Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4941552 | Teaching and Teacher Education | 2017 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
As part of a two-year long professional development program for in-service teachers leading to endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL), this investigation examined teachers' perceptions of the role of professional learning communities on their professional development experience, particularly on their sharing and transfer of learning into their instructional practice. Results from this mixed-methods research indicated that teachers perceived their professional learning communities, especially the reflective dialogue enacted during their weekly Try It Out discussion based on peers' strategy implementations, as the most relevant component of their professional development program to their transferring of learning into their instructional practice.
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Authors
Janet Penner-Williams, Eva I. DÃaz, Diana Gonzales Worthen,