In this wiki you can find our list of references and links to websites to help you in your further reading about collaborative CPD.
Further Reading on Collaborative CPD
• Cordingley, Philippa, Miranda Bell, Barbara Rundell and Donald Evans. How does collaborative Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers of the 5-16 age range affect teaching and learning? Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE): June 2003.
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Directorate-General for Education and Culture: Report of a Peer Learning Activity: ‘Schools as learning communities for their teachers’
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Directorate-General for Education and Culture: Report of a Peer Learning Activity: ‘CPD for teachers and trainers’
• ‘Teachers’ Professional Development: Europe in international comparison.’ This report presents a secondary analysis and an enlarged interpretation of the results on teachers’ professional development from the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS).
• Barber and Mourshed, 2007 ‘How the world’s best performing school systems come out on top’
• 'Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England - State of the Nation' research study David Peddera; V. Darleen Opfera; Robert McCormickb; Anne Storeyb Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK b The Open University, Milton Keynes, Uk Online publication date: 01 December 2010
Additional References & Websites for Action Research
http://www.rochesterteachercentre.com/teacherresearch.htm
http://www.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/act_res.html
http://www.researchforaction.net
McKernan, J. (1997) Curriculum Action Research 2nd Edition, kogan Page Limited, London
Elliott, J. (1996) Action Research for Educational Change, OUP
Kember, D. (2000) Action Learning and Action Research, Kogan Page Limited
Background reading for new technologies
Cuthell, J. P. (2008) The Role of a Web-based Community in Teacher Professional
Development. International Journal of Web Based Communities, Vol. 2, No. 8 2008, pp. 115 – 139. Geneva,
Inderscience.
The case for online professional development. Elearning spending strategy and ROI for school Districs and State Departments of education. August 2009. Washington.
The importance of teaching. The schools white paper 2010. Department of Education.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grid_for_Learning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5145882.stm
Research websites
http://www.teacherresearch.net/
http://www.gtce.org.uk/tla/rft/
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/research-informedpractice/ntrp
http://www.esri.mmu.ac.uk/carnnew/
Platform and communities
http://www.technologyintegrationineducation.com/
Learning management systems and virtual classrooms
http://theedublogger.com/want-to-connect-with-other-classrooms/
http://www.olat.org/website/en/html/index.html
http://www.angellearning.com/SUPPORT/btbb.html
Free webinars
http://www.futureofeducation.com/
http://live.classroom20.com/calendar.html
Free seminar rooms
Further Reading on Collaborative CPD: An international perspective
• Cordingley, Philippa, Miranda Bell, Barbara Rundell and Donald Evans. How does collaborative Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers of the 5-16 age range affect teaching and learning? Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE): June 2003.
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Directorate-General for Education and Culture: Report of a Peer Learning Activity: ‘Schools as learning communities for their teachers’
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Directorate-General for Education and Culture: Report of a Peer Learning Activity: ‘CPD for teachers and trainers’
• ‘Teachers’ Professional Development: Europe in international comparison.’ This report presents a secondary analysis and an enlarged interpretation of the results on teachers’ professional development from the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS).
• Barber and Mourshed, 2007 ‘How the world’s best performing school systems come out on top’
• 'Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England - State of the Nation' research study David Peddera; V. Darleen Opfera; Robert McCormickb; Anne Storeyb Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK b The Open University, Milton Keynes, Uk Online publication date: 01 December 2010
Further reading and useful websites on Lesson Study
Burghes, D. And Robinson, D. (2009) Lesson Study: Enhancing Mathematics Teaching and Learning. CfBT education trust
Dudley, P. (2007) Lessons for Learning: Using lesson study to innovate, develop and transfer pedagogic approaches and metapedagogy. London: TLRP. Online at http://www.bera.ac.uk/lesson-study/
Lewis, C. (2002) Lesson Study: A Handbook of Teacher-Led Instructional Change. Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools.
Lewis, C. (2002) Does lesson study have a future in the United States? Nagoya Journal of Education and Human Development, 1, 1-23
Lieberman, J. (2009) Reinventing teacher professional norms and identities: the role of lesson study and learning communities, Professional Development in Education, 35, 1, 83-99
Stepanek, J., Appel, G., Leong, M.,Mangan, M. and Mitchell, M. (2007) Leading Lesson Study: A practical guide for teachers and facilitators. CorwinPress, CA.
Tall, D. (2008) Using Japanese Lesson Study in Teaching Mathematics. Scottish Mathematical Council Journal.
Fernandez, C., and Yoshida, M. (2004). Lesson study: A Japanese approach to improving mathematics teaching and learning. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Improving practice and progression through Lesson Study (2008) DCSF: London Ref 00508-2008BKT-EN
Lesson Study: a practical guide for head teachers, Leading Teachers and Subject Leaders (2008) DCSF: London
http://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/math/apec/
http://www.lessonresearch.net/
http://www.lessonstudygroup.net/
https://www.ncetm.org.uk/mathemapedia/lesson%20study