This paper introduces the idea of integrating indigenous knowledge (IK) in the elementary level of the K-12 Science Curriculum. The study identifies indigenous knowledge that is practiced by the people and presents instructional strategies that could be used to integrate indigenous knowledge in the science curriculum. These strategies are based on…

Recently, there has been a surge of literature on the implementation of translanguaging pedagogy and practices in science education settings. By activating and validating learners' full communicative repertoire, translanguaging holds promise to build an inclusive science learning community where multilingual learners' ways of knowing are not only…

This report describes the establishment of and delivery of Illinois Career and Technical Education (CTE), the existing condition of Illinois CTE based on fiscal year 2022 data, and the future developments and recommendations for CTE in our state as required by Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 435/2e. Further, this report provides an update on police…

Given the calls to reinforce the accountability of education programmes, this review evaluated studies that evaluated K-12 global citizenship education (GCED) programmes to assess the evidence that such programmes improved the students' global learning. There are no current reviews assessing the impact of GCED programmes in the US. The authors…

While the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice are a focal point of K-12 mathematics education, there is limited research examining how future teachers' (e.g., undergraduate students, teacher candidates) develop their conceptions of these standards. We investigate how opportunities within a mathematics-focused bridge course within…

Motivating students to graduate and enter into teaching is a challenge in teacher education. We address this challenge by exploring the concept of "student teacher interest" based on teacher research and teacher education curriculum. The goals of this study were: (1) explore a multidimensional concept of student teacher interest, (2)…

This study explored two different ways for K-12 school teachers to access educational makerspace through virtual fieldtrips. K-12 school teachers from rural areas of the Southeast USA were divided into two groups. The experimental group (n = 48) drove telepresence robots to take their fieldtrip, while the comparison group (n = 23) watched the same…

This research was carried out with the aim of determining the relationship between schools' DNA profiles and organizational happiness according to teachers' perceptions. The research sample consists of 404 teachers who work at primary or secondary public schools in Rize, Turkey. The research model is a correlational survey model. As a result of…

The biggest and most devastating pandemic of the 21st century began to affect our world, with the Chinese Government reporting that a mysterious respiratory disease of unknown origin was detected in 2019. Education has been one of the areas most affected by this deadly disease, which spread all over the world in a short time. In this process,…

This qualitative research study explores the experiences of teachers in the spring semester of 2020 as they remotely instructed their students owing to COVID-19 campus closures. Fourteen teachers from a variety of school contexts were interviewed twice individually and once in a focus group setting to relay their thoughts regarding this…

Research was limited when it came to the perceptions of rural district and school leaders regarding the recruitment and retention of teachers of color. Beginning in 2021 2022, Tennessee's Educator Diversity Policy, 5.700 outlined requirements for local education agencies to submit goals, plans, and strategies to promote the recruitment and…

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) sponsors the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education in order to collect data on public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The NTPS is a large-scale, nationally representative sample survey of K-12 public and…

Research indicates that classroom magazines are used with over 25 million students each school year. This secondary analysis using archival data was conducted to investigate the relationship between classroom magazine utilization and teachers' perceived literacy skills development in 3rd-12th graders. Variables of mandatory reading, instructional…

The 21st-century learner population is increasingly demonstrating numerous social and emotional trends, including addiction, suicidal ideation, anxiety and stress management, bullying, and crisis management. The team of scholarly practitioners observes these trends in their daily practices by the increase in requests for mental health support,…

The 21st-century learner population is increasingly demonstrating numerous social and emotional trends, including addiction, suicidal ideation, anxiety and stress management, bullying, and crisis management. The team of scholarly practitioners observes these trends in their daily practices by the increase in requests for mental health support,…