs F-3." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, Matematikdidaktik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-40149.

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Att arbeta som lärare kräver att du erhåller vissa kunskaper. Du ska ha tillräckliga ämneskunskaper och pedagogiska kunskaper. Du ska även ha kunskaper om hur planering, utförande och utvärdering av undervisningen sker. Att skapa en lektionsplanering och integrera alla nödvändiga delar av en undervisning är komplext. Därför utvecklade Shulman (1987) sex processdelar undervisningen följer. Frågan är om dagens lärare använder dessa kunskaper. Syftet är därför att bidra med förståelse om vilka kunskaper lärare besitter samt hur planering av undervisning sker. Detta genom att låta lärarna planera en undervisning inom ämnet volym. Studien genomfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer med fem stycken lärare. Resultatet av studien visar att alla lärarna följde processdelarna. Det var emellertid mycket som skiljde sig mellan lärarna. Forskning säger att erfarenhet, utbildning och fortbildning har betydelse för lärares planeringsförmåga. Resultatet av studien visar att detta i viss utsträckning har betydelse och att lärares förmågor är olika. Dock visar egen analys att det mer beror på att alla lärare är olika individer.

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Atanazio, Alessandra Maria Cavichia. "O ensino de ciências e o uso de tecnologias de informação e comunicação: dos planos de aula às concepções de ensino e aprendizagem dos professores." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2018. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/3204.

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Contém produto: As tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) no ensino de ciências: uma conversa de professor para professor - Produto Educacional
As tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) estão presentes em nossa sociedade e, cada vez mais, é desejável que elas sejam utilizadas como recursos no contexto educativo. Entretanto, para que isso ocorra, sabe-se que há inúmeros desafios e dificuldades, como deficiências na formação dos professores para o uso das tecnologias e falta de infraestrutura adequada. Nesse contexto, sentiu-se a necessidade de compreender como professores, mesmo diante desses desafios, planejam utilizar as TIC como estratégia pedagógica. Dessa forma, esta pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar as concepções de ensino e aprendizagem subjacentes aos planos de aulas para o uso das TIC desenvolvidos por professores de Ciências e Biologia que atuam na rede pública estadual do Paraná. Para isso, privilegiou-se a abordagem qualitativa e, por meio da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 1977), analisou-se 35 planos de aula de professores de Ciências e Biologia da Rede Estadual do Paraná que declararam usar TIC em suas aulas, relacionando-os às abordagens de ensino e aprendizagem sistematizadas por Mizukami (1986) e aos correspondentes modelos epistemológicos inerentes a cada uma delas (BECKER, 1995). Os resultados apontam que esses professores atribuem às TIC usos e significados que estão intimamente ligados às suas concepções de ensino e aprendizagem. Pela análise dos dados, há indícios de que nos planos de aula que têm o professor no centro do processo ensino-aprendizagem, o uso das tecnologias tende a ser feito da mesma maneira. Já naqueles planos que valorizam a interação professor e aluno, este assume papel ativo na construção do conhecimento mediado pelas TIC. Um dos fatores que pode estar contribuindo para essa diferença nas concepções dos professores é a formação recebida. De maneira geral, os professores pesquisados que apresentaram indícios de uma prática com características construtivistas cursaram a graduação após a segunda metade da década de 90 (período marcado pela revolução digital e disseminação dos computadores) e têm maior tempo de formação continuada na área educacional e cursos específicos sobre tecnologia. Com o intuito de contribuir com a formação docente, desenvolveu-se o produto educacional, que consiste em um material destinado aos professores de Ciências e Biologia, inspirado no uso das tecnologias em uma perspectiva construtivista.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are present in our society and it is even more desirable that they could be used as resources in the educational context. However, to make it possible, it is known that numerous challenges and difficulties should be faced, such as deficiencies in teacher training for the use of technologies and lack of adequate infrastructure. In this context, it is necessary to understand how teachers, even those who face some challenges, plan to use ICT as a pedagogical strategy. This research, therefore, has the objective of analyzing the teachinglearning conceptions related to lesson plans that present the use of ICT in the school environment developed by Science and Biology teachers who work in public school. For this, the qualitative approach was privileged and, through content analysis (BARDIN, 1977), 35 Science and Biology lesson plans, written by teachers who work in public schools and that mentioned they have used ICT in their classes, were analyzed. The analysis related the lesson plans to the teaching-leaning approach presented by Mizukami (1986) and the corresponding epistemological models inherent to each one of them (BECKER, 1995). The results show that these teachers attribute to ICT uses and meanings that are closely linked to their teaching and learning conceptions. By analyzing the data, there are indications that in the lesson plans that have the teacher at the center of the teaching-learning process, the use of technologies tends to be done in the same way. On the other hand, in those plans that value the interaction between teacher and student, this assumes an active role in the construction of knowledge mediated by ICT. One of the factors that may contribute to this difference in teachers' conceptions is the training they have received when taking the graduation course. In general, teachers who presented a practice with constructivist characteristics attended the graduation after the second half of the 90's (period of digital revolution) and had more time of continuous training in the educational area and technology courses. With the aim of contributing to teacher training, the educational product was developed and it conconsists of a material for Science and Biology teachers, inspired by the use of technologies in a constructivist perspective.

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