In a time when natural disasters and health crisis afflict the world, understanding the relationship between flow and fear provides an opportunity to better shape learner experiences in difficult times. The use of film as a pedagogical approach provides a unique perspective to better understand flow and fear in learners. Previous research…

In this study, we sought to understand what might be learned about preservice teachers' mathematics learner and mathematics educator identities in the context of a problem-solving focused mathematics content course. Twenty-two preservice teachers participated in this study as part of their undergraduate teacher preparation program. We implemented…

To base teaching on student thinking requires analyzing and interpreting students' thinking, key components of the construct of professional noticing (e.g., Jacobs et al., 2010). Although substantial research has been conducted using this construct, less attention has been paid to teachers' evaluations of student work based on these analyses and…

The release of NGSS in 2013 brought forth uncertainty among K-12 educators on how to translate these standards into practical science lessons (Harris et al., 2017). One important instructional change that teachers still need assistance with is supporting sensemaking. To guide students in the process of sensemaking, teachers must ask questions that…

The intent of this study was to better understand the impact of teacher practice and student growth mindset on students with disabilities (SWD) proficiency in mathematics. Two research questions were examined: How can redesigning math instruction with consideration for increased class time for targeted instruction and shifts in teacher practice…

The COVID-19 pandemic affected both how instructors taught their courses and how students learned in those courses. The delivery of law school instruction online in America at this scale had never occurred. This study sought to understand how American law students experienced this pivot by analyzing how those students experienced the Socratic…

This study was conducted to characterize the effectiveness of employing video recordings as a teaching tool in mathematics in higher education, with a bid to minimize direct teacher-student interactions. The research employed an experimental design, utilizing pre-tests and post-tests with a sample of 45 randomly selected first- and second-year…

This dissertation investigated teachers' perception and use of culturally relevant teaching by exploring how teachers define and incorporate it into their classrooms. Many researchers in education have explored the benefits of using culturally relevant teaching within the classroom to enhance student learning. Researchers have found that the…

The purpose of this study was to analyze online physical education (OLPE) teachers' pedagogical practices. The three primary research questions guiding the study were: (1) What are the pedagogical practices of experienced OLPE teachers? (2) How are the pedagogical practices implemented in OLPE courses? (3) Why do experienced OLPE teachers use…

Virtual education has been present for some time but gained popularity over the past two years due to COVID-19. As a result, music educators needed to adjust their teaching for online delivery, resulting in various approaches to teaching students in a virtual environment (Hash, 2021). The purpose of this study was to learn how four K-5 virtual…

This study explores how seven middle and secondary teachers understood and developed ambitious pedagogies within the context of their own classroom. Although there has been an emphasis on preparing preservice teachers for utilizing ambitious pedagogies, these practices are often not observed in practicing teachers' classrooms. The purpose of this…

Purpose: This paper aims to present the progress of the implementation of sustainability in business schools in line with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and its principles of responsible management education. Design/methodology/approach: By analyzing the content of the Sharing of Information on Progress…

Purpose: By engaging levels of W/writerliness, this paper aims to identify how English Language Arts teachers' personal and professional W/writerly identities impact their performance of pedagogical agency. Design/methodology/approach: In this narrative inquiry, the author draws on theories of writing identity and agency to analyze how four…

A large body of research has studied the role and potential of inquiry to increase the quality of teaching in science education. While much of this existing research is based on international large-scale assessment studies, we still lack a clear understanding of the factors that influence the quality of inquiry-based science teaching in actual…

This article problematized and reconceptualized the theory-practice dichotomy in initial teacher preparation. Using pre- and post- student teaching interview data from a larger qualitative study that investigated pre-service teachers' learning, I analyzed pre-service teachers' conceptualizations of their learning about teaching and learning.…