The purpose of the study has been framed as exploring the views of the participants on the process of preparing an electronic teacher portfolio through peer coaching. The study was designed as a case study. The participants of the research consisted of 10 volunteer teachers who were graduate students in the field of Curriculum and Instruction at…

The majority of the literature in the field of international education focuses on the experiences of international students, while much less is known about how teachers learn to teach this cohort. Research on teachers' informal professional learning and critical moments of growth in their endeavour to enhance the learning experiences of…

This article presents a SoTL study of students' use of concept maps in my undergraduate class "Women in Christian History," in a mid-semester module called "the Eve project." I present three students' maps to show the different kinds of understandings that students developed in this literacy encounter. I am especially…

Distance Education is the natural evolution of a human-centered branch of education. Recently, the rapid development of social networks has decisively contributed to the configuration of a new environment in the field of distance education (Jones, 2020) which also has an impact on adult education. The research objective is the attitude of teachers…

This study assessed the effect of a teacher professional development (PD) programme that incorporated culturally responsive teaching on Chinese kindergarten teachers' perceptions of learning motivation of ethnic minority (EM) vs. Chinese pupils in Hong Kong. The moderating role of classroom ethnic composition was examined. Forty-five teachers in…

This paper draws from a broad study that explored mathematics teachers' engagement with textbooks within the Lesson Study context. In the current paper, we report on teachers' use of mathematics textbook activities to inform their instructional decisions during collaborative lesson planning of numeric and geometric patterns. The study took place…

While much research is geared towards helping learners to think critically in language classrooms, scant attention has been paid to how language teachers learn to teach critical thinking (CT). To fill the gap, the present one-year qualitative case study investigated three EFL teachers' learning experiences in teaching CT in China. The findings…

The rise of performative culture in education and intensifying forms of test-based accountability have subjected teachers to a ubiquitous 'field of judgment' through which they are held to account. Within this context, professional development is consistently deployed as a key solution to stagnant or declining student outcomes. In this paper, we…

Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and research behaviors are critical to both professional development and the quality of instruction. Thus, teachers are expected to accept and apply the research findings generated by educational researchers to solve a classroom, student, or instructional issue. This article aimed to determine teachers'…

The development of informal learning (IL) by the teaching staff relates to the generation of contextualized learning at the school which is integrated into daily working life. This study analyses the roles and actions of school principals in the generation and promotion of teaching staff's informal learning and is based on the application of…

Professional development (PD) plays an important role in the quality of K-12 physical education teachers (PETs) and PD policies affect the implementation of PD at the state level in the United States. To date, no studies have examined PD policies for PETs. Therefore, this project aimed to examine changes of state PD policies for PETs from 2001 to…

Recent circumstances (e.g., COVID-19, socio-political tensions) exacerbate persistent teacher shortages, reinforcing the need to attend to factors associated with teacher retention. In this multimethod study, we explore outcomes of an online, year-long professional development focused on collaboration and autonomy -- two factors correlated with…

This paper aims to contribute to the construction of multiliteracies pedagogy. We argue that the analysis of focalisation is an essential dimension in multiliteracies pedagogy aimed at promoting the development of critical analysis of multimodal narratives. Our point is sustained by a case study of focalisation in an animated narrative comprising…

Recent years have witnessed an increasing emphasis on integrating computational thinking into school curriculums. This study deals with suggesting a course model including data collection tools for evaluating teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in teaching computational thinking via teaching robot programming. Taking the advantages of virtual…

Faculty-in-Residence (FIR) programs, where students interact with faculty outside of the classroom, have shown positive effects on student success. However, most research does not look at FIR programs from a holistic perspective that examines the impact on faculty. This study investigates the perceived impact on faculty participating in FIR…