Combine summer professional development with school-year on-site coaching and provision of complete instructional materials¶

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Description¶

The article's implementation model pairs a 2-week summer training session with on-site coaching during the school year and provision of all necessary materials in rotating kits. This combination supports teachers in shifting to hands-on, inquiry-based instruction, which the teacher survey linked to reported student engagement and increased active learning use.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teachers attend a 2-week summer training session
• on-site coaching during the school year
• provision of all necessary materials including guides, assessments, software, and manipulatives

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• elementary and middle school teachers and principals

Target Learning Goals¶

• inquiry-based instruction in math and science
• active learning strategies

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• AMSTI (Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative) Evidence Summary. (2012). https://eric.ed.gov