Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
-- 600302802251 0 + 0 3.0 10.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Fatma BIKMAZ
Assistants
Goals The main aim of this course is to enable students to understand the concept of professional development of teachers, the characteristics of professional development programs in the context of adult education and main features of professional development models applied in different countries, and to design professional development programs in order to implement curriculum effectively.
Course Content In the scope of this course; the following contents will be handled: Concept of professional development; adult education and learning; main features of effective professional development; establishing learning communities; professional development models (such as mentoring, collaborative action research; peer coaching; learning walks; instructional rounds; lesson study, residency etc.)
Learning Outcomes 1) Explain the basic concepts of professional development.
2) Analyze the common features of effective professional development models.
3) Explains the relationship between professional development stages of teachers and professional development models.
4) Evaluates professional development models in terms of professional development standards.
5) Comparatively examine the effectiveness of professional development models.
6) Prepare draft professional development program.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The Concepts of Professional Development; Adult Education and Learning Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Professional Development Program Trends in Turkey and in the World Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Characteristics of Effective Professional Development Programs Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Establishing the Learning Communities for Professional Development Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Professional Development Model: Mentoring Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Professional Development Model: Collaborative action research Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Professional Development Model: Peer coaching Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Professional Development Model: Learning walks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Professional Development Model: Instructional rounds Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Professional Development Model: Lesson study Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Professional Development Model: Residency Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Presentation of Professional Development Program Draft Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Presentation of Professional Development Program Draft Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
AITSL (2012), Australian charter for the professional learning of teachers and school leaders.
Blank R. & de las Alas N. (2009), Effects of teacher professional development on gains in student achievement: How meta analysis provides scientific evidence useful to education leaders, Washington, Council of Chief State School Officers.
CESE (2014), The elements of effective professional development.
Croft, A., Coggshall, J.G., Dolan, M., & Powers, E. (with Killion, J.). (2010, April). Job-embedded professional development: What it is, who’s responsible, and how to get it done well (Issue Brief). Washington, DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.
Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M. E., Gardner, M. (2017). Effective Teacher Professional Development. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M. E., Gardner, M. (2017). Effective Teacher Professional Development. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
Dede, C. (Ed.) (2006). Online professional development for teachers: Emerging models and methods. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Desimone, L., & Garet, M. (2015). Best practices in teachers’ professional development in the United States. Psychology, Society and Education, 7(3), 252-263.
Garet, M.S., Porter, A., Desimone, L., Birman, B., & Yoon, K.S. (2001, Winter). What makes professional development effective? Results from a national sample of teachers. American Educational Research Journal, 38(4), 915-945.
Hsieh, B. (2014). The importance of orientation: Implications of professional identity on classroom practice and for professional learning. Teachers and Teaching, 21(2), 178-190. doi: 10.1080/13540602.2014.928133
Joyce, B. & Showers, B. (2002). Student achievement through staff development. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Learning Forward. (n.d.). Learning Communities. Retrieved from learningforward.org/standards/learning-communities
Penuel, W.R., Fishman, B.J., Yamaguchi, R., & Gallagher, L.P. (2007, December). What makes professional development effective? Strategies that foster curriculum implementation. American Educational Research Journal, 44(4), 921-958.
Philipsen, B., Tondeur, J., & Zhu, C. (2016, October 27-28). Exploring digital didactics: An explorative case study on learning to teach online. Paper presented at the 15th European Conference on e-Learning, Prague, Czech Republic.
Philipsen, B., Tondeur, J., McKenney, S., & Zhu, C. (2019). Supporting teacher reflection during online professional development: A logic modelling approach. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 28(2), 237-253. doi: 10.1080/1475939X.2019.16020777
Philipsen, B., Tondeur, J., Pareja Roblin, N., Vanslambrouck, S., & Zhu, C. (2019). Improving teacher professional development for online and blended learning: A systematic meta-aggregative review. Educational Technology Research and Development, 67(5), 1145-1174. doi: 10.1007/s11423-019-09645-8
Philipsen, B., Tondeur, J., Pynoo, B., Vanslambrouck, S., & Zhu, C. (2019). Examining lived experiences in a professional development program for online teaching: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 35(5), 46-59. doi: 10.14742/ajet.4469
Reeves D. (2010), Transforming professional development into student results, ASCD, Alexandria, VA.
Scher and O’Reilly (2009), Professional development for K-12 math and science teachers: What do we really know? Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness vol. 2: no. 222.
Sweeney, D. & Harris, L. S. (2017). Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2007), Teacher Professional Learning and Development Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration, prepared by Timperley et al.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
. 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 2 30
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 40
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 3
2 50
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