Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities

The purpose of this paper is to share knowledge generated through the implementation of “Teaching Innovation Teams” as a strategy for teachers’ professional development and innovation at the University of Alcala (Spain). We analyse the contributions of this strategy to the facilitation of curriculum...

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Main Author: Leonor Margalef García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana 2011-03-01
Series:Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/444
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Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
collaborative learning
higher education
professional development
teacher learning communities
training teachers
title Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities
title_full Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities
title_fullStr Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities
title_full_unstemmed Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities
title_short Encouraging Teachers’ and Students’ Innovation with the Support of Teacher Learning Communities
title_sort encouraging teachers and students innovation with the support of teacher learning communities
topic collaborative learning
higher education
professional development
teacher learning communities
training teachers
url https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/444
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