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Our Words Matter: The Impact Of Professional Development On Positive Teacher Language, Jennifer L. Hilderbrand
Our Words Matter: The Impact Of Professional Development On Positive Teacher Language, Jennifer L. Hilderbrand
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Research shows that quality student-teacher relationships contribute to students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional outcomes. During phase 1 of this Improvement Science study, Buck Mountain Elementary School adults expressed concern with student-adult relationships. Specifically, adults indicated that connectedness with students has deteriorated since the onset of learning in a COVID 19 impacted context. Next, phase 2 investigated the impact of professional development on positive teacher language as an effective strategy to increase quality student-teacher relationships. Using a participatory-classroom action research method, participants engaged in a five-session intervention cycle of professional development focused on positive teacher language to support teachers in rebuilding …
The Impact Of Professional Development On Blended Learning On High School Teachers, Laura A. Kulpa
The Impact Of Professional Development On Blended Learning On High School Teachers, Laura A. Kulpa
EDL Sixth Year Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of professional development on blended learning on high school teachers. In order to learn about teacher’s feelings about technology training, professional development was delivered in a blended learning environment utilizing the learning management system Schoology with the goal of providing the experience of engaging in same learning environment that their students partake in. The study examined perceptions and explored the impact of blended learning of four high school teachers. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using an online survey, interviews, and in-person and online observations. Descriptive statistics, in conjunction with …