A Collaborative Diagonal Learning Network: The Role Of Formal And Informal Professional Development In Elementary Science Reform
Citation
Cooke-Nieves, N.A. A Collaborative Diagonal Learning Network: The Role Of Formal And Informal Professional Development In Elementary Science Reform (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Teachers College, Columbia University, 2011.
Description
In this doctoral dissertation focusing on elementary school teachers, Natasha Anika Cooke-Nieves designed a professional development model in order to examine pedagogical content knowledge demonstrated by teachers receiving professional development at an informal education institution and in school with science coaching, and to teach formal and informal instruction using a science coach and an informal educational institution.