Recent data regarding the faith of young adults in America continues to reveal that young people are disaffiliating from the Church at faster rates and in greater numbers. In light of this, the Church has consistently called for a New Evangelization, beginning with Pope Saint John Paul II and reaffirmed by Pope Francis. As a ministry of the…

Recent data regarding the faith of young adults in America continues to reveal that young people are disaffiliating from the Church at faster rates and in greater numbers. In light of this, the Church has consistently called for a New Evangelization, beginning with Pope Saint John Paul II and reaffirmed by Pope Francis. As a ministry of the…

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…

New teachers are entering their classrooms on the first day of school, excited, nervous, and not knowing what to expect from their new position. This in itself can be overwhelming, but compounding the demands of novice teachers is another challenge: their certification clock has started. The state of Pennsylvania requires all new teachers to…

Improvement of teacher quality has been identified as a strong factor for improving student learning and increasing student achievement. Developing teacher knowledge and pedagogy is traditionally cultivated in schools through professional development. Though professional learning is common in all schools as a core practice, the design, quality,…

This research study is a quantitative study researching the impact of Missouri's Career Education professional development programs on teacher self-efficacy. This research study is outlined in five chapters. Each chapter discusses various issues and concepts related directly to career and technical education and teacher self-efficacy, including…

This Educational Leadership Portfolio (ELP) reviews the state of online learning at the University of Delaware (UD). UD lacks the sufficient infrastructure and resources to support online learning, despite its steady growth in online enrollments over the past decade. This growth was punctuated with a spike in online enrollments due to the pivot to…

Professional developments are routinely assigned to teachers by their administrator based upon administrator preference which can adversely affect teachers' perceptions of administrative support. Ineffective administrative support is a factor in teacher attrition. The problem studied was ineffective professional development required by…

The growing number of teaching professional development (TPD) programs in most major universities shows higher education institutions' determination to improve the quality of classroom teaching with the support of contemporary instructional strategies and advanced technology. However, TPD programs at research universities often face the struggle…

This case describes the move to emergency remote delivery of classroom instruction at Northwest Lineman College (NLC), a private trade school focusing on educating the utility industry workforce. In particular, this case will describe the artifacts developed and critical design decisions the ad-hoc project team made to continue educating students…

Little research exists about Indigenous-led teacher professional learning to improve skills in developing culturally responsive practices in schooling. This paper addresses a noticeable gap in the literature, that of Indigenous people mentoring non-Indigenous teachers to develop culturally responsive pedagogies. In the Australian context, the…

Purpose: This paper reports on a study exploring a sustained coaching model of teacher professional development (PD). The study was undertaken with middle school teachers in a small rural school division in Alberta, Canada. The goal of the study was to theorize about the components of the sustained coaching model of PD that supported or was a…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, chemical engineering departments from around the world shifted their course offerings from in-person to online almost instantaneously. The AIChE Education Division immediately responded to this educational shift by developing five Virtual Communities of Practice (VCPs) that allowed faculty to share experiences…

Lesson study is a Japanese concept to improve teaching and learning mathematics through a particular form of activity in which a group of teachers works collaboratively to plan, implement, observe, and reflect on the proposed research lessons. Although lesson study is internationally acknowledged as providing key learning opportunities for…

This teaching case study illustrates the increasing need for school leaders to offer and foster adult social emotional learning (SEL) in schools, particularly in the context of crises. This scenario takes place in an urban high school that is representative of many other American schools. In particular, I examine the challenges educational leaders…