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Jennifer L. Brady – ProQuest LLC, 2021
After receiving tenure, experienced teachers may choose to not participate in professional development opportunities. In fact, tenured teachers may only complete the minimum professional development hours required by their school districts. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the factors that motivated tenured…
Descriptors: Tenure, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Motivation
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Herro, Danielle; Quigley, Cassie – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2016
This paper examines the implementation practices of a 6th grade middle school teacher enacting STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) teaching in his classroom after participating in a 45-hour STEAM professional development. Case study is used to detail the process, successes, and challenges. Project-based learning, technology…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Middle School Teachers, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Practices
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Thomas, John Austin; Monroe, Eula Ewing – Studying Teacher Education, 2006
The authors describe a journey of self-study during which one author shifted from traditional, teacher-driven approaches to a more problem-based inquiry approach to teaching mathematics. He videotaped a series of lessons taught to sixth-grade students over a semester and analyzed his teaching during discussions with his mentor at the university.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Standards