In this paper, we will outline some results of an NCETM (National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics) funded project that aimed to establish a professional development network with an open-source mathematical software – GeoGebra – in England. During the past few years a large international user and developer community has formed around various GeoGebra-related activities. Most...

this study was conducted to identify self-directed and external professional development obstacles facing primary school efl teachers in southern zone of tigray region in ethiopia. the participants of the study were 63 primary school efl teachers, 10 school principals and 2 clusters of supervisors. school teachers were selected using random sampling technique whereas school principals and clust...

This article reports on an action research study that involved teachers of English leading their own professional development, while establishing the collaborative strategies they can use to do this. Teachers collaborating in development is a departure from traditional modes where are taken through presentations meant equip them with what facilitators feel need know about classroom practices. I...

background: radiology staff needs to justify the radiation exposures in order to protect themselves and others from radiation risks. the aims of this study were to examine the awareness level of radiation dose and protection amongst radiographers and to compare their performance between major jordanian hospitals. materials and methods: a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4 major jordanian...

Classroom observations and teacher reports were used to investigate patterns of instructional support quality the association with job satisfaction collegial collaboration. Eighty-one Norwegian lower secondary schoolteachers participated in study. Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified five profiles: confident (n = 21), low-quality less 18), high-quality 9), low inquiry (AI) dialogue (ID; n 1...

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U S teaching hospitals orient interns each year, usually in the summer months (June July). These new physicians have usually just finished with their medical school training and do not have any other clinical experience outside of medical school (i.e., without supervision). They are asked to begin seeing patients on day 1 of their internship without having formed relationships with other clinic...