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Prasit Thongrasamee; Chaiyuth Sirisuthi; Pha Agsonsua – International Education Studies, 2025
The purposes of this research were to 1) study the components and indicators of teacher competency in Mechatronics and Robotics, 2) study the current states, desirable states, and the needs for teacher competency development in the Mechatronics and Robotics Department, 3) design and development of teacher competency-enhancing programs in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Robotics, Teacher Competencies
Kimberly Deann Price – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this applied research study with a program evaluation was to answer fundamental questions about the effectiveness of an extended professional development program. The program sought to promote quality mathematics instruction by increasing teachers' knowledge of and supporting the implementation of effective mathematics teaching…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Toolin, Regina E.; Jorgenson, Simon; Ratmeyer, Stephanie – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2022
The Vermont STEM Leadership Institute (VSTEM) was designed to provide professional learning and leadership opportunities for K-12 educators teaching primarily in high-need schools. The fundamental premise of the program was to actively engage teachers in constructivist curriculum and pedagogy coupled with authentic scientific research experiences…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teachers, STEM Education, Faculty Development
Cynthia French – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this applied research study was to strengthen Tier I instruction within seventh and eighth-grade mathematics classrooms. This applied research study uses three elements; professional learning communities, consistent content-specific professional development, and increased student achievement to strengthen Tier I instruction in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Middle School Teachers
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Sefika Sümeyye Çam; Gürcü Koç – SAGE Open, 2024
This study aimed to prepare, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a professional development program that develops Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of teacher educators. Qualitative research methods were used. The research was carried out with 10 teacher educators from different departments. Pre- and post-interviews were…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Educators, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy
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Filiz Demirci; Cengiz Özyürek – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
The study aims to investigate the influence of the online professional development (PD) program focused on precollege engineering education on science teachers' teaching engineering self-efficacy. A nested mixed research design was employed to conduct the study, in which the basic qualitative design was integrated into a weak experimental design…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
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Kiliç, Servet; Çakiroglu, Ünal – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023
Since teaching robotics in schools is still new for teachers, studies on how to integrate computational thinking concepts in robotics courses are still rare. In this direction, teacher training sessions for teaching robotics should be visited. Accordingly, in this exploratory case study, a professional development program for teachers was…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Faculty Development
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Blake C. Colclasure; Robert Mejia; Koral Fritz; Ekaterina G. Sedia; Mariah Duffey – NACTA Journal, 2023
Cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. The unprecedented expansion of the industry has been influenced by the changing regulatory landscape on industrial hemp, medical cannabis, and adult-use cannabis. The wide variety of cannabis- and hemp-related jobs, from agricultural production to product sales, require a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Marijuana, Curriculum Development, Self Esteem
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Xiangyun Du; Youmen Chaaban; Hessa Al-Thani; Adrian Lundberg – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This article reports on an evaluation study of the Qatar University Pedagogical Development (PD) Program. The PD program advocated pedagogical advancement towards student-centered learning (SCL), which has been highlighted as an important part of the university's overall strategy. This study explored 30 university teachers' perspectives on the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Q Methodology, Student Centered Learning
John Strang – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Teacher use of formative assessment is lacking worldwide despite evidence supporting its potential for improving student outcomes. To address a local problem of formative assessment implementation, Franklin County School's professional development team designed and implemented a yearlong program to improve teacher knowledge and practice of…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation, Faculty Development, Program Evaluation
Racheal Landers – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Improving teachers' content knowledge in mathematics is one way to address the ongoing national concern of poor performance in math. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of self-regulated online professional development for teachers' knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percentages, as well as factors prompting that impact.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development, Online Courses
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Michael Graham; Christine Grice; Wayne Cotton – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
This paper presents the findings of a systematic literature review that answers the research question: how does current literature define effective professional development? In answering this question, a set of design principles for effective professional development have been produced for utilisation by researchers and practitioners within and…
Descriptors: Design, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Educational Principles
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Núria Hernández-Sellés; Miguel Massigoge-Galbis – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Teacher training and a commitment to innovation in teaching are determining factors in the success of technology adoption processes. This article presents a study on the opportunities produced through the collaboration of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education and the ProFuturo program, which arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaboration…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Technological Literacy
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Mumcu, Filiz; Atman Uslu, Nilüfer; Yildiz, Bahadir – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2022
Teacher qualifications are a crucial element for successfully implementing integrated STEM education. Research suggests that a STEM education program should be compulsory for all STEM-related teachers. In this study, as STEM education researchers, we asked teachers from different disciplines about their expectations from a professional development…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, STEM Education, Teacher Attitudes, Integrated Curriculum
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Rigelman, Nicole; Lewis, Chandra – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2023
Transforming mathematics learning and teaching toward more equitable and effective approaches is critical to student mathematics learning and identity development. This task at-scale in a district takes time, commitment, and mathematics expertise that may not be widespread in the absence of focused professional development. District and regional…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Kindergarten, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
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