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Oakes, Wendy Peia; Cantwell, Emily D.; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Royer, David J.; Common, Eric Alan – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Schools are adopting tiered systems to prevent and respond to students' academic, behavioral, and social needs. Foundational to tiered systems is the capacity of educators to implement high-quality classroom management and instructional practices. In this study, school leaders provided professional development to staff as they prepared to adopt a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Strategies, Student Needs
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Palmer, Katelyn; Noltemeyer, Amity – Teacher Development, 2019
Research has identified several factors that contribute to the effectiveness of professional development opportunities in schools including improvement of participants' knowledge, administrator support, incorporation of active learning activities, duration, fostering coherence, and timing. The current case study examined how these six factors…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Professional Development, Active Learning, Knowledge Level
Hamilton, Laura S.; Doss, Christopher Joseph – RAND Corporation, 2020
More than ever, schools across the United States and around the globe are embracing social and emotional learning (SEL) to assist students in adopting these skills and many other interpersonal (e.g., teamwork, leadership) and intrapersonal (e.g., self-regulation, resilience) capabilities. This dedication to SEL is well supported by research.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Well Being
Hamilton, Laura S.; Doss, Christopher Joseph – RAND Corporation, 2020
RAND researchers present results from a spring 2019 survey of a nationally representative sample of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) public school teachers about their approaches to supporting students' social and emotional learning (SEL) and the factors that might influence those approaches. The authors explore teachers' SEL practices,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Well Being, Faculty Development, State Standards
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Quinn, Brandy P. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
Purpose in life is beneficial for adolescents and their communities. However, less is known about supports for purpose development during adolescence, particularly in the school setting. The study described here drew from theories about teacher beliefs and knowledge, and a multidimensional definition of purpose in life, in order to learn from…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Beliefs, Knowledge Level