It is well accepted that not only the ability but also the positive disposition of teachers towards implementing differentiated teaching for various student groups can be traced back to their initial education. Therefore, differentiated practices of future teachers for high-achieving students are worth exploring. Based on the above, the purpose of…

Children and youth are available to learn when they are ready to engage with people, absorb information, and pay attention to what is occurring around them. They are alert, attentive, and interested but not overstimulated. Optimizing availability for learning involves a systematic analysis and understanding of the internal and external factors…

Open-access online courses, called massive open online courses (MOOCs), have received much attention from higher education institutions and course designers for their potential to reshape learning opportunities. Among the challenges in learning from MOOCs or in an online setting is that students may have insufficient prerequisite knowledge about…

This qualitative case study explored how an alternative education high school in an upper-class suburban town supported the needs of at-risk students. Using Differentiated Instruction as the theoretical lens, this study contemplates how a teacher and principal used various methods of instruction to meet student needs. Finding suggest that teachers…

The aim of this action research study is to link research to action in order to meet individual learner needs through the creation of collaborative inquiry based teams that seek to provide equitable learning experiences through differentiated instructional practices. Key findings include the results of the primary goal of this study, which was…

This Educational Leadership Portfolio (ELP) examines the instructional coaching program at St. Georges Technical High School in Middletown, DE. In an effort to provide personalized professional learning supports for the teachers employed by the school, the program was implemented in 2015 to ensure teachers had access to learning opportunities…

In this brief, the authors Jeremy Price and Shuchi Grover explore the exciting possibilities and critical challenges of generative AI (GenAI) for STEM teaching. They examine how GenAI may shape STEM classrooms in the near future and identify promising trajectories for integrating GenAI into STEM teaching, including the potential for personalized…

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in English for Nursing instruction has become increasingly important as healthcare becomes more technologically driven and globally connected. This systematic review analyzes 28 studies published from 2022 to 2024 to examine the current state of AI implementation in nursing ESP education. The findings…

Discover the value of small-group reading instruction that accommodates students' individual literacy needs. Author Julie A. Taylor provides lesson plan templates to incorporate small groups into any learning structure. Teachers will design laser-targeted skills and strategy lessons to create more productive, positive, and equitable classrooms by…

With the rapid advancement of information technology, the Intelligent Teaching System (ITS) has emerged as a pivotal tool in mathematics education. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ITS by exploring its impact on personalized learning, increased student interaction and participation, intelligent assessment and feedback, teacher…

Purpose: Education 4.0 (E 4.0) represents a new paradigm in the field of education, which emphasizes a student-centric approach that allows learners to access education anytime, anywhere, tailored to their individual needs through modern-day technologies. The purpose of the study was to unearth the critical success factors (CSFs) essential for the…

This study investigates the integration of online learning into Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), with the aim of improving educational access and equity. Although several educational reforms have been introduced in Kenya, challenges persist in fully implementing the CBC, including limited resources, technological gaps, and insufficient…

In the virtual realm, also referred to as the metaverse, users generally communicate using avatars. This metaverse is viewed as a prospective tool in different industry types, and in this regard, researchers have examined its significance in education owing to its increasing reach. In fact, it has been widely accepted that Information System (IS)…

Differentiated instruction is considered to be an important teaching quality domain to address the needs of individual students in daily classroom practices. However, little is known about whether differentiated instruction is empirically distinguishable from other teaching quality domains in different national contexts. Additionally, little is…

This study was conducted to investigate teacher educators' perspectives and their experiences toward differentiated instruction employing an explanatory sequential mixed research design. By administering a random sampling and purposive sampling technique, 67 teacher educators from three higher institutions. Data were collected using a…