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Gina C. Isabelli – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of this study was to investigate elementary educators' reflection on the usage of their social media personal learning networks (PLN). The problem to be addressed in this study is that it is unclear how, if at all, elementary educators utilizing social media platforms for their personal learning networks (PLN) reflect on whether their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Social Media, Professional Development, Communities of Practice
Deal, Amy Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Principals are leaving their schools at an alarming rate each year, and this turnover can have detrimental effects on school culture and student achievement. The aim of this study was to improve principal job satisfaction, in an effort to increase retention in the position at Vision Schools where there have been 14 principals in eight years for…
Descriptors: Principals, Labor Turnover, Job Satisfaction, Intervention
RacheL Ann Rufus – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the leadership styles of Catholic school principals in California who lead professional learning communities. It is not known how Catholic elementary school principals describe their leadership styles when leading professional learning communities. The overarching research question…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Elementary Schools, Principals, Communities of Practice
Dominic Siami Egure – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study utilized a qualitative case study design to explore participants' perspectives regarding the value of ECHO Education Nigeria (EEN) program. EEN is a social Learning Space created for educators in Nigeria in 2021. A survey on value creation was disseminated to all participants of EEN, and subsequent interviews were carried out with a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Education, Professional Development, Career Development
Stephanie Syre-Hager – ProQuest LLC, 2022
A significant contributor to student success is engagement in the school setting. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be a helpful framework for increasing student engagement and creating an inclusive environment for all learners. This study investigated the relationship between teachers' understanding and implementation of Universal Design…
Descriptors: Design, Access to Education, Learner Engagement, Elementary Education
Norman McDuffie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The participatory action research (PAR) aimed to build educators' culturally responsive teaching capacity to support equitable classrooms. The study focused on the culturally responsive teaching development and decision-making process of a middle school principal, three Language Art teachers, and the culturally responsive teaching influence to…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Equal Education, Principals, Middle Schools
Christine N. Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed-methods phenomenological study was to investigate the relationship between professional learning community (PLC) implementation and teachers' perceptions of engagement, professional collaboration, professional growth, and ultimately collective teacher efficacy. This research study collected data from elementary school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Communities of Practice, Teacher Effectiveness, Relationship
Dale K. Willson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The pre-tenure period for faculty members is often a professionally and personally challenging time. Mentorship and professional development programs serve as an important aid, providing needed support in their pursuit of a positive tenure decision. Institutional faculty mentorship programs often provide this important resource, though their…
Descriptors: Faculty, Mentors, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness
Jaime Beal – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The need to improve math instruction in the United States has led to a variety of reactionary reform efforts. Often, these reforms require teachers to step away from deeply embedded instructional practices, which are difficult to change. Professional learning communities (PLC) are a common form of professional development in education that have…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Metacognition, Mathematics Instruction, Professional Development
Velez, Kimberly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In today's educational system, there is a great emphasis on principals' leadership and impact on all students, particularly students with disabilities. Due to increased accountability, legal mandates, and the effects of the pandemic on student performance, strong elementary principals must lead the charge to improve the educational trajectory of…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Responsibility, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Schools
Jonathan Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Mathematics education researchers examined teacher practices that support students who have historically been marginalized and have underperformed in school. These efforts have led to much discussion about how to incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) theoretically and pragmatically. Many teachers want to develop and implement more…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Communities of Practice
Christine L. Duprow – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was the lack of clarity around K-12 teachers' use and value of using social media as a resource for professional development. Many K-12 teachers are accessing social media for professional development. The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to examine the experiences of K-12 teachers using…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Social Media, Professional Development
James H. Brightman III – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Apart from teachers, international school directors have the greatest impact on learning in their schools (Day et al., 2010), but they often find it difficult to engage in professional learning and support networks to continuously enhance their practice (Bailey & Gibson, 2020; Butler, 2020). The development of virtual professional learning…
Descriptors: Administrators, School Administration, International Schools, Professional Development
Yi Han – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aimed to enhance student engagement in language classrooms by developing a professional learning community (PLC) in the Modern Language Department in a high school. This exploratory study uses a mixed-method design collecting both quantitative and qualitative data through various instruments. Incorporating improvement science, the…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Language Teachers, Learner Engagement, Secondary School Curriculum
Ola M. Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In an effort to meet the requirements of the many reform efforts facing schools, professional learning communities (PLCs) have been created and implemented by many schools as a valuable strategy to increase student achievement. The main focus of most PLCs is on the cultivation of learning, which includes teachers and administrators working…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience
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