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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 8d

Just published online in Vol 51(5) - Leadership professional learning for accelerating student achievement: the role of a collaborative problem-solving intervention by Jacqui Patuawa, Claire Sinnema, Viviane Robinson & Tong Zhu. More information @ bit.ly/48CSqFp

Leadership professional learning for accelerating student achievement: the role of a collaborative problem-solving intervention

This study explains the impact of a leadership intervention in collaborative problem-solving on the behaviour of eight middle leaders, on the teachers of those leaders, and on the reading achieveme...

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · 20d

Lovely to attend the book launch of ‘Coaching with Purpose’. As always thought provoking and insightful CollectivED: The Centre for Coaching, Mentoring, Supervision and Professional Learning

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 21d

There is still time to book your place for the upcoming IPDA England Conference.
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International Professional Development Association @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social · 21d

In a few weeks, we’ll gather in Wolverhampton for the IPDA England Conference. Across two days, enjoy a varied programme of presentations, three keynote speakers and a book launch.
Places available at excellent value, including IPDA membership. Secure your spot today
👉 ipda.org.uk/ipda-england...

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · 25d

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · 26d

Belgrade

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 26d

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium! This year’s theme is Leading Professional Learning: Revisiting and Reimagining Moral Purpose. Learn more and submit a proposal by October 31 at: lfplsymposium.org/proposals/
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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to connecting with colleagues EERA European Educational Research Association conference regarding Professional Learning # ECER2025

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 28d

@ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social is an exhibitor at the BERA Conference that is currently running and will end tomorrow.
Find out more @ bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to connecting with colleagues EERA European Educational Research Association conference regarding Professional Learning # ECER2025

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 29

Volume 51(4) of @pdiejournal.bsky.social is now online @ www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjie20/c...

Professional Development in Education

Volume 51, Issue 4 of Professional Development in Education

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just published online - Improving K–12 STEM teacher self-efficacy: a scoping review of experimental professional development trials by Xuan Zhou, Lina Shu, Tian Chen, Zhihong Xu & Yolanda Padrón. More information @ bit.ly/3UU7Yg1

Improving K–12 STEM teacher self-efficacy: a scoping review of experimental professional development trials

The present scoping review synthesises research evidence from 136 studies on teacher professional development (PD) characteristics and teacher self-efficacy in K-12 STEM teaching contexts. The find...

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Leading teacher learning: the networked middle leader of professional development model by Eleanor Hotham & Emily Perry. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/3HEwHSF

Leading teacher learning: the networked middle leader of professional development model

While the value of teacher professional development is widely recognised, middle leaders who oversee it remain under-examined. Recent conceptualisations of middle- and teacher-leaders conveying inf...

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

Just published online- Practising middle leadership in improving teacher professional development: evidence from a centralised education setting by Gokhan Bas. More information @ bit.ly/4lY4eVM

Practising middle leadership in improving teacher professional development: evidence from a centralised education setting

Middle leadership is recognised as being critical for teacher professional development in recent years. However, although previous studies focus mainly on the practice of middle leadership in low-s...

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 4

Register for the 2025 @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social England Conference
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International Professional Development Association @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social · Sep 3

You can now register your place at the IPDA England Conference in October.
This is our first event in Wolverhampton and promises to be a fantastic couple of days with a range of quality presentations.
View full details here: ipda.org.uk/ipda-england...

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking forward to today’s PFHEA networking day @wlv_uni

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 4

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium! This year’s theme is Leading Professional Learning: Revisiting and Reimagining Moral Purpose. Learn more and submit a proposal by October 31 at: lfplsymposium.org/proposals/
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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 15

@ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social is an exhibitor for the BERA 2025 conference!

Find out more: bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just published online - The function and sustainability of professional development programs: a comparative study of three cases in Chile by Farzaneh Saadati, Beatrice Ávalos, Nicole Fuenzalida Díaz & Antonio Salinas Layana. More information @ bit.ly/4mowH8w

The function and sustainability of professional development programs: a comparative study of three cases in Chile

This article presents the results of a study on the function and sustainability of professional development (PD) programs for mathematics teachers in Chile, focusing on three different models of PD...

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Aug 14

Morning walk.

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Aug 13

Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social · Aug 12

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