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Jones, Derek; Lotz, Nicole; Holden, Georgy – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2021
The use of virtual design studios (VDS) in practice-based STEM education is increasing but requires further research to inform understanding of student learning and success. This paper presents a longitudinal, large-scale study (3 years, 3000 students) of student behaviour in an online design studio used as part of a distance learning Design and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, STEM Education, Foreign Countries
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Silva, Laura; Shuttlesworth, Mary; Ice, Phil – Online Learning, 2021
Distance learning enrollments in higher education continue to grow, and academic leaders increasingly use non-designer instructors (NDIs) to meet demand. NDIs have little control over some aspects of teaching presence, including course design through instructional media resources included in a predesigned master course. This study used the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Communities of Practice, Instructional Materials
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Hakkola, Leah; Ruben, Mollie A.; McDonnell, Cam; Herakova, Liliana L.; Buchanan, Rebecca; Robbie, Karen – Innovative Higher Education, 2021
Communities of Practice (CoPs) have been identified as successful models of innovation in higher education institutional change efforts, particularly geared toward faculty. Accordingly, this multi-method qualitative study examined how participation in one equity-minded CoP contributed to participants' understanding and mobilization of equity in…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Educational Innovation, Equal Education
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Mo, Youngmin; Appel, Margie; Kim, Jin Won; Lee, Moosung – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2021
Across many countries, schools and classrooms are becoming culturally diverse. In response to this global trend, culturally responsive teaching (CRT) has been highlighted. Within this context, we have a two-fold goal in this study; to explore 1) whether and how pre-service teachers' international study experiences can impact their self-efficacy in…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Student Experience, Communities of Practice, Inservice Teacher Education
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Mellroth, Elisabet; Bergwall, Andreas; Nilsson, Per – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2021
The aim of this study is to investigate task design for differentiated instruction in mathematics in professional learning communities. Based on the cultural-historical activity theory, we conceptualize a professional learning community as an activity system and use the analytical construct of contradictions to give an account of structures that…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Problem Solving, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Secondary School Teachers
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Helmbold, Erika; Venketsamy, Roy; van Heerden, Judy – Perspectives in Education, 2021
Lesson Study is an internationally recognised professional development approach for teachers. This case study explores the impact of implementing Lesson Study in the early grades of a South African primary school, pertinently targeting early childhood mathematics teachers. The evidence suggests that Lesson Study has the potential to positively…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education, Mathematics Teachers
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Alzayed, Zinab A.; Alabdulkareem, Rashid H. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2021
The effectiveness of professional learning communities (PLCs) in schools depends significantly on the extent of fostering teacher learning. In this explanatory case study, 16 female teachers from a girls' high school in Saudi Arabia joined a reflective practice programme where they engaged in collaborative inquiry to solve a problem in their work.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development
Al-Jarf, R. – Online Submission, 2021
Schoolteachers and college instructors from around the world can create or join special Facebook pages (FPs), groups, or clubs for ESL teachers for free. Those FPs are online learning communities that provide opportunities for in-depth peer-to-peer interaction, communication, and support. This study aims to give examples of FPs for ESL teachers;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Nobbe, Christine; Doyle, Madelyn – Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2021
This document provides guidance for establishing a levels of services (LoS) model for gifted and advanced learners. The Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Students recommends that all Missouri public school districts, regardless of size, provide varied and multiple services to meet the needs of gifted and talented learners.…
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Talent, Advanced Students, Public Schools
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2021
In 2019, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) was awarded a grant through the federal Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Incentive Program to expand and sustain work to support teachers and improve students' academic success in three Indiana school districts. TSL grants support districts' human capital management systems, specifically…
Descriptors: Grants, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Hauser, Brooke R. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated teacher collaboration in unprecedented ways, ensuring students continued to learn amid unforeseen obstacles. In this study, I explored how trust relationships were perceived within Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and with building administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic using a theoretical framework…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Trust (Psychology), Teacher Collaboration, COVID-19
Adrienne Leigh Govero – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this qualitative methods research is to study the development of teacher leaders in the implementation of grade-level and/or departmentalized professional learning communities across eight parochial schools. When working with teacher leaders in the leading of grade-level or departmentalized professional learning teams, there are…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Communities of Practice, Religious Schools, Instructional Program Divisions
Davia Ramgeet – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Student retention has been a serious issue for many community colleges globally for several decades. In a community college in Jamaica, persistence rates have been steadily declining within the last several years. The purpose of this study was to investigate students' experiences with the pre-college program that was designed to prepare students…
Descriptors: Community College Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries
Matthew John Sroka – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This participatory action research study (Herr and Anderson, 2015) explored the reading lives, reading histories, reading identities and teaching practices of five in-service English teachers involved in a professional learning network (Trust, Krutka, and Carpenter, 2016) in order to deepen our understanding of the reading and teaching lives of…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Professional Identity, Teaching Styles, Recreational Reading
Jose Manuel DeJesus – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Background: The problem of practice at Coronado Elementary School is the inconsistency of effective collaborative planning among the grade level teams. Purpose: This action research study aimed to determine teachers' perceptions of Professional Learning Communities and how they believed participation in a PLC impacts their professional development…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Achievement, Federal Programs, Low Income
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