The problem this study addressed was educators of students with severe and profound disabilities face barriers to teaching a functional curriculum due to the lack of training and targeted curriculum. The purpose of this qualitative single exploratory case study was to examine the benefits and barriers faced by teachers of students with severe and…

The COVID-19 pandemic required schools to be more flexible in relation to their selection of an instructional modality, adopting virtual or hybrid schedules for instruction if face-to-face instruction was not possible (Rogers & Ishimoto, 2020). This change led to educators conducting classrooms virtually and interacting with students and…

This study aimed to identify the themes teacher preparation programs need to improve their current curriculum. The research focused on teacher preparation programs, professional development opportunities, technology use and integration methods, college and career readiness in PreK-12 students, ISTE Educator and Student Standards, and 21st Century…

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 learning and development prepared them for instructing…

As a dynamic system, the educational profession produces continued and inevitable change. The permeation of technology resources for learning presents a new instructional reality for veteran educators in the modern classroom environment. Educational stakeholders anticipate that within 21st-century classrooms, these veteran educators regularly…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among the wealthiest countries in the Middle East because of the discovery of oil in the 1960s. It has transformed from an isolated and impoverished territory to one of the highest GDP per capita worldwide. Education is fundamentally a social, political, and economic development strategy for advancement. There is…

The current educational climate, featuring standards-based reforms and reliance on summative assessment and managerial control has strained the professional work of teachers by simultaneously demanding compliance with reform effort and control of classrooms while expecting in-depth professional learning to shift their pedagogical strategies to…

This basic qualitative research study highlighted the specific strategies, techniques, and processes of nine secondary teachers who differentiate instruction in a secondary modern foreign language course to successfully meet the needs of non-native mixed-ability students. The nine participants from across the United States participated in semi…

This study used a multiple case study design to explore the occurrence of pivotal teaching moments, teachers' responses to these moments, and teachers' own perceptions of the impact of these moments on their own knowledge development. The participants were six practicing secondary mathematics teachers. The researcher collected data from teacher…

This qualitative study was prompted by initiatives that addressed the need for teachers to engage in professional development that enables them to be 21st century ready. Recommendations put forth by government and business have stressed that professional development foster connected teaching and create networked educators by emphasizing…

The idea of being "culturally intelligent" has become an established concept in the corporate world and now, more recently, moved into the realm of education. The most relevant questions for educators remain: How do some White educators become more culturally intelligent than others? Does cultural intelligence relate to effective…

The study examined the perceptions of school leaders in developing collective efficacy and the ways in which they enact leadership to advance or impede the professional learning communities' ability to produce the intended results. A mixed-method case study at a public unified school district in southern California was conducted, which included…

This phenomenological study explored the effects of five constructs of learning on student employability as perceived by secondary CTE teachers at a career center in Southeast Texas. Interviews of 11 career center instructors were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis to reveal themes for interpretation. The learning and employability model…

Despite inclusive education mandated policies, deficient levels of inclusive educators' attitudes and teaching efficacy results in unsuccessful inclusive pedagogical practices that enhance poor academic performance outcomes for students with disabilities. This quantitative correlational study aimed to determine if teachers' attitudes and efficacy…

Twenty-first-century teachers enter the classroom amid ever-growing demands and increasingly complex learning environments. Because of this, it is critical that teachers develop the knowledge and skills needed to be effective classroom problem-solvers. As is the case with student problem-solving, metacognition has been shown to be helpful in…