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In keeping with the theme of this special issue, “Looking back, Moving forward,” the present article describes how Iowa is moving forward with its Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) System. First implemented in school districts in the 2014–2015 year, the TLC System is designed to attract and support new teachers; make available meaningful teacher leadership roles, for which teachers receive...
The study described here is grounded in naturalistic inquiry, a research methodology that seeks to understand phenomena in context-specific settings. The goal of the study was to identify the beliefs about developing language proficiency of a group of North American French-as-a-foreign language teachers in the specific context of a three-week, NEH-sponsored institute that took place in Lyon, France,...
Abstract: This article adds to the limited body of research on study abroad for experienced world/foreign language teachers. It describes a 3‐week institute sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities that took place in Lyon, France, during summer 2007. The study examines the institute's impact on a wide spectrum of the professional lives of the 30 teacher participants. Following a qualitative...
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