SUPPORTING TEACHER EDUCATION EFFORTS THROUGH LARGE-SCALE ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTVassiliki "Vicky" I. Zygouris-Coe |
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With so many educators needing either initial preparation or ongoing professional development to build and sustain expertise in their discipline, online professional development arises as a viable, effective, and timely vehicle for teacher training. Online learning technologies have the potential to transform the professional development of teachers; penetrate cultural, discipline, and other barriers; bring educators together to learn, share successes and challenges; and co-construct and transfer learning. This paper presents examples of success and challenges associated with a large-scale US statewide online teacher professional development community. It also makes the case for implementing a systematic approach to investigating the effectiveness of online teacher professional development on educators, their instruction, and student achievement, through ongoing assessment and responsive evaluation. |
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