Open AccessTIGHT BUT LOOSE: SCALING UP TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS
Author(s) -
Wylie E. Caroline,
Goe Laura,
Leusner Dawn Marie,
Lyon Christine J.,
Tocic Cynthia,
Wylie E. Caroline,
Cleland Donna,
Gan Maureen,
Ellsworth Judith,
Heritage Margaret,
Maher Jeff,
Mardy Diane,
Popham W. James,
Snodgrass Donna,
Taylor Gayle,
Thompson Marnie,
Wiliam Dylan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.2008.tb02115.x
Subject(s) - fidelity , flexibility (engineering) , professional development , implementation , sociology , order (exchange) , state (computer science) , library science , teacher education , mathematics education , psychology , pedagogy , management , computer science , telecommunications , finance , algorithm , economics , programming language
This series of papers was originally presented as a symposium at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) held between April 9, 2007, and April 13, 2007, in Chicago, IL. The authors represent school districts and departments of education across the United States, as well as researchers at Cleveland State University, Educational Testing Service (ETS), the Institute for Education in London, and the University of Wyoming at Laramie. All of the current ETS staff, along with Dylan Wiliam and Marnie Thompson, worked at ETS for several years on an iterative research and development program, out of which grew the Keeping Learning on Track ® (KLT) program. These papers represents the thinking about the theory behind the KLT program, describes the range of contexts used to implement the program, and illustrates the inherent tensions between the desire to maintain fidelity to a theory of action and the need to demonstrate flexibility in order to accommodate local situations. Papers 2 through 6 present descriptions of five implementations in chronological order.