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Thoughtful discussions with future authors and @markcarver.bsky.social at the meet the editor session @aeraedresearch.bsky.social. Learn more about IPDA journals PDIE and Practice via our website and get in touch if you would like to discuss future submissions.

The case for a subsidiarity model of professional learning and development at a time of curriculum reform: perspectives from key Stage 3 (11–14 years) secondary music teachers in Wales This article examines professional learning and development (PLD) for secondary classroom music teachers in Wales at a time of curriculum reform. Using complexity theory as a theoretical lens, the ...

Latest open access article: The case for a subsidiarity model of professional learning and development at a time of curriculum reform: perspectives from key Stage 3 secondary music teachers in Wales - Gary Beauchamp and Thomas Breeze @thomasbreeze.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks Thomas, I will re-post this! Not sure what happened with the link.

Colleagues that are attending AERA 2026, please come along and see us (table 9) in the Meet the Editors session on Saturday 11th April from 11:45-1:15 - Los Angeles Convention Center, Level One, Petree Hall C.

Outcomes for this are imminent. Thank you for your patience.

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Developing boundary-specifying objects in an inquiry-based teacher-researcher collaboration in mathematics Collaboration between teachers and researchers for teaching development, as a form of professional development (PD), occurs at the boundary between their respective practices. Collaboration at the ...

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Developing boundary-specifying objects in an inquiry-based teacher-researcher collaboration in mathematics by Frida Harvey.
Free to download and read @ bit.ly/4uekozC

@pdiejournal.bsky.social is the SSCI rated academic journal of the International Professional Development Association. It has a current Impact Factor of 2.1. More information about @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social @ ipda.org.uk

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Teacher leaders’ coaching skills to support teachers noticing argumentation in the mathematics classroom This study examines the coaching skills of middle leaders, or Teacher Leaders (TLs), in supporting their peers’ ability to notice mathematical argumentation in classroom practice through communicat...

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Teacher leaders’ coaching skills to support teachers noticing argumentation in the mathematics classroom by Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli, Horacio Solar, Kurt Mursell, Sara Rivera Herreros & Victoria Arriagada. Free access @ bit.ly/3N2baFX

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Become a member of @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social and receive the SSCI rated @pdiejournal.bsky.social and our sister journal PRACTICE as part of the membership package. Sign up @ bit.ly/2Lje7hg

@pdiejournal.bsky.social is the SSCI rated academic journal of the International Professional Development Association. It has a current Impact Factor of 2.1. More information about
@ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social @ ipda.org.uk

Listen to the latest @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social two-part episode in its Emerging Researcher podcast series.
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Listen to the latest @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social podcast episode which is part of its Emerging Researcher Series.
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The impact of professional development on elementary teachers’ self-efficacy and interest in data science education This mixed-methods study explores the impact of professional development (PD) on 29 elementary teachers’ self-efficacy and interest in teaching data science. The PD was offered in the Southeastern ...

Just published online - The impact of professional development on elementary teachers’ self-efficacy and interest in data science education by Danielle Herro & Matthew Madison.
More information @ bit.ly/4kI1Kfm

The school community in developing teachers’ digital competence School communities play a significant role in teachers’ continuous professional development (CPD). This study investigates how conditions within a school community enable primary school teachers’ p...

Just published online, the Open Access Article - The school community in developing teachers’ digital competence by Maarit Oikarinen, Sari Havu-Nuutinen, Susanna Pöntinen & Juho Kaleva Oikarinen.
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When policy pressures practice: unpacking LETRS as a mandated professional development The Science of Reading (SoR) movement has become dominant in recent literacy policy and practice, leading to widespread adoption of structured literacy approaches and professional development (PD) ...

Just published online - When policy pressures practice: unpacking LETRS as a mandated professional development by
Laurie ‘Darian’ Thrailkill, Marjorie W. Rowe & Melissa J. Wrenn.
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If you are a supervisor, you can make a nomination for the 2026 IPDA Thesis and Dissertation Awards.
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What’s the hype of the year? Value creation in principals’ professional development In our ever-changing world, principals must continuously update their knowledge and acquire competencies to support transformation of local practices. To meet this challenge, principals’ profession...

Just published online, the Open Access Article - What’s the hype of the year? Value creation in principals’ professional development by Mette Liljenberg & Stina Jerdborg. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4awGLr4

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