Impact of Intensive Professional Development on Teachers' Use of Sheltered Instruction with Students Who Are English Language Learners

Autor/inn/en	Crawford, Lindy; Schmeister, Megan; Biggs, Alicia
Titel	Impact of Intensive Professional Development on Teachers' Use of Sheltered Instruction with Students Who Are English Language Learners
Quelle	In: Journal of In-service Education, 34 (2008) 3, S.327-342 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-4587
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Faculty Development; English (Second Language); Elementary School Teachers; Knowledge Level; Interviews; Observation; Teaching Methods; Second Language Learning; Elementary School Students; Individualized Instruction; Educational Innovation; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Skills; Student Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wissensbasis; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Individualisierender Unterricht; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of professional development on teachers' use of sheltered instruction. The participants included 23 teachers from the same elementary school who participated in all components of the study over a span of two years. Teachers demonstrated increased knowledge of sheltered instruction as measured through structured interviews. Teachers also increased their use of sheltered instruction as measured by classroom observations. Results from this study contribute to the research base on the impact of quality professional development in improving teachers' use of instructional techniques, and add to the paucity of research specifically focused on the improvement of instruction for English language learners. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10