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A Case Study Of The Implementation Of Co-Teaching In A Steam Elementary Magnet School In A Midwestern State, Ashley Lane Cooper
A Case Study Of The Implementation Of Co-Teaching In A Steam Elementary Magnet School In A Midwestern State, Ashley Lane Cooper
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Although research is limited on the effectiveness of co-teaching as a service delivery model for students with disabilities, through observation, many educators have reported positive outcomes with co-teaching (Beninghof, 2011). This case study was designed to examine the implementation of co-teaching in an elementary magnet school in a Midwestern school district driven by science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) and with a strong emphasis on personalized learning. General education teachers, special education teachers, and administrators were interviewed three times during the initial implementation school year. In addition, journaling was documented by three of the participants, and co-teaching fidelity checks …
Factors That Influence K-8 Educators In Regard To Teacher Retention, Jerold C. Osbourn
Factors That Influence K-8 Educators In Regard To Teacher Retention, Jerold C. Osbourn
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The purpose of this study was to contribute to the understanding of teacher retention by researching factors that influence veteran teachers to remain in Missouri’s K-8 school districts. School districts all across the nation face the daunting task of improving student achievement in the face of teacher shortages, especially in rural areas and in hard-to-staff content fields such as math and science (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2017; Harrington, 2017). Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the researcher sought to articulate the core perceptions of superintendents and veteran teachers that lead to longevity and retention in the K-8 school environment and to identify the …