BUiD Library: EDU 540 Teacher Professional Learning and Development: Reading list

EDU 540 Teacher Professional Learning and Development

Department: Master of Education

Module Description: Teacher professional growth and development is an essential component to guarantee teacher effectiveness. Key perspectives, concepts and approaches to teacher professional development are critically evaluated. Approaches to reflection, professional development planning, implementation, evaluation of impact on learners’ achievement and action research and issues related to these are critically examined across a wide range of contexts. The module draws on wide range of sources including research, case studies and grey literature from professional and organisational sources.

Module texts

Brookfield, S.D. (2017). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. Jossey-Bass.
Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M.E. and Gardener M. (2017). Effective teacher professional development. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
Gordon, B. (2020). The joyful teacher: strategies for becoming the teacher every student deserves. Heinemann.
Vanderlinde, R., Smith, K. and Murray, J. (eds). (2021). Teacher educators and their professional development : learning from the past, looking to the future. London: Routledge.

Recommended readings

Bolton, G.E. and Delderfield, R. (2018). Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional development. SAGE.
Borko, H. (2004). Professional development and teacher learning: mapping the terrain. Educational Researcher, vol. 33(8), pp. 3–15.
Creemers, B., Kyriakides, L. and Antoniou, P. (2012). Teacher professional development for improving quality of teaching. Netherlands, Springer.
Farias, R.S., & Araujo, A.M.P. (2018). Teacher professional development: Field of knowledge rise. Creative Education, vol. 9(5), 658-674.
Heller, J. I., Dahler, K. R., Wong, N., Shinohara, M. and Miratrix, L. W. (2012). Differential effects of three professional development models on teacher knowledge and student achievement in elementary science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 49(3), pp. 333–362. Request item
Jensen, B., Sonnemann, J. Roberts-Hull, K. & Hunter, A. (2016). Beyond PD: teacher professional learning in high-performing systems. Washington, DC: National Center on Education and the Economy.
Petty, G. (2014). Teaching today: a practical guide. 5th ed. Nelson Thornes. 4th edition available
Sher, L. and O’Reilly, F. E. (2009). Professional development for K-12 math and science teachers: what do we really know? Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, vol. 2, pp. 209–249.
Timperley, H. (2008). Teacher professional learning and development. Brussels: International Academy of Education. Open resource