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From a Guided Teacher into Leader: A Three-Stage Professional Development (TSPD) Model for Empowering Teachers

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  • Anat Abramovich
  • Shirely Miedijensky

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A three-stage professional development (TSPD) model for training experienced teachers to become teachers¡¯ leaders is presented here, along with a study assessing its value. The three stages of the model are: a ¡°basic training¡± stage, a ¡°master-teacher¡± stage, and an ¡°independent implementation¡± stage. This qualitative study included open questionnaires and interviews of participants and course leader after the various stages. Statements were classified accordingly to three main themes: ¡®teachers as pedagogues¡¯, ¡®teachers¡¯ involvement in environmental science (ES) community¡¯, and ¡®teachers¡¯ as leaders¡¯. Results show that participating in the TSPD course enabled teachers to unify into one coherent community with similar goals, increased their self-confidence, empowered them as teachers by improving classroom function, and intensified their abilities to act as teachers¡¯ leaders. This model, although tested on environmental science teachers, is applicable to any teacher community.

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  • Anat Abramovich & Shirely Miedijensky, 2019. "From a Guided Teacher into Leader: A Three-Stage Professional Development (TSPD) Model for Empowering Teachers," Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(2), pages 57-71, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:hesjnl:v:9:y:2019:i:2:p:57-71
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    professional development; leadership; teacher empowerment;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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