This longitudinal case study explored one rural elementary art teacher's praxis for two years after she participated in professional development sessions on place-based education (PBE). These sessions focused specifically on PBE within the discipline of art for K-12 art educators in a geographically-large southeastern school district. Through…

Student behavior problems in general-education classrooms present a major barrier to effective teaching. Behavior challenges, such as disruptions, noncompliance, and peer conflicts, reduce instructional time, whereas prosocial behaviors, such as paying attention, being ready to work, asking for help, participating in class, and completing…

The increasing numbers of ELLs (English Language Learners) in U.S. classrooms has prioritized into building quality teacher education programs for teachers so that they have the pedagogical tools necessary to support their students. A continued focus with professional development at the local, state, and national level has gained momentum to…

This qualitative study investigates how 90 teachers explored critical curriculum through their reading, analysis and creation of counter advertisements. Located in visual discourse analysis, we designed a study to investigate the question "To what extent can teachers engaged in a critical literacy curriculum talk back to messages of consumerism,…

This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) "First Look" report introduces new data for the universe of public elementary and secondary schools and agencies in the United States in school year (SY) 2014-15. Specifically, this report includes statistics that describe: (1) the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary…

Examined child study process, model for collaboration among teachers, counselors, and other school professionals focused on individual children and their needs. Experienced elementary teachers reported increased professional expertise and personal satisfaction after participating in school-year-long child study seminar focusing on child from each…

Presents the story of Barbara Morgan, an elementary teacher who is stepping into the spotlight to finish what Christa McAuliffe started. Morgan is scheduled to ride the space shuttle early in the next century. Before leaving, she must spend two years in training for the flight. She must also face the media and be propelled into the national…

The road to improvement has taken the staff of a high-poverty urban school from isolation to collaboration. The innovations that were developed based on the basis of the collective analysis of school wide requirements have helped the John Williams Elementary School No. 5 in Rochester, New York, to create pathways to excellence and become a…

The experience of a fifth-grade teacher shows how her identity as a lesbian makes a positive difference in the classroom, making her class a safe place in which students can question culture and take a stand. (SK)

In an elementary-school professional development program, a group of primary teachers and a university consultant reviewed the research on morphemic analysis and then explored ways to give pupils in grades 1, 2, and 3 an early start on using prefixes, suffixes, and roots to construct word meaning. The teachers examined some middle-grade strategies…

Explores the history of tenure and analyzes various meanings of the concept in literature and laws. Provides a critique of aspects of these definitions, exposing the extent to which tenure, as presently conceptualized, fails to promote teacher professionalism. Explores ways in which present tenure policies could be reformulated to promote…

States that Japanese teachers both "feel and act like professionals." Discusses the Japanese educational system and concludes that one reason for its excellence lies in the professionalism of its teachers who attend workshops, write articles, have a global consciousness, and generally perform better than those who see themselves merely…

Suggests a variety of procedures for increasing teacher compliance in the behavioral consultation process, including establishing referent power, clarifying roles and procedures, and preventing program deterioration. Successful behavioral change strategies depend as much on teacher behavior as on the theoretical knowledge of the counselor. (JAC)

Examined preference ratings of classroom teachers, special education teachers, and administrators (N=105) regarding four consultation approaches with respect to five stages of a consultation process. Results indicated a preference for collaboration over other indirect service models in their consultee role vis-a-vis school psychological…

This document presents the latest set of recommendations on the mathematical preparation of elementary and secondary school teachers developed by the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). The introduction notes the background for the recommendations, and states that they are…