Beginning teachers (BTs) are increasingly expected to teach ambitiously from day one. However, they continue to face classroom management challenges. This study presents case studies of two elementary BTs that explore (1) the relationship between BTs' management and instructional practices in mathematics and English language arts and (2) its…

Speaking is one of the four basic skills, which mother tongue teaching is expected to build up. The enhancement of their speaking skills is important for the mother tongue teacher candidates, who are expected to enhance this skill. In this study this has been the starting point; the effect of drama method on verbal expression class, which was…

Design thinking is gaining momentum across the many fields of human endeavour, including education. Its use in education is predominantly to shape learning activities undertaken by students with the aim of nurturing the growth of desirable 21st century capabilities in students. There is relatively less attention given to the application of design…

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) often lead laboratory and tutorial sections in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), especially at large, research-intensive universities. GTAs' performance as instructors can impact student learning experience as well as learning outcomes. In this study, we observed 11 chemistry GTAs and 11…

This paper considers the feasibility and desirability of radical, critical pedagogies in teaching higher education students about "sensitive" topics with children, sexualities, and schooling used as an example to explore this. Reflecting on early career research-led teaching, I confront anxieties informing decisions about…

Despite numerous efforts to improve geographical teacher training, student teachers often develop inert theoretical knowledge during their studies. Teachers' deeply rooted implicit orientations concerning geography classes, which are important for future classroom practice and professional learning at university, are a major reason for the theory…

Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational-cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to…

Many physical devices supporting the learning of programming and digital making are now available which have the potential to make learning fun, accessible and creative for children and young adults. The advent of this new technology necessitates research to inform pedagogical approaches that work in the classroom. We carried out a study which…

Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) is a specific type of active learning centered on a learning cycle where students first explore a concept through scientific models, followed by a concept invention, and finally a concept application phase. In spite of POGIL's research-based design and the many studies showing it increases learning…

The study presented here sought to determine how student teachers' personal characteristics, attitudes, knowledge, experience and skills for using collaborative learning influence their willingness to use this demanding pedagogy in their classes. A structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis model based on data from questionnaires emphasized the…

Many learners possess misconceptions regarding instructional content; toward this aim, educational practitioners employ teaching practices that support learners' efforts to restructure their existing knowledge structures--a process known as conceptual change. The Cognitive Reconstruction of Knowledge Model emphasizes the importance of conceptual…

Although fitness can be used as the content for any season, research suggests this rarely occurs. Nonetheless, even when implementing a sport-based season, there are many instructional approaches teachers can employ to further increase activity levels. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to provide physical educators with practical…

The ongoing datafication of our social reality has resulted in the emergence of new data-based business models. This development is also reflected in the education market. An increasing number of educational technology (EdTech) companies are entering the traditional education market with data-based teaching and learning solutions, and they are…

This article provides an overview of the PBS KIDS production process and discusses how the network approaches the creation of educational media for children in this digital, multiplatform age. Multiple research studies show that children can benefit from highquality video and digital games, especially when parents also engage with that media…

Due to the concern for COVID-19, universities in Korea switched to online teaching in most chemistry courses in the spring semester, 2020. While online lectures have been available for a small number of courses in the previous semesters, it is unprecedented that most lectures should be given online. In this communication, we describe how higher…