@article{hasler_school-based_2014, title = {School-based professional development in a developing context: {Lessons} learnt from a case study in {Zambia}}, volume = {41}, issn = {1941-5257}, shorttitle = {School-based professional development in a developing context}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2014.938355}, doi = {10.1080/19415257.2014.938355}, abstract = {This paper reports on the development and outcomes of the second phase of OER4Schools, a school-based professional development programme supporting interactive forms of subject teaching in conjunction with Open Educational Resources (OER) and technology in Zambian primary schools. We worked with partners to identify the needs of school-based continuing professional development adapted to the local context; the programme was based on participatory, collaborative and inquiry-based pedagogies for both classroom learning and teacher development. We worked over a one-year period with four experienced teachers in two basic (primary) schools serving disadvantaged communities. Data were collected from observations, interviews, surveys, lesson planning/review meetings and team workshops. All participants integrated OER and technology into mathematics and science lessons and developed more interactive practices, including collaborative learning. Professional dialogue, quality conversations, reflective practice, cultural sensitivity, peer learning and cooperation were pivotal mechanisms through which teachers shifted their focus from teaching (and teacher exposition) to student learning. Seeing students as capable individuals, teachers raised their expectations and developed insight into interactive practices such as group work, providing meaningful opportunities for student collaboration and active learning by all.}, number = {5}, journal = {Professional Development in Education}, author = {Haßler, Björn and Hennessy, S. and Cross,, A.}, collaborator = {Chileshe, E. and Machiko, B.}, year = {2014}, note = {00015 EdTechHub.Source: 2129771:7RVZCL3K shortDOI: 10/gfv5xw KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/19415257.2014.938355 10/gfv5xw 2129771:7RVZCL3K 2339240:6HHB3GBE 2405685:3RWNJGGM 2405685:72I5EQTH 2405685:RUTXQFGV}, keywords = {Author:Haßler, Open Educational Resources, Zambia, digital technology, dode\_eth-src-dode, dode\_eth-trf2-dode, interactive pedagogy, reflective practice, school-based professional development, sub-Saharan Africa}, pages = {806--825}, }