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Professional Development in a Digital Age: Issues and Challenges for Standards-Based Reform

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: This paper discusses possible roles for online technologies in professional development begins by describing characteristics of professional development approaches that enable teachers to engage in standards-based teaching.Electronic technologies offer two leverage points that bridge time and place constraints imposed by onsite professional development: (1) ubiquitous access to resources that support student and teacher learning; (2) expanded opportunities for teachers' learning communities through electronic conferencing systems, whose common features, designs, and uses are described.Finally, challenges and potential solutions for making effective use of electronic technologies for professional development are described.

Source: Revistes Científiques de la University of Barcelona (University of Barcelona)

Author: Susan R. Goldman

Institution: Vanderbilt University

Language: English

Topic: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Vanderbilt University

OpenAlex ID: W1506912729

FWCI: 3.881

Cites: 45

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10