Preparing teachers in the professional development system for participation in textbook development in the USA

Authors

  • Olga Myhaylivna Elbrekht State Scientific Institution ‘Institute for Modernization of Educational Content’, Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Ivan Bakhov Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Kateryna Vukolova Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine.
  • Larysa Davydivna Kostenko Educational Department of Kropivnitsky, Ukraine.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20952/revtee.v14i33.16911

Keywords:

Textbook development, Teacher involvement, Professional development, Peculiarities

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of preparing teachers for participation in the development of textbooks in the system of professional development in the USA. The authors analyze scientific works, which discuss the role of teachers in this activity, highlight the challenges teachers face in it and substantiate the importance of their appropriate training. The analysis revealed the peculiarities of the organization, forms and methods of teacher training, which adapt the USA system of professional development to preparing teachers for participation in textbooks development.

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Author Biographies

Olga Myhaylivna Elbrekht, State Scientific Institution ‘Institute for Modernization of Educational Content’, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ivan Bakhov, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Kateryna Vukolova, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine.

Larysa Davydivna Kostenko, Educational Department of Kropivnitsky, Ukraine.

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2021-12-21

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Elbrekht, O. M., Bakhov, I., Vukolova, K., & Kostenko, L. D. (2021). Preparing teachers in the professional development system for participation in textbook development in the USA. Revista Tempos E Espaços Em Educação, 14(33), e16911. https://doi.org/10.20952/revtee.v14i33.16911

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