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Systemic Reform - October 1996

Tables for Chapter 5: Teachers' Practice and Opportunities to Learn

Table 20
Percent of Elementary School Teachers Who Received a Type of Support for Professional Development in the Last Twelve Months

Math
Surveys SRS SRS SRS
States VT MI CA
None 0% 40% 13%
Released time from teaching 70% 30% 75%
Travel and/or per diem expenses 50% 20% 13%
Stipend(s) 10% 30% 38%
Professional growth credits 80% 20% 13%
Reading/Writing
Surveys SRS SRS SRS

Subjects

Writing

Reading

Reading

States

VT

CA

MI

None

10%

38%

50%

Released time from teaching

30%

13%

10%

Travel and/or per diem expenses

10%

13%

0%

Stipend(s)

0%

0%

0%

Professional growth credits

30%

13%

10%


Table 21
Percent of Middle School Teachers Who Participated in a Type of Professional Development Activity during the Last Twelve Months

Math

Surveys

SRS

SRS

SRS

NELS

States

VT

MI

CA

National

School-system sponsored workshops during the school year

50%

50%

100%

68%

School-system sponsored workshops during summer

25%

33%

40%

15%

Curriculum committee

75%

33%

40%

33%

Committee work or special assignment other than curriculum

50%

100%

60%

32%

University extension courses

25%

17%

40%

11%

College courses in EDUCATION during the school year

75%

17%

0%

11%

College courses in subject fields OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the school year

25%

17%

20%

15%

College courses in EDUCATION during the summer

75%

17%

20%

13%

College courses in subjects OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the summer

25%

17%

20%

9%

Professional growth activities sponsored by professional associations

100%

33%

100%

37%

Reading/Writing

Surveys

SRS

SRS

SRS

NELS

Subjects

Writing

Writing

Reading

English

States

VT

CA

MI

National

School-system sponsored workshops during the school year

100%

80%

75%

75%

School-system sponsored workshops during summer

17%

40%

25%

20%

Curriculum committee

33%

40%

25%

39%

Committee work or special assignment other than curriculum

67%

60%

25%

45%

University extension courses

33%

60%

0%

13%

College courses in EDUCATION during the school year

0%

0%

0%

12%

College courses in subject fields OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the school year

33%

0%

0%

12%

College courses in EDUCATION during the summer

17%

0%

0%

11%

College courses in subjects OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the summer

0%

0%

0%

11%

Professional growth activities sponsored by professional associations

67%

40%

75%

37%

*Caution: Middle School teacher data for Systemic Reform Survey (SRS) are based on mainly eighth grade teachers.

NELS: Based on teachers in only tenth grade.


Table 22
Percent of Elementary Teachers Who Participated in a Type of Professional Development Activity during the Last Twelve Months

Math

Surveys

SRS

SRS

SRS

States

VT

MI

CA

School-system sponsored workshops during the school year

70%

60%

63%

School-system sponsored workshops during summer

50%

50%

75%

Curriculum committee

60%

70%

38%

Committee work or special assignment other than curriculum

40%

40%

50%

University extension courses

10%

0%

0%

College courses in EDUCATION during the school year

30%

10%

0%

College courses in subject fields OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the school year

0%

0%

0%

College courses in EDUCATION during the summer

50%

10%

13%

College courses in subjects OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the summer

10%

0%

0%

Professional growth activities sponsored by professional associations

20%

20%

25%

Reading/Writing

Surveys

SRS

SRS

SRS

Subjects

Writing

Reading

Reading

States

VT

MI

CA

School-system sponsored workshops during the school year

20%

50%

25%

School-system sponsored workshops during summer

0%

0%

38%

Curriculum committee

20%

10%

25%

Committee work or special assignment other than curriculum

0%

10%

38%

University extension courses

0%

10%

0%

College courses in EDUCATION during the school year

20%

10%

0%

College courses in subject fields OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the school year

0%

0%

0%

College courses in EDUCATION during the summer

30%

10%

13%

College courses in subjects OTHER THAN EDUCATION during the summer

10%

0%

0%

Professional growth activities sponsored by professional associations

20%

10%

13%