Archive for the ‘Teachers’ Category

23 Months x 22 Scholars: Collaboration, Negotiation, and the Revision of a Position Statement on Technology in English Language Arts

This article explores the writing processes of 22 English education scholars over the course of 23 months, resulting in the 2018 publication of an updated National Council of Teachers of English position statement, Beliefs for Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroom. Through a qualitative approach, authors investigated the ways in which scholars (N […]

Download Report: Future of the Classroom

This report is part of a series on the evolution of K-12 education, mapping out current and emerging trends in classroom education. In collaboration with our research partner, Canvas8, we conducted a global analysis spanning: ●  Fourteen expert interviews with global and country-specific thought leaders in education ●  Academic literature review focusing on the last […]

Communicative Interactions with Teachers in K-12 Online Courses: From the Student Perspective

This study examined student-teacher communication practice in online courses from the student perspective. Through a series of analyses of student end-of-course survey data, it was found that (a) students who are more motivated and engaged in communicative interactions with the teacher are more likely to show course outcomes and satisfaction at a greater degree than […]

Teacher Education at a Distance: What are the Student Teachers Saying?

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is one of the increasing Open and Distance learning Institution that has reposition itself for innovative teacher training programme at a distance. This ODL paradigm has widen student’s access and opened up n ew possibilities of learning. But if the emergence of student’s voice has presented itself as […]

Interviewing Principals to Obtain their Perceptions of Certified Teaching Candidates with a Degree from an Online Teaching Program

Online education continues to increase in popularity and one degree currently offered is a bachelor degree of education. Once graduates complete their online degree in education, they will begin to seek employment. Those seeking positions in K-12 education settings do not know if they will have the same opportunity to get hired as someone from […]

Mobile learning in pre-service teacher education: Examining the use of professional learning networks

Interest in how to use mobile devices to support teaching and learning has increased as technologies have become more sophisticated and ubiquitous. A recent focus in teacher education is the use of mobile devices to support teachers’ professional learning networks (PLNs). This study investigates how pre-service teachers (PSTs) use mobile technologies to support different aspects […]

Exploring the Concerns of Online K-12 Teachers

In this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study, we found that the experiences of online teachers are highly complex and individualized, and that the development of their concerns as teachers is largely unaffected by years of teaching experience. Because of the dramatic increase in online K-12 education, there is a need for additional research to understand […]

Instructure Unveils New Teacher Professional Development Service, Canvas Practice

Facing a combination of teacher shortages and high attrition rates across the country, many leaders are turning to teacher professional development as a means to correct the current course. On March 19th, Instructure announced the launch of a new professional development service, Canvas Practice. Inside Elearning  

Teachers’ First Experiences with Global