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Brock, Tracy Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study was designed to examine the impact of the incorporation of vocabulary instruction and various teacher strategies by a middle school science teachers team on student science achievement. The researcher focused on the teacher preparation of vocabulary word walls and the inclusion of specific words within individual units of study…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Educational Practices, Middle School Teachers, Team Teaching
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Cynthia Pierfax; Travella Free; Tiffany Franklin; Manola Erby; Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty; C. L. Meehan; Martin H. Smith – Journal of Extension, 2024
There is a defined need to provide accessible and effective professional development for 4-H educators. Lesson study is a Community of Practice-based approach to educator professional development. Prior research has shown lesson study to be effective with 4-H staff, adult volunteers, and teen volunteers. This inquiry, a multisite case study, was…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Agricultural Education, Extension Education, Land Grant Universities
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Rebecca Taylor-Perryman; Ariana Audisio; Laura Meili – Learning Professional, 2024
As U.S. school leaders anticipate the end of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds and contemplate possible budget shortfalls, they will have to make hard choices about how best to leverage limited resources to improve student outcomes. With the stakes high, lawmakers and experts urge school system leaders to rely on research and…
Descriptors: School Administration, Federal Aid, Grants, Emergency Programs
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Rebecca L. Hite; Levi Johnson; Jessica Gottlieb; Jon McNaughtan; Richard Carlos L. Velasco – Educational Forum, 2024
Professional development in policy for K-12 teachers is relatively rare despite the indelible role that teachers play in policy implementation. This study describes the experiences of five teachers who completed the 10-month Texas Education Policy Fellowship Program. Results showed that the experienced classroom teachers garnered the most policy…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Policy, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Irby, Beverly J.; Pashmforoosh, Roya; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Etchells, Matthew J.; Rodriguez, Linda – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2023
The empirical research examining the effects of virtual mentoring and coaching (VMC) on principal leadership development is limited. Furthermore, little is known about school leaders who engage in virtual professional leadership learning communities (VPLCs) and how much school leaders grow with VPLCs who are also receiving VMC at the same time.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Coaching (Performance), Principals, Management Development
Stephanie Annette Sandwell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study was designed to explore the impact of professional development in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) of secondary mathematics teachers using The DuFour PLC model in one Southeast Texas School District. Descriptive statistics were compiled based on survey data from 19 participants. Internal consistency reliability was analyzed…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Communities of Practice, School Districts, Faculty Development
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Elfarargy, Hamada; Irby, Beverly J.; Singer, Erin A.; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Pugliese, Elisabeth – SAGE Open, 2022
In this study, we investigated Texas teachers' perceptions of instructional coaches' (ICs) practices that improve professional learning communities (PLCs) to enhance teachers' instructional capacities. The study's participants included 67 teachers from rural, urban, and suburban school districts across the state of Texas. They enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Communities of Practice
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Bowman, Michelle – Learning Professional, 2021
In March 2020, emergency school closings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic initiated a sudden widespread use of virtual learning and brought new challenges that affected teaching and learning across multiple contexts. The complex change caused school district leaders to make plans to reinvent and reimagine schools and created a need for teacher…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Instructional Leadership
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Robert C. Schoen; Catherine C. Lewis; Christopher Rhoads; Kevin Lai; Claire M. Riddell – Journal of Experimental Education, 2024
Lesson study, especially when conducted with support from targeted resources, is often identified as a potentially effective means to support teacher learning. In this study, 80 school-based teams of educators, representing 80 classrooms of third- or fourth-grade students in the US, were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: lesson study…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3
Malone, Cara – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this narrative inquiry is to hear stories from principals in relation to their assistant superintendent supervision and coaching and professional development through principal professional learning communities and resulting efficacy, particularly during times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature from the field has…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Role, Principals, Urban Schools
Karen Marie Lowman – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Elementary music teachers are required to attend long-term, campus-wide professional development outside their content area. The purpose of this interpretive qualitative study was to better understand how elementary music teachers in a North Texas and a South-Central Colorado school district who have had five or more years of teaching experience…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Videoconferencing, Faculty Development
Wesley F. Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The 2019-2020 school year ushered in the Texas Education Agency's second year under a new A - F rating system for the state's 1,200 districts and 8,759 public schools. As such, educational leaders across the state began to take an even closer look at what it takes to meet the needs of an ever growing and diverse population of students. However, in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Communities of Practice, Job Satisfaction
Editorial Projects in Education, 2024
Effective professional development (PD) is crucial for enhancing teacher instruction and student achievement. This Spotlight explores innovative approaches to PD that prioritize teacher needs and foster meaningful learning experiences. From hybrid PD models to teacher-led initiatives and on-demand online courses, these articles offer valuable…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Improvement, Principals
Michael Constantine McConnell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Effective professional development for course instructors in higher education has long been a point of interest in terms of how not only ongoing training can benefit instructors but also how those benefits could possibly improve student experiences and learning outcomes. This qualitative case study specifically examines a population of teachers…
Descriptors: Social Media, Professional Development, Community Colleges, Adjunct Faculty
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Hopkins, Candace C.; Jones, Don; Hall, Kelly S.; Korelich, Kathryn – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2021
A gap in practice at CES Elementary School (pseudonym) was the lack of data driven instructional decision making that contributed to the problem of low school scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Low STAAR scores have negatively impacted student, teacher, and administrator retention. Unsuccessfully, data chats…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Data Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication
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