This paper describes a qualitative case study conducted in the Intermountain Western United States during the Fall of 2020. Though a few years old, the study remains relevant due to its esoteric subject within research on media production professional development education. Study's purpose was to explore the processes and participants of an…

The adequate preparation of future teachers of mathematics is critical, requiring sufficient opportunities to develop both pedagogical skill and content knowledge. Yet, despite new recommendations for mathematics teacher preparation, we know little about the landscape of course-based learning opportunities in US elementary teacher education…

Teachers' training programs are widely recognized as essential for professional development and growth. This study aimed to explore how these programs affect teachers' ability to implement the curriculum effectively. A key focus was observing teachers' attitudes toward curriculum implementation following their training. The study assesses the…

The purpose of this study was to investigate what specific experiences and activities teacher education program graduates attributed to developing perspective transformation regarding culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP). The study examined the perceptions of Oregon TSPC approved teacher education program graduates from 2020-2023 across four…

The inclusion of children with disabilities in physical education (PE) classes is of the utmost importance and is addressed in teacher training programmes through a range of courses, aimed at providing teachers with knowledge and tools for enhancing inclusion in their PE classes. This paper provides a scoping review of research papers on such…

Historically, both special education and inclusive general education teachers report feeling unprepared to teach writing, specifically for students with high-incidence disabilities (HID) and those considered to be low-performing writers. Unfortunately, in the United States, these student populations are not making adequate gains in their written…

To date, research on the importance of effective and appropriate technology integration to improve teaching and learning in the 21st century classroom, and the preparation of future educators for effective technology integration through their teacher preparation programs, has been focused primarily on those pursuing careers teaching the general…

This case study was conducted to determine whether there is a need for coding training in undergraduate education and in-service trainings by taking the opinions of music teachers about block (visual) based coding. The population of the research consists of music teachers in Turkey, while the sample consists of 170 music teachers who voluntarily…

Teacher training and preparation are important topics to consider in the field of education because of the direct impact quality of instruction and resulting student achievement. Teacher preparation programs and training help teachers develop classroom management skills, learn to lesson plan, and disaggregate data. The purpose of this qualitative…

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the course designed by the author, which focuses on practical application, in improving students' pedagogical skills. Furthermore, the research aims to identify the challenges faced by teacher education institutions in this context and examine the mechanisms involved in improving…

Using a cross-sectional survey research design, this study explored the latent profiles of 247 in-service and 459 pre-service teachers' perceptions of the omitted or neglected parts of teacher education programs in Türkiye regarding 21st-century skills, with the intention of examining whether these profiles substantially differed between the…

The systematic review permitted the characterization of training programs in digital teaching competence using an analysis of their structure, implementation, and results. A comprehensive search was conducted across five databases, namely Scopus, Web of Science, Redalyc, Science Direct, and LENS, to retrieve scientific articles published between…

What do teachers know regarding word problem-solving in middle school? How confident are they in their knowledge? What do they believe is essential for them to know to teach word problem-solving? These three questions led to the current study in which 57 teachers who teach word problem-solving in middle school were examined regarding three factors…

Twenty years ago, Weinstein and associates' (2003) Culturally Responsive Classroom Management (CRCM) framework began a conversation regarding the lack of cultural neutrality within traditional classroom management practices. Despite the framework's growing attention throughout previous literature, there has yet to be substantive changes in U.S.…

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the promise of a specialized curriculum designed to prepare general education teacher candidates to effectively implement classroom management strategies within a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework. Participants were 110 U.S. teacher candidates enrolled in a student…