NCRVE MDS-964 - Contents

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• PREFACE
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• OVERVIEW OF MINI-SABBATICAL DESIGN
• THE GOALS OF THE MINI-SABBATICAL
  • Goal 1: Increase Teacher Knowledge of Work Practice
  • Goal 2: Create High-Quality, Integrated Curricula
  • Goal 3: Adopt Teaching Roles To Support Authentic Learning
  • Goal 4: Develop Alternative Assessments
• THE MINI-SABBATICAL PILOT TEST AND ASSESSMENT
  • Participants and Weekly Schedule
  • Assessment Instruments and Methods
  • Evaluation Findings
• CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
  • Teachers Need More Assistance in Developing Assessments
  • Teachers Had Difficulty Relinquishing Control Over Learning
  • Teacher Collaboration Is an Important Catalyst for Learning
  • Staff Development Should Support the Reflective Practice
  • Industry Experience Is Not Sufficient for Developing Work-Related Curricula
  • Work-Based Learning Requires Different Teacher Planning
  • Afterword
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• APPENDIX A
  MINI-SABBATICAL SYLLABUS AND READING LIST
  • Syllabus
  • Reading List
• APPENDIX B
  TEACHERS' CUMULATIVE EVALUATION OF MINI-SABBATICAL