Role Enactment and Types of Feedback: The Influence of Leadership Content Knowledge on Instructional Leadership Efforts

Instructional leadership is a primary task of school leaders, but this work may be complicated when leaders and teachers do not share content area or grade level expertise. Work around leadership content knowledge (LCK) acknowledges that school leaders cannot know everything about teaching in the content areas, but suggests leaders can work to bridge this divide. Still, little is known about how leaders’ LCK intersects with their efforts to support improvements in teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to explore ways in which LCK facilitates or, in its absence, hinders instructional leadership efforts. Thirty-one teachers and school leaders were interviewed about experiences receiving or providing instructional feedback. Analyses revealed factors that teachers perceived as foundational to instructional leadership efforts. Further, depending on their LCK, school leaders enacted a range of roles and provided different types of feedback

Socioscientific Issues-Based Instruction: The Messier Side of (Leading) Science Teaching

The present case centers on a socioscientific issues-based lesson taught by a preservice teacher (PST) in an AP Biology class. The PST designed and delivered a lesson on disease transmission and ways to avoid infection with connections to the COVID-19 pandemic mask mandates and vaccine reticence. The Principal received several emails from parents (positive and negative), citing the incorporation of political issues and critical race theory into the science lesson. With this framing, the case depicts how the Principal, PST, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher navigate the situation. The case highlights the role of school leader as instructional leader. In particular, to interact with teachers and other stakeholders about content and pedagogy, leaders must develop leadership content knowledge (LCK). The present case offers school leaders an opportunity to build LCK around the Nature of Science and socioscientific issues, while exploring how they might address challenges to curriculum and pedagogy

DECLARAÇÃO DE QUEBEC, PRINCÍPIOS DE BASE DE UMA NOVA MUSEOLOGIA, 1984

Um movimento de nova museologia tem a sua primeira expressão pública e internacional em 1972 na "Mesa-Redonda de Santiago do Chile" organizada pelo ICOM. Este movimento afirma a função social do museu e o carácter global das suas intervenções. Nota: Tradução Mário Moutinho. Revisão Marcelo M. Araújo

R Measurements With ISR in BaBar: Hadronic Part of Muon Magnetic Dipole Moment

Recent measurements of the quantity R, the ratio of annihilation {sigma}, including those following Initial State Radiation, are discussed in the context of the hadronic part of {mu}, the muon magnetic dipole moment. The data indicate that more precise theoretical and experimental values of {mu} are needed to establish whether new physics has been observed in the measurement of {mu}

From Heartland to Periphery: the effects of capitalist restructuring in Quebec

SUMMARY This article examines the shifting political alliances in contemporary Quebec which both jeopardise the position of the Parti québécois and threaten the interests of the new middle class which became extremely powerful in the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout the article the shifting pattern of class alliances in Quebec are viewed as integrally related to the global crisis and Quebec's peripheral position in the capitalist economy. RESUMEN Del centro a la periferia: el efecto de la reestructuración capitalista en Quebec Este artículo examina las cambiantes alianzas políticas en el Quebec contemporáneo, las que amenazan la posición del partido quebequense y los intereses de la nueva clase media que se hizo extremadamente poderosa en las décadas de 1960 y 1970. Los cambios en la trayectoria de las alianzas de clases en Quebec, aparecen totalmente relacionados con la crisis global y con la posición periférica de Quebec en la economía capitalista. SOMMAIRE Du centre de la terre à la périphérie: les effets de la restructuration au Québec L'article examine les déplacements des alliances politiques dans le Québec contemporain menaçant à la fois la position du parti québècois et les intérêts de la nouvelle bourgeoisie, qui est devenue extrêmement puissante en 1960 et 1970. Tout au cours de l'article, le renversement des alliances entre les diverses classes sociales au Québec est considéré comme étant intégralement lié à la crise mondiale et à la position marginale du Québec dans l'économie capitaliste

Preservice Teachers’ Transforming Perceptions of Science and Mathematics Teacher Knowledge

