Purpose: This qualitative study sought to explore how Iranian English language professors used social media network Telegram in their classes and what possibilities and constraints they experienced with regard to classroom interactions and university education, and how they rethought the use of social media network Telegram.…

The demand for online learning is growing which makes it apparent that there is a demand for educators who are prepared to teach online. Scarce are online science courses, especially laboratory courses, and all academic disciplines not offering online courses because educators are not prepared to teach science online. The purpose of the research…

The growth of online education has created the need for online full-time faculty to understand teaching strategies to support effective teaching. Little research has examined the strategies of online full-time faculty regarding large classes. This qualitative descriptive study explored how 27 online full-time faculty described their teaching…

What is the correlation between pre-screening tools and teaching experiences in the special education setting? Are pre-screening tools, used by school district throughout the country, able to predict an applicant's teaching experience? This study seeks to find the answers to these two research questions. In this qualitative study, twenty special…

Many elementary teachers, who teach foundational mathematics topics, have a complicated and dynamic relationship with mathematics (Bekdemir, 2010; Brown et al., 2011; Novak & Tassell, 2017). The understanding of these mathematical experiences and the connection to mathematics identity is critical for the transformation of teacher preparation…

Social and emotional learning has been recognized for positively impacting students' social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes (Durlak et al., 2011; Dusenbury & Weissberg, 2017; Taylor et al., 2017). State departments of education have taken this research and implemented statewide social and emotional learning standards for…

Due to the teacher shortage in a U.S. southeastern state, administrators at Unified School District (USD, a pseudonym) hired alternative teacher certification program (ATCP) teachers enrolled in graduate level education courses through ATCPs while teaching full time. These ATCP teachers have bachelor's degrees and work experiences in various…

Collaboration among teachers positively affects both teachers' professional development and students' reading achievement. However, teachers face challenges in collaboration with colleagues. Current research focusing on the collaboration experiences between general education classroom teachers and reading interventionists is absent. The purpose of…

Parents and students have a number of growing options to choose from when it comes to their educational settings in most states. One growing educational option is online education (Hasler-Waters et al., 2014). With distance learning growing in recent years, more research is needed involving this educational platform (Hasler-Waters, et. al. 2014).…

Approximately 43% of Louisiana teachers leave the classroom within their first five years, the period in which professional practice improves most quickly. As more effective teachers leave, districts are searching for replacements in an increasingly inexperienced candidate pool. To identify possible leading indicators of early-career teacher…

The purpose of the current study was to describe the phenomenon of teacher induction in an urban charter school district with an accountability rating of A in Texas as ascribed by the Texas Education Agency in 2019. The interviewed participants included three novice teachers, three mentor teachers, three campus administrators, and the program…

Interpersonal relationships between teachers and students built within a learning context have a significant influence on the development of learners' social and emotional life. Higher levels of engagement, attachment, and motivation are common among students who strongly connect with their teachers. This study aimed to obtain a deeper…

This study was designed to determine if a relationship exists between teachers' race or years of experience and their levels of self-efficacy in supporting diverse learners among high school teachers in a North Texas school district. The data included teacher responses from the "Educating All Students" portion of the 2020 Panorama Staff…

Discipleship, a primary charge of the Church, involves teaching and learning. In order to disciple well, the Church and its clergy must consider how to teach content so that adults learn effectively. This consideration ought to begin in seminary, the primary source of educational preparation for Anglican clergy. Research is needed to identify the…

Relational cultural theory (RCT) offered a lens for understanding clinical supervisors' perceptions of working with international counselors in training (ICTs). All 10 participants were professional counselor educators in the role of clinical supervisors and trained in the United States who worked with ICTs by regularly providing clinical…