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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Online Professional Development for Rural Middle-School Science Teachers
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Brooke A. Moore; Earl F. Legleiter; Kylia Owens; Brynne Packard; Jessica Wright – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024
In rural, geographically dispersed school districts, access to high-quality face-to-face professional development (PD) is challenging. Our study developed and compared the effectiveness of an online PD for middle-school science teachers working in remote, rural areas of Kansas with an evidence-based traditional face-to-face PD with the goal of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
Beliefs and Attitudes of Rural Educators and Their Perceived Skill Levels in Using Curriculum Models for the Education of Gifted Learners.
Anderson, Margaret A.; Kleinsasser, Audrey M. – 1986
A year-long study investigated the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of rural educators concerning gifted learners and their educational needs. Participants were all K-12 teachers (43) and administrators (3) in a single, rural southeastern Kansas school district serving 518 students. During the study, conducted in school year 1985, teachers…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Gifted
Will It Play in Rural America? Staff Development Realities.
Anderson, Margaret A.; Kleinsasser, Audrey M. – 1987
General educators' perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs towards gifted learners and education of the gifted at both elementary and secondary levels in small, rural schools were examined. Eighteen teachers from a rural K-12 Kansas district having 518 students completed questionnaires during summer 1985 and during the 1985-86 school year, and the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development