Educators create lesson plans in order to guide instruction. This researcher will research and discuss how culturally responsive educators are influenced by mentoring and professional development. In order to understand how mentoring and professional development influence these lesson plans we must understand mentoring and professional…

Pre-service science teachers develop their teaching practices within and across the university and school contexts of their teacher education programs. The practices and visions of teaching and learning emphasized in each context are often disjointed, a problem referred to as the "two-worlds pitfall." Responding to the call for teacher…

The problem in this study was that first- and second-grade teachers are not using relevant and timely data, specifically running records, analysis of oral reading errors, self-correction rates, and word accuracy, as well as the student zone of proximal development (ZPD) in guided reading instruction. The purpose of this qualitative case study was…

The purpose of this project was based on the premise that equipping Christian educational leaders in a Christian school setting with comprehensive, holistic, and lifespan spiritual survey results would result in more intentional faith and learning integration into all of school life. The project consisted of six, one hour seminars where…

In the mid-1960s, educational lawmakers began passing and implementing plans to raise the achievement of all students across the United States. In these early years of education mandates, the federal government became more involved in public education. Education lawmakers began to focus on struggling learners and how teachers could support those…

Scripted/narrowed curricula are tangled in the webs of school reforms and standardization. Teachers are experiencing a monumental challenge: the deprofessionalization of their roles as educators. I sought teachers' understandings of how scripted/narrowed curricula impact their curriculum autonomy, specifically, their professional responsibility…

It is acknowledged that English language learners (ELL) perform lower than their non-ELL peers and that their lack of language acquisition impacts their graduation rates. However, the approaches taken to reduce the achievement gap between ELL and non-ELL students varies widely. To maximize ELL graduation rates, content area and ELL teachers need…

The objective of this research study was to explore the connection between teacher practice and their perceptions of self-efficacy in teaching. Two research questions were developed: Does employing Hattie's meta-analysis of the effect size of clarity, meaningful feedback, and discussion result in increased feelings of self-efficacy in teachers?…

The goal of glocalization in education is to enhance learning outcomes by fusing local and global concepts. Glocalization emphasizes the importance of the global perspective while also acknowledging the differences within contexts, calling for the utilization of local knowledge. The purpose of this record of study is to identify the level of…

Declining national assessment scores and continuous critiques of Common Core curricula have presented persistent challenges for stakeholders within the American education system. This study was an investigation of the existence of parallelism in five commonly used Common Core middle school mathematics curricula. An embedded mixed methods research…

In this study, I documented, analyzed, and compared the thought processes of six high school science teachers during twenty minutes of planning for NGSS-aligned instruction. Teachers' thoughts were captured using a virtual revisit think-aloud protocol and their thoughts were analyzed and compared using a novel tool called a thinking web. A…

The following is an investigation of the potential effects a professional development abroad might have on in-service, veteran level teachers. The researcher is interested in the globally minded attributes exhibited by teachers willing to participate in the Centropa Summer Academy (CSA), a week-long intensive professional development in central…

Teachers are required to maintain their teaching certificates by participating in professional development activities offered by their school districts. The experiences from professional development opportunities provide teachers with opportunities to grow their practice with meaningful educational experiences for students. The educational…

This mixed methods study explored how elementary teachers reported using a commercially published instructional unit to plan and deliver science instruction in their elementary classrooms. Of particular focus is what elements of the program teachers eliminated during planning and instruction, what outside materials teachers added to instruction,…

Modern classrooms are increasingly diverse. Students vary in their academic abilities, personal interests, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and previous experiences (Allen et al., 2013). To meet the varied needs of students, educators must adapt their instruction so all are able to find success. Modifying lesson plans and changing instruction…