The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore part-time college instructors' perceptions of Multiple Intelligence Theory. The study centered on the phenomenon existing within the perception of 12 part-time instructors from a variety of departments, all from the same community college in New England. Data was extracted pertaining to…

Students everywhere are increasingly expecting to learn content that is immediately relevant to the degree they are preparing for. The negative implication of this is that they generally lack the motivation to study the fundamentals and understand in-depth material that they may not yet see the use for. Based on our previous experience with…

Historically underused methodologies in mathematics teacher education such as narrative inquiry, self-study, and autoethnography (i.e., self-based methodologies) are becoming a more frequent choice of mathematics teacher educators (MTEs). This has opened new challenges for MTEs as they try to disseminate their findings in mathematics education…

This study is introducing the basic principles of Engineering Pedagogy Science for effective design, teaching and learning of science, technology and engineering. The basic didactical models are introduced for contemporary design of effective teaching and learning. A quadruple instruction model of Engineering Pedagogy Science is proposed,…

At Grand Intermediate School, teachers work with a large population of English language learners (ELL). The teachers were all trained to use the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Model (Echevarria, Vogt, and Short, 2017) to help ELL students increase their English fluency and succeed academically. The instructional strategies in place,…

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine how teachers use questioning techniques in their mathematics classrooms and if teacher questioning techniques correlate with student achievement in mathematics. As pacing and rigor increase and students learning styles vary, schools are challenged with finding new ways to make connections…

The study sought to investigate to what extent a technology-integration course constructed with guidance from the Learning By Design (LBD) instructional approach and TPACK instructional methods facilitates preservice teachers' TPACK development at a mid-sized Midwestern university in the United States. The study employed a case study approach and…

This research is focused on the intersection of secondary teachers' data-use to inform instructional decisions and their teaching of STEM in STEM-focused high schools. Teaching STEM requires presenting more than just the content knowledge of the STEM domains. The methods of inquiry (e.g., scientific inquiry, engineering design) are skills that…

This case study describes a student-faculty partnership between an undergraduate teacher education student and a faculty member of teacher education. This faculty-centric partnership aimed to enhance the faculty member's critical reflection on his pedagogy in an introduction to teacher education course. In this jointly-written article, we offer…

Thematic learning is considered as efficient as the students taught learn in coherent context and holistic way, as well as associate the concepts they learnt with their surrounding and real-life examples. The aim of the study was to identify the effectiveness of the problem-based thematic learning module prototype to improve students' critical…

Though Montessori teachers and teacher educators are very familiar with the command to "follow the child," few may know where in her writing Montessori says to do this. This article looks at where the concept is referred to indirectly at times. This article also answers the question "what does this really mean in postmodern…

Autism Spectrum Disorders are a pressing issue in education. One of the proven areas of difficulty for students on the spectrum lies in the area of reading comprehension. This difficulty stems from several areas, including lack of understanding regarding common comprehension difficulties in the population as well as needs for increased support…

What do quizzes, gamification, infographics, and videos all have in common? They can all be prepared in bite-sized chunks of information. Such forms of multimedia capitalize on presenting information in short segments of information. Furthermore, with media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram so heavily accessed, many people are…

As a general education requirement, basic communication course instructors are afforded the unique opportunity to reach a variety of students. Because many students often are enrolled in the basic communication course out of necessity, student amotivation can transform what should be a dynamic and interactive classroom experience into a daunting…

This article draws on existing communication research and praxes to share the best practices for retaining students enrolled in the introductory public speaking course. Among the many important pedagogical practices that communication scholars have documented, this article highlights the value of 10 best practices: instructor use of immediacy and…