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How Elementary Teachers Come To Hold And Maintain A Restorative Mindset Toward Students: A Phenomenology, Ashley B. Reynolds
How Elementary Teachers Come To Hold And Maintain A Restorative Mindset Toward Students: A Phenomenology, Ashley B. Reynolds
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Elementary school personnel have both an ethical and legal responsibility to shift disciplinary practices away from exclusion and towards restoration. In order to face the adaptive challenge of increasing teacher self-efficacy around behavior management, a restorative mindset can be developed and maintained. The development of a restorative mindset among elementary school teachers has the potential to alter outcomes for the adults who care for students and for systems hoping to retain talented, invested teachers. The purpose of this study was to describe how elementary teachers come to hold a restorative mindset towards students, including the supervisory practices that support teachers …
School Principals And Instructional Coaches: An Examination Of Their Working Relationships In Maine Schools, Theresa J. Gillis
School Principals And Instructional Coaches: An Examination Of Their Working Relationships In Maine Schools, Theresa J. Gillis
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School principals are charged with being instructional leaders and yet they are tasked with obligations and face daily challenges that often make this an unrealistic expectation. According to the Maine Department of Education, 225 instructional coaches work in 53 Maine school districts. Instructional coaches provide feedback and support for teachers geared towards professional growth. This study will explore how instructional coaches and school principals can work together to support teaching and learning. While both school principals and instructional coaches “share the ultimate goal of effecting positive change” (Hall & Simeral, 2008, p. 23) their relationships may not always promote this …
The Value Of Peer Supervisory Practices, Josh Tripp
The Value Of Peer Supervisory Practices, Josh Tripp
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Across the country schools have continuously looked to find ways to increase student achievement. In response to state and federal policy, school districts have used evaluative processes and accountability measures to increase teacher effectiveness. Despite a significant body of research that supports the effect of supervisory practices on teacher effectiveness, this focus on formal evaluation has detracted from the time and resources allocated to instructional supervision. Due to COVID-19, schools across the nation have been forced to provide remote learning opportunities to students. Essentially, this new style of teaching has turned all educators, regardless of experience, into first-year teachers. The …