Changing Teaching Practices in Rural Schools

Autor/inn/en	Harmon, Hobart L.; Gordanier, Janna; Henry, Lana; George, Ann
Titel	Changing Teaching Practices in Rural Schools
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 28 (2007) 2, S.8-12 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Change Strategies; Rural Schools; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Change; Technical Assistance; Teaching Methods; Educational Improvement; Mathematics Instruction; Science Instruction; Faculty Development; Administrator Role; Instructional Leadership; Teacher Evaluation; School Districts; Partnerships in Education; Teacher Attitudes; Missouri + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lösungsstrategie; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungsreform; Technische Hilfe; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; School district; Schulbezirk; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	This article describes the approach of a five-year initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in 10 rural school districts of Missouri. Traditional challenges of improving the professional practice of teachers are addressed through a regional partnership. External project evaluation results reveal specific teacher challenges, the change strategy of the Ozark Rural Systemic Initiative (ORSI), and what teachers value most. Continuous, regional content-specific professional development; follow-up technical assistance to schools; administrative walk-throughs; assistance of lead teachers; and external evaluation reinforce that what counts most are effective teaching practices in classrooms with students. School district leadership and regional partners will be the key to continued success and long-term sustainability of the evolving learning communities and new teaching practices in schools. (Contains 1 figure.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. Rural Educator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 453002, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3002. Tel: 702-895-3478; Fax: 702-895-3492; e-mail: ruraleducator@ccmail.nevada.edu; Web site: http://www.unlv.edu/journals/ruraleducator/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10