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Implementing Student-Centered Learning in K-12 Classrooms through Effective Professional Development and Coaching Strategies
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Jill Loveall – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed methods action research study was conducted in a Title I, K-12 public charter school with the purpose of exploring teachers' capacities to implement student-centered learning after participating in effective professional development (PD). Participants attended a PD cycle where the staff chose the topic, learning was sustained over a…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Student Centered Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
High School ESL and ELA Co-Teachers as Participants in a Collaborative Reflective Learning Experience
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Francine M. Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Grounded in sociocultural notions of teaching and learning, this qualitative case study examines the practices of 10th-grade English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Language Arts (ELA) co-teachers to promote the academic language and literacy development of their shared students, including English learners (ELs), never-ELs, and fluent…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Language Teachers, Language Arts, Teacher Collaboration
Teacher Perspectives of the Implementation and Effectiveness of Professional Learning Communities as Perceived by Classroom Teachers in a Middle School in a Rural School District in Eastern North Carolina
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Wortham, Cynthia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to research the perceptions of teachers concerning the implementation and effectiveness of professional learning communities in a middle school in a rural school district in North Carolina. The data were gathered using the Professional Learning Communities Assessment-Revised (PLCA-R) survey and individual one-on-one…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Communities of Practice
Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of the Impact of Transitioning to Personalized Learning
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Hurtienne, Laura E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study focused on the lived experiences of a team of four rural middle school teachers as they made the transformation from traditional classrooms to personalized learning classrooms. The teachers were beginning their third year of personalized learning implementation as the study took place. The researcher investigated participants'…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Experienced Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change
Reforming English Curriculum in United Arab Emirates: An Examination of Emirate Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding the Adoption of "English Continous Assessment Rich Task" (ECART)
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AlAlili, Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2014
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently undergoing massive educational reform, especially in the teaching and assessment methods of all subject-matter areas. In Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has mandated the revamping of English language teaching and assessment in grades 6-12 through the introduction of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum
Reflective Practices in Professional Learning Communities: A Case Study of the Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project
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Burns, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Dewey (1933) provided the foundation for reflective practice in education with the notion that learning is not in the doing, but rather it is in the thinking about the doing that creates learning. Evidence is growing about the importance of reflection for improving teaching and learning practices to increase student achievement (York-Barr, et al.,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Reflective Teaching, School Culture