Teacher Education Programs (TEPs) are intended to prepare students to become qualified professionals in the field of education. Yet, many preservice teachers (PSTs) have difficulty recognizing their new roles, not simply as students in the TEP, but as future educators. As PSTs progress through their coursework, field experiences, and student teaching, their perceptions of teacher knowledge evolves. Teacher educators may assist in positively influencing such transformation through reflective exercises, learning activities, and thoughtful discourse. The present research examines four classroom discussions centered on a mathematics and science activity. These discussions illustrate the changes in perspective with respect to mathematics and science teacher knowledge, among a cohort of elementary PSTs between the beginning and end of their first year in a TEP.  &nbsp

The effectiveness of scoliosis screening programs: methods for systematic review and expert panel recommendations formulation

Background: Literature on scoliosis screening is vast, however because of the observational nature of available data and methodological flaws, data interpretation is often complex, leading to incomplete and sometimes, somewhat misleading conclusions. The need to propose a set of methods for critical appraisal of the literature about scoliosis screening, a comprehensive summary and rating of the available evidence appeared essential. METHODS: To address these gaps, the study aims were: i) To propose a framework for the assessment of published studies on scoliosis screening effectiveness; ii) To suggest specific questions to be answered on screening effectiveness instead of trying to reach a global position for or against the programs; iii) To contextualize the knowledge through expert panel consultation and meaningful recommendations. The general methodological approach proceeds through the following steps: Elaboration of the conceptual framework; Formulation of the review questions; Identification of the criteria for the review; Selection of the studies; Critical assessment of the studies; Results synthesis; Formulation and grading of recommendations in response to the questions. This plan follows at best GRADE Group (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) requirements for systematic reviews, assessing quality of evidence and grading the strength of recommendations. CONCLUSIONS: In this article, the methods developed in support of this work are presented since they may be of some interest for similar reviews in scoliosis and orthopaedic fields.Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) by three means: CIHR Research Operating Grants (2004–2007, 2008–2011); Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Awards (MB) and CIHR MENTOR and AnEIS Strategic training programs doctoral awards (MB)

Психологические вызовы пандемии COVID-19: украинско-канадский опыт

Збірник тез «Психологічні виклики пандемії COVID-19: україно-канадійський досвід» створений за матеріалами міжнародного науково-практичного семінару лабораторії методології і теорії психології Інституту психології імені Г.С. Костюка НАПН України, присвяченого 30-річчю незалежності України. У збірнику представлено результати аналізу зарубіжних та вітчизняних досліджень з питань впливу пандемії COVID-19 на психічне і психологічне здоров’я особистості; окреслено форми організації та методики надання психологічної допомоги в період пандемії; визначено шляхи інтеграції зусиль психологів різних країн у розробці ефективних методик допомоги людям в період пандемії та по її завершенні. Збірник адресовано психологам, соціальним працівникам, студентам вищих навчальних закладів та всім, хто цікавиться психологією особистості та психологією діяльності у кризових ситуаціях.Collection of abstracts "Psychological challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic: Ukrainian-Canadian experience" is based on the materials of the international scientific-practical seminar of the laboratory of methodology and theory of psychology of the Institute of Psychology named after GS Kostyuk NAPS of Ukraine, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. The collection presents the results of the analysis of foreign and domestic research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental and psychological health of the individual; forms of organization and methods of providing psychological assistance during the pandemic are outlined; identified ways to integrate the efforts of psychologists from different countries in the development of effective methods of helping people during the pandemic and after it. The collection is addressed to psychologists, social workers, university students and anyone interested in personality psychology and psychology of crisis situations.Сборник тезисов «Психологические вызовы пандемии COVID-19: украинско-канадский опыт» создан по материалам международного научно-практического семинара лаборатории методологии и теории психологии Института психологии имени Г.С. Костюка НАПН Украины, посвященного 30-летию независимости Украины. В сборнике представлены результаты анализа зарубежных и отечественных исследований по вопросам влияния пандемии COVID-19 на психическое и психологическое здоровье личности; обозначены формы организации и методики оказания психологической помощи в период пандемии; определены пути интеграции усилий психологов разных стран в разработке эффективных методик помощи людям в период пандемии и после ее окончания. Сборник адресован психологам, социальным работникам, студентам высших учебных заведений и всем, кто интересуется психологией личности и психологией деятельности в кризисных ситуациях