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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"supporting teacher"”.
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Supporting teacher implementation of standards based practices
… of this qualitative study was to understand that teachers need different levels and forms of support and training during the implementation of Standards Based Practices provided by the administrator at the school level. The research was driven by this guiding question: 1. How can administrators …
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Professional Learning Communities Supporting Teacher Collaboration And Student Achievement: A Program Evaluation
<p> In 2013, an initiative was implemented throughout a school district to address years of declining student assessment scores. With a directive for engagement in collaboration, this study was conducted to determine what a school was doing well in their Professional Learning Communities, areas for …
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Supporting Teacher Peer Observations: A Qualitative Study of K–5 School Administrators' Associated Perceptions and Strategies
Administrators have an impact on teacher peer observations in their schools. The purpose of this research was to explore administrators' perceptions of and strategies for supporting peer observation practices among K–5 teachers at their schools. The two research questions were: What are Virginia …
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Perceptions of the Elementary Principal Role in Teacher Well-Being
This study explored teacher and principal perceptions concerning a principal’s role in teacher well-being. To explore the principal role in supporting teacher well-being through school working conditions, a qualitative case study method using interviews with elementary teachers and principals …
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An investigation into a programme of enquiry-based continuing professional development for professional development leaders
… of continuing professional development to teachers. There is little formalised support for professional development leaders, even though their role is critical to school improvement. This dissertation describes an action research project in which a programme of enquiry-based continuing …
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From struggle to strategy: emotional engagement and an emergent coping theory among Title I instrumental music educators
… environment offers important insights for supporting teacher well-being, program sustainability, and equitable student access to music education. Through qualitative narrative inquiry, eight instrumental music educators from diverse Title I schools participated in semi-structured …
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New Science Teacher Experiences in a Mentor Program with Same Content vs Different Content Mentors: A Qualitative Study
… on the experiences of novice secondary science teachers and what qualities novice science teachers find important in a mentor. This study investigates whether having a content-specific mentor affects a new science teacher’s self-efficacy, teaching practices, and career satisfaction compared to …
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Teacher Perspectives on Content Literacy in Elementary Schools
<p>Content area teachers are expected to incorporate literacy strategies in their classrooms, despite the fact that all content area teachers do no attend professional learning communities to learn effective literacy strategies. This study is needed because many content area teachers lack the …
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Principals' Support for Teacher Leaders at Elementary Schools in a Large Suburban School District in Virginia
The role of teacher leaders in schools is becoming more prevalent as educators examine ways to insure systemic change. It is based on the assumption that education will improve when those closest to the situation are included and encouraged to not only participate in the decision-making process, …
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Perceptions Of Empowered Teacher Leaders
<p>Teacher Leadership movements over the last 30 years have attempted to create leadership opportunities within and across an organization. The purpose of this mixed method case study was to evaluate the impact of a district’s teacher leadership opportunities to reduce teacher isolation and …
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How novice vocational education and training teachers learn to become teachers
… and providing quality VET requires VET teachers with a high level of skills and abilities. At the same time, in Australia, many VET teachers begin teaching with little or no prior experience or educational qualifications related to teaching. This thesis addresses the question of how …
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Building the best : a quantitative evaluation of a state-level teacher retention strategy designed to increase self-efficacy, reflective capacity, and job satisfaction through effective professional development
"There are not enough teachers (Ingersoll, 2001; Ingersoll and Smith, 2003; Sutcher, et al., 2016). Focusing on retention is crucial to combatting shortages (Darling-Hammond, 2003); it is critical to specifically target retention of the very best teachers, who leave the profession at a greater rate …
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Influencing new teacher retention : a qualitative single case study on K–12 teachers' experiences in their first five years of teaching.
… and external correlates that influence new teacher retention among K–12 teachers who have remained in their current position throughout their first five years of teaching. The problem this study addressed was the high attrition rates among early-career teachers, which have detrimental …
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An Examination of Professional Identity Through Working at and Across Boundaries of Communities of Practice in Relation to Children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) using Activity Theory as a Tool for Reflection
… been actively involved in working with schools, supporting teacher knowledge and skills in relation to SEN and, in particular, DCD. This experience has forged mutually beneficial relationships, resulting in a significant conduit for greater inter-disciplinary knowledge and understanding. The …
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Unpacking K-12 Teachers’ Creative Identity
… education, limited research has examined how teachers understand their own creativity and how these perceptions shape their professional identities and instructional practices. Existing scholarship has largely focused on pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and student outcomes, often …
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Teacher's emotional work, support for their wellbeing and the role of compassion: A critical exploration
This research aimed to critically explore teachers’ emotional work, support for their wellbeing and the potential role of compassion to support the wellbeing of teachers in three special schools that support children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Three special schools in …
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The transformation of online teaching practice: Tracing successful online teaching in higher education
… one-size-fits-all approaches to preparing and supporting teachers for online teaching has been insufficient in addressing teachers' needs as they make a transition to online teaching and create a distinctive pedagogy for online learning. Because of these unstable patterns both at the …