An Analysis of Online Professional Development and Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Autor/in	Frey, Timothy J.
Titel	An Analysis of Online Professional Development and Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Teacher Education and Special Education, 32 (2009) 1, S.83-96 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4064
DOI	10.1177/0888406408330867
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Learning Disabilities; Special Education Teachers; Faculty Development; Teaching Methods; Special Needs Students; Student Projects; Online Courses; Computer Uses in Education; Program Effectiveness; Teacher Competencies; Academic Achievement; Teacher Influence; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Schulprojekt; Online course; Online-Kurs; Computernutzung; Lehrkunst; Schulleistung
Abstract	Professional development (PD) experiences for special education teachers are designed to facilitate teacher learning and the implementation of evidence-based practices. PD should also make a positive impact on the K-12 students with disabilities that are in participating teachers' classrooms. In this study, the author investigates the outcomes of the use of a project-based online PD approach with in-service teachers of students with disabilities. In particular, the study focuses on the effects of the PD on K-12 students with disabilities in the participating teachers' classrooms. The findings from the qualitative study indicate that each of the four student participants improved in the area of performance that was targeted by the teachers' PD. The analysis suggests that this approach to PD positively affects participating teachers' instructional practices and the performance of K-12 students with disabilities. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10