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Mary E. Morningstar; Sarah R. Carlson; Dana Lattin; Rebecca Romine Swinburne – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
This article shares the results from a quasi-experimental mixed-methods study of a promising transition-focused professional development approach. The 12-week team-based intervention resulted in positive outcomes among intervention group participants' knowledge and capacities. The intervention group exhibited statistically significant changes in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Professional Development, Intervention, Knowledge Level
Marissa Marti-Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The United States continues to grow in both population and diversity. The trigger for this project was the dramatic increase in patient diversity in Texas and the lack of adequate cultural competency training for providers at a Texas oncology clinic network. Clinicians must increase their self-awareness and knowledge to provide culturally…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Comparative Analysis, Diversity, Health Services
Rachael E. Seals – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to assess if and to what extent differences exist in traditionally and alternatively certified STEM teachers' perceived teacher collaboration and teacher self-efficacy, among teachers in Texas. The sample consisted of 202 participants (Alternative n = 202; Traditional n = 89). Results from…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Cooperation, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education
National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2021
The need to improve outcomes among students with disabilities (SWD) by increasing teachers' skilled use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) has been a pressing challenge around the country. Texas, in particular, has a specific focus on supporting the increased use of teachers' EBPs within their State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). Therefore,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Coaching (Performance)
Jimerson, Jo Beth; Quebec Fuentes, Sarah – Journal of School Leadership, 2021
Instructional leadership efforts are complicated when leaders and teachers do not share areas of expertise. Leaders work to bridge this divide through a number of approaches, such as collaboration with specialist personnel and the development of leadership content knowledge (LCK). The purpose of this study was to explore the organizational factors…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Responsibility, Cooperation, Leadership Styles
Peterson-Ahmad, Maria B.; Hovey, Katrina A.; Peak, Pamela K. – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2018
This research study discusses results from a mixed-methods study of N=164 pre-service teachers' perceptions of and involvement in professional related activities and organizations related to students with special needs. Results found similarities between special education and general education certification seekers perceptions of beneficial…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Preservice Teacher Education
Pando, Magdalena; Aguirre-Muñoz, Zenaida – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
This article is a qualitative study that explored bilingual/ESL science teachers' reflections about subject matter knowledge (SMK) and instructional practice in the elementary grades. Thirty-three teachers were part of a 5-year professional development program designed to enhance instructional quality and effectiveness to teach English learners.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers
Miller, Laura M.; Walker, Jamie Rae – Journal of Extension, 2016
In addition to regular job duties, such as tree care, mulching, irrigation, and pesticide management, urban park workers have faced environmental changes due to drought, wildfires, and West Nile virus. They simultaneously have endured expectations to manage growing, diversifying park usage and limitations on career development. An integrated…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Outreach Programs, Parks, Outdoor Education
Mannino, Gina – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to identify the instructional coaching activities most used by instructional coaches in southeast Texas school districts and to test if there was a relationship between the use of instructional coaching and perceived improvement in the instructional practices of teachers and student achievement. The participants for…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Coaching (Performance), School Districts, Educational Practices
McMahon, Marcia; Peters, Michelle L.; Schumacher, Gary – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2014
This mixed methods study examined the relationship between school districts' principal evaluation practices and their impact on student achievement in mathematics and reading. School achievement data were collected from a sample of 41 campuses representing 27 Texas school districts. Data were also solicited from a convenience sample of campus…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Hutchins, Shaun D.; Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2015
Austin Independent School District (AISD) teacher appraisal results from 2014-2015 were used to identify areas of need for professional development in 2015-2016. Results from the Professional Development and Appraisal System and Professional Pathways for Teachers (PPfT) were included. A separate executive summary also was published. [For the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Evaluation, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods
Hutchins, Shaun D.; Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2015
Austin Independent School District (AISD) teacher appraisal results from 2014-2015 were used to identify areas of need for professional development in 2015-2016. Results from the Professional Development and Appraisal System and Professional Pathways for Teachers (PPfT) were included. This executive summary provides highlights from the full report…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Evaluation, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods
Cloutier, Aimee; Yew, Guo Zheng; Gupta, Siddhartha; Dissanayake, Kalpani; Monaco, Paula – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2018
The importance of reducing the gender gap in engineering programs by recruiting and retaining female students is well recognized. Although women hold roughly half of all jobs in the United States, only 24% of STEM jobs are occupied by women. The problem is even more pronounced for engineering, where women held about 12% of jobs as of 2013 (Corbett…
Descriptors: Females, High School Students, STEM Education, Summer Programs
Levin, Stephanie; Scott, Caitlin; Yang, Man; Leung, Melanie; Bradley, Kathryn – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Strong and stable school leadership is critical for success in schools across the nation. The duties of the principal are many and varied. Principals, for example, can oversee instruction, purchase curricular materials and supplies, and provide professional learning and supports for teachers. Carrying out these duties effectively makes a…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Attitudes, Persistence
Riojas-Cortez, Mari; Alanis, Iliana; Flores, Belinda Bustos – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
Professional development, which results in sustained transformative change, requires that teachers engage in critical reflection regarding teaching practices. In this study, a group of five bilingual and generalist early childhood teachers engaged in a journey in which they elected to try to reconstruct their beliefs and practices about teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Educational Change, Young Children