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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Professional Development: Teachers"”.
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Building Teacher Leadership Capacity Through School-Level Supports and Professional Development: Teachers' and Principals' Perspectives
… know how to build leadership capacity in teachers and practice distributive leadership. Understanding principals' and teachers' perceptions of their needs and how to best meet these needs can aid principals in building, and sustaining teacher leadership capacity. Therefore, the purpose of …
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Middle school teachers' judgment of attributes and processes used in professional development
… would agree that education is imperative to the development of young people. However, the education that students need, and are receiving, is in a constant state of shift due to an ever-changing society. Some of the developmental needs of today’s students are not the same as those in the past. As …
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Professional Development and the Impact on Teacher Growth and Development
<p>This study involved examining the beliefs of teachers at one urban elementary school regarding how professional development has helped them meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. This study included a series of in-depth interviews with three teacher leaders. The goal …
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Formative assessment: the implementation of Learnia and the impact on students' proficiency of the New Jersey Mathematics Standards
… of this action research project was to afford teachers with data regarding their eighth grade students' current levels of proficiency on the New Jersey's mathematics standard. Through professional development, teachers were provided with the opportunity to use these data to create an …
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Encouraging Guardian Involvement Among ELLs
… the overarching research question: How can teachers foster positive relationships with students that promote parent involvement in the ENL classroom? To answer this question, it is important that teachers and school administration know the struggles families face. Some of these struggles may …
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Instructional Leadership in Guam's Public Elementary Schools
… in Guam as perceived by the principals and teachers, and examined their perceptions on which instructional leadership functions should be shared or delegated in schools. The Principals' Instructional Management Rating Scale, developed by Dr. Phillip Hallinger and modified by the researcher, …
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What Are Preschool Teachers’ Perceptions about Professional Development in Science Content and Pedagogy When Using a Novel Approach?
… and engagement in later school and career development. Students need a well-rounded, engaging, and rigorous curriculum (Anderson, 2006). Second, teachers must be properly trained in STEM pedagogy and content (Marcum-Dietrich, 2011). Purpose: The study investigated how ongoing professional …
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Teachers Adapting Common Core Informational-text Writing Instruction for Students With Mild to Moderate Disabilities
… the new writing standards, general-education teachers need to reconsider how they adapt writing instruction for students with language-learning disabilities in their classrooms.</p> <p>This qualitative study examined the process of change among three third-grade teachers who participated in an …
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Decision-Making for Teacher Professional Development: An Analysis of Contributing Factors
… a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of teachers' professional development experiences within two Educational Service Agencies in the northeastern part of the United States. It examines how much and what types of professional development teachers receive, and the factors that contribute …
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The Impact of Varying Levels of Blended Teaching Readiness on Student Achievement Outcomes
… of technology within face-to-face classrooms, teachers are left to discover the best way to incorporate technology on their own. High-quality professional development can help prepare teachers for new instructional practices and improve students’ learning. Purpose: This study aimed to examine …
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An Analysis of How and Why High School Geometry Teachers Implement Dynamic Geometry Software Tasks for Student Engagement
<p>This study examined teachers' use of student tasks involving dynamic geometry software, in which a figure is constructed then altered while maintaining its constructed properties. Although researchers, professional organizations, and policy makers generally have been proponents of dynamic …
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An Investigation into How Education Leaders Supported Teachers to Effectively Teach Online During a Global Pandemic
… how did education leaders support middle school teachers to effectively teach English, mathematics, science, and social students online during the pandemic. A survey was sent to 90 middle school teachers who taught English, mathematics, science, or social studies in an online learning modality …
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Rewriting writing: classrooms as the construction site for literacy between teachers, students, and the curriculum
… conceptions and ideologies related to language development and literacy practices, especially marginalizing children from diverse, cultural communities. This dissertation raises questions about scripting teacher practice through curricular and assessment tools. This project investigates the …
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Lack of Preparation Programs for Teachers of ELLs
This capstone project aims to support teachers, faculty and administrative staff who work closely with English Language Learners (ELLs). There is a great need for teachers who have background, training and/or knowledge when it comes to best supporting ELL students because of the growing student …
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Status of teachers in urban and rural basic schools of kafue district of the Lusaka province, Zambia
… study gives empirical evidence on the status of teachers and factors that affect their status in urban and rural areas. It has been argued that teachers in different locations are iccorded different degrees of status (Sidhu, 2005). The purpose of the study was to compare the status of urban and …
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Teachers' Perceived Understanding of Formative Assessment And How This Understanding Impacts Their Own Classroom Instruction
… study was to gain an understanding of classroom teachers’ perceptions of the process and impact of formative assessment on classroom instruction in a secondary school. The study was designed to obtain information about how teachers view formative assessment as part of their everyday planning and …
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Promoting Academic Growth for ELLs with Socioemotional Learning
… is not showcased to its fullest extent. Teachers are not able to differentiate lessons and develop plans for ELLs as their social and emotional health are not taken into consideration. By implementing strategies, the child’s full identity can be represented and their academic skills are …
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Teacher Voices, Teacher Choices: A Multi-case Study on Teacher Experiences with Long-term Professional Development
… the perceptions and experiences of K-12 teachers who have attended long-term professional development (LTPD)(sequential or consecutive and more than one day in length) as told through narrative responses to semi-structured interview questions and explanation of artifacts made during, or …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development Activities which Result in Successful Integration of Classroom Instructional Technologies
… in schools. Advances in technology often require teachers to learn new methods of teaching while trying to keep up with rapidly increasing technological changes. Unfortunately, many teachers report being inadequately prepared to utilize instructional technologies in their classrooms. School …
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Centering the needs of language learners within educators’ professional learning and development: An investigation of teachers’ perceptions and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners
<p>This qualitative study explores K-12 classroom teachers' perceptions and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners, specifically English language learners (ELLs) and dual-language learners (DLLs). Addressing two main research questions, it investigated how teachers' preservice …
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