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Baker, Credence; Gentry, James; Larmer, William – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2016
Classroom management is a challenge for beginning teachers. To address this challenge, a model to provide support for beginning teachers was developed, consisting of a one-day workshop on classroom management, followed with online support extending over eight weeks. Specific classroom management strategies included (a) developing a foundation…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Models, Classroom Techniques
Integrating iPad Technology in Earth Science K-12 Outreach Courses: Field and Classroom Applications
Wallace, Davin J.; Witus, Alexandra E. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
Incorporating technology into courses is becoming a common practice in universities. However, in the geosciences, it is difficult to find technology that can easily be transferred between classroom- and field-based settings. The iPad is ideally suited to bridge this gap. Here, we fully integrate the iPad as an educational tool into two…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Casey, Patricia J.; Grosso, Liliana – TESOL Journal, 2013
This article describes the effects of participation and collaboration in an in-service professional development project for secondary content area teachers referred to as "turnaround training." The participating teachers were experienced, skilled practitioners in their content areas (math, science, social studies, or English language…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Secondary School Teachers, English Language Learners, Teaching Skills
Reyes, Reynaldo, III – High School Journal, 2016
One of the many consequences of a neoliberal, high-stakes policy in No Child Left Behind has been that teachers and administrators have resorted to the systematic removal of vulnerable student groups, such as Latina/o English language learners. This process has dehumanized these students and commodified aspects of their identity, such as language,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, High Stakes Tests, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Chu, Szu-Yin – Education and Urban Society, 2013
Educating a nation of culturally, ethnically/racially, and linguistically diverse (CLD) students is one of the many challenges facing teachers and teacher educators, resulting in teachers' questioning their ability to improve learning for these groups. Yet teacher efficacy is significantly related to student achievement, motivation, and students'…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Student Diversity, Culturally Relevant Education
An, Yun-Jo; Reigeluth, Charles – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2012
Although a wealth of literature discusses the factors that affect technology integration in general and how to improve professional development efforts, few studies have examined issues related to learner-centered technology integration. Thus, this study aims to explore K-12 teachers' beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and support needs in the…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Rural Schools, Educational Principles
Nicholson, Shelley; Reifel, Stuart – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore child care teachers' perceptions of their initial preservice and in-service training experiences. Eighteen child care teachers working in six for-profit centers were interviewed. Based on the participants' responses, the findings are organized in two themes. First, because many of them entered the field…
Descriptors: Child Care, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews, Inservice Teacher Education
Cifuentes, Lauren; Maxwell, Gerri; Bulu, Sanser – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
We describe efforts to build a learning community to support technology integration in three rural school districts and the contributions of various program strategies toward teacher growth. The Stages of Adoption Inventory, classroom observations, the Questionnaire for Technology Integration, interviews, STAR evaluation surveys, a survey of…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Rural Schools, Technology Integration, Program Effectiveness
Clary, Renee M.; Sumrall, Jeanne L.; Rodgers, John C., III; Wandersee, James H. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The 2010 "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill greatly affected the Gulf Coast, and the news media reported information to wide audiences. Students enrolled in an online Environmental Geoscience course in fall 2010 voluntarily participated in a Gulf oil spill survey. More than 92% of the students (N = 77; 83 total enrollment), who were primarily…
Descriptors: Water Pollution, Fuels, Environmental Education, Earth Science
Jackson, Julie K.; Ash, Gwynne – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
This article addresses the serious and growing need to improve science instruction and science achievement for all students. We will describe the results of a 3-year study that transformed science instruction and student achievement at two high-poverty ethnically diverse public elementary schools in Texas. The school-wide intervention included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Student Diversity, Poverty
Sanchez, Patricia – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
The author is grateful that this journal has taken on the production of a special theme issue entitled "Immigration and Teacher Education: The Crisis and the Opportunity." In her estimation, the "crisis" is not so much that the United States may indeed continue to enroll more immigrant children and youth in its schooling system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Duhon, Brenda G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate mean differences among groups relative to their responses to an instructional technology survey, examine patterns of teacher and student use of technology, and explore perceptions of technology staff development. Survey methodology was used to gather data from 744 teachers representing 21 school…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology, Inservice Teacher Education, Technology Integration
Yaseen, Niveen K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify science teachers' perceptions concerning the use of technology in science laboratories and identify teachers' concerns and recommendations for improving students' learning. Survey methodology with electronic delivery was used to gather data from 164 science teachers representing Texas public schools. The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Experienced Teachers, Science Education, Science Teachers
Wilson, Kathryn; Nevins, Mary Ellen; Houston, K. Todd – Volta Review, 2010
Because children who are deaf or hard of hearing are being identified at birth, fitted with advanced hearing technology, and enrolled in early intervention programs, families increasingly seek professionals who can provide services that support their choice of listening and spoken language. The increased demand for these services and shortages of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Oral Language, Partial Hearing, Deafness
Lee, Mimi Miyoung; Chauvot, Jennifer B.; Vowell, Julie; Culpepper, Shea Mosley; Plankis, Brian J. – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
This paper is based on an online graduate program for middle school science and mathematics teachers in Texas titled Integration of Science, Mathematics and Reflective Teaching (iSMART). Launching the program for its first cohort in fall 2010, the authors attempted to answer the following two questions in this paper: (a) How do the members of the…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Middle School Teachers