Students are entering the classroom with more technological knowledge than ever before, and to provide enriching learning opportunities, teachers need to be ready to use that background. Elementary mathematics teachers are often provided with technology to use with their mathematics curriculum. However, they do not always receive any guidance or…

Agentic engagement refers to students' proactive and constructive contribution to the flow of instruction. The literature on student agentic engagement is missing the voices and perspectives of teachers. Given that the field knows little about what agentic engagement means to teachers, the goal of this study was to describe agentic engagement from…

While there are many common challenges that are experienced by all new teachers, pressures on new teachers can differ based on the context in which they work. This qualitative study aims to highlight the first-year challenges and most effective supports experienced by first-year teachers in a small Canadian public school district situated in an…

This study explored teacher and student perspectives on mandated school uniforms. Debate exists over the appropriateness of uniforms, with some stakeholders suggesting positive outcomes while others bemoan limits on student expression. This study sought to fill a gap in research specific to middle school uniform use by exploring teachers' and…

The leader has the responsibility of creating participatory management models that demand competencies in accordance with institutional challenges. This study aims to analyze the functions, areas of action and deficiencies perceived by teachers and members of management teams in a leader's professional performance. From a quantitative…

This qualitative descriptive study explored teachers' perceptions of a peer observation structure, collegial visits (CVs), and CVs' connection to teacher self-efficacy (TSE). The research question was: How do teachers perceive CVs, particularly with respect to their influence on TSE? Semi-structured interviews and a focus group were utilized to…

The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of middle school math teachers, as captured by survey ratings, of the frequency and quality of professional development programs. The study further examined the relationship of these perceptions to the degree to which professional development increased self-efficacy and social connections.…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how general education teachers in an urban public elementary school described the experience of personal social emotional competencies related to quality of work in the Southwestern United States. The research questions were: how do general education teachers in an urban public…

Inner city high school teachers in the Midwest United States lack expertise in integrating technology into their curriculum. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of inner city high school teachers in using technology-enhanced instruction to teach 21st-century skills in a public comprehensive high school in the…

The decrease in teacher retention in kindergarten-12th grade public schools give rise to a crisis throughout the United States, and principals need help to provide effective leadership and adequate support to retain teachers. The problem addressed in this study was the low rate of teacher retention within low-performing urban schools and the need…

Teachers set the tone for their classrooms, but what teacher beliefs shape students' sense of belonging? We investigate how teachers' mindsets--or their beliefs about learning and school--relate to adolescents' individual and collective reports of classroom belonging. Our pre-registered analyses include a multilevel design of how 1,200 US middle…

This study explores the experiences of teaching and learning in a progressive school. In this study, I explored three primary research questions: a) How do efforts to maintain a progressive educational approach to teaching and learning play out in the experiences of teachers and administrators? b) How does test-based reform affect or challenge…

This three-article dissertation explores the professional learning interests of veteran K-12 teachers and what those interest reveal about how veteran K-12 teachers are presently supported in the teaching profession. In article 1, data analyses of a mixed-methods survey indicated that veteran K-12 teachers in the Urban Public School (UPS) district…

The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to restory the lived experiences of educators teaching students identified as dyslexic in their public-school classrooms. This study was qualitative, using a narrative inquiry research design to understand the third and fourth grade teacher's thoughts and understanding of students identified dyslexic as…

On the surface, this trickle-down view of educational change--what T. Nichols calls "innovation-from-above"--makes sense. Teachers learn about new devices, apps, teaching techniques, and leadership strategies as they show up in articles, reports, and other professional resources, or after they have already been implemented elsewhere.…