In light of the increasing emphasis placed on the importance of teachers and their actions and the reality that we have an inadequate pool of qualified science and mathematics teachers to meet our needs, many reform efforts and funding initiatives focus on teacher professional development. This chapter reviews a professional development model implemented in a National Science Foundation-funded program and presents data regarding the relationship between the model and student achievement.
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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2006Stock # PB192X2_2