Designing and Implementing Effective Professional Development in Civic Education

Autor/inn/en	Vontz, Thomas S.; Leming, Robert S.
Titel	Designing and Implementing Effective Professional Development in Civic Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Education, 20 (2005) 2, S.67-87 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-0293
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Citizenship Education; Civics; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Teacher Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie
Abstract	Becoming a competent civic educator--one who can inspire and prepare students for informed, responsible, and humane participation in civic and political life--requires ongoing study of the content, pedagogy, and resources of civic education. Many elementary, middle, and high school teachers (and their students) would benefit from effective professional development in civic learning. Yet, most teachers never attend a workshop, seminar, or conference that focuses on civic education, and, worse yet, many teachers do not value professional development. Too often, teachers view professional development as a waste of time; something disconnected from their teaching, their students, and their classrooms. The focus of this article is on organized and deliberate professional development activities that are provided by departments within schools, individual schools, school districts, educational service units universities, state departments of education, or professional organizations. The authors discuss the eight common objectives of professional development, and describe five models of the various types of these activities. (Contains 47 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Social Education, Department of History-BB209, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. Tel: 765-285-8621; Fax: 765-285-5612.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10