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Download full textBreauna C. Wall – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2024
Diverse learners attending online K-12 schools deserve high quality and accessible educational programs. This research studies the preparation, knowledge, and practices of online middle school general and special education teachers in relation to supporting the needs of diverse learners, namely students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). A…
Descriptors: Readiness, Electronic Learning, Special Education Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Direct linkHemphill, Michael A.; Templin, Thomas J.; Wright, Paul M. – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Research in education and physical education has emphasized the need for continuing professional development (CPD) programs that are aligned with best practices. More specifically, scholars interested in teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) have emphasized the need to examine teachers' CPD. The purpose of this study was to provide a…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Physical Education, Responsibility, Program Implementation
Kartal, Eda Erdas; Dogan, Nihal; Irez, Serhat; Cakmakci, Gultekin; Yalaki, Yalcin – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study is to evaluate a continuing professional development (CPD) program designed to improve teachers' professional competences about the nature of science (NOS) by using a new evaluation perspective. The researchers followed a year long CPD about NOS with the voluntary attendance of 18 middle school science teachers and their…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Faculty Development, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
Crawford-Willis, Antoinette – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Kentucky school districts have been charged to present an academic program review that documents the use of dance across curriculum content at all grade levels. This program review will replace statewide standardized tests for all students in the state of Kentucky and will count 20% toward each school's accountability score. Schools within the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Middle Schools, Dance, Role
Durgunoglu, Aydin Yücesan; Bigelow, Martha – Language Teaching, 2017
The field of language teaching and learning is in dire need of replications of vocabulary and comprehension research with diverse populations of learners. We propose for replication one large-scale vocabulary intervention carried out successfully in a middle-school with monolingual and multilingual students. This study was carried out several…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
Hong, Jung Eun; Stonier, Francis – Journal of Geography, 2015
This article introduces the geographic information systems (GIS) in-service teacher training, focusing on the intersection of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) for successful implementation of GIS in the classroom. Eleven social studies teachers in Georgia learned GIS technologies, inquiry-based learning, and social studies…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Inservice Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy
Morgan, Hani – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2015
Online education in K-12 settings has increased considerably in recent years, but there is little research supporting its use at this level. Online courses help students learn at their own pace, select different locations to do their work, and choose flexible times to complete assignments. However, some students learn best in a face-to-face…
Descriptors: High School Students, Middle School Students, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Orrill, Chandra Hawley; Brown, Rachael Eriksen – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2012
This study presents a qualitative analysis of the knowledge teachers in one professional development course used to reason about proportional relationships with double number lines. We work from the knowledge-in-pieces perspective to consider the existing knowledge the participants did or did not invoke when learning to reason with this…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Education Courses, Mathematical Concepts, Qualitative Research
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
Szekely, George; Bucknam, Julie Alsip – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Art Teaching" speaks to a new generation of art teachers in a changing society and fresh art world. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it presents fundamental theories, principles, creative approaches, and resources for art teaching in elementary through middle-school. Key sections focus on how children make art, why they make art, the unique…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers
Biraimah, Karen L.; Jotia, Agreement Lathi – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2013
The goal of this study was to assess the longitudinal effectiveness and impact of study abroad programs on teachers' content knowledge and professional perspectives. The study focused on a recent Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to Botswana (summer 2011) and compares results with an earlier Fulbright-Hays program to Singapore and Malaysia…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Steiny, Julia – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
Sparking a flame of mutual professional development at Twin Groves Middle School, in Illinois' Kildeer District 96 was a formative assessment. "Formatives," as the practitioners call them, are a technique usually adopted as a safety net for struggling students. But as districts are finding out, they are also effective at honing teacher…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Professional Development
Nickerson, Susan D.; Masarik, Diane K. – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2010
A cohort of middle school mathematics teachers in the U.S. participated in a two-year professional development program that focused on developing a deeper conceptual understanding of the mathematics of middle school with connections to instructional practice. We assessed the teachers' developing interpretive power, specifically developing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Skoretz, Yvonne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a school-based, job-embedded professional development program on elementary and middle school teacher efficacy for technology integration. Teacher efficacy has been identified as a strong predictor of whether the content of professional development will transfer to classroom practice…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Teacher Effectiveness, Technology Integration, Program Effectiveness
Watterson, Tom – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Finding ways to improve nutritional and physical activity components with today's adolescents is a significant problem. The obesity epidemic is over 10 years old and little research has been done on successful interventions that motivate today's students using the latest technology. A total of 140 middle school students and four physical…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Computer Oriented Programs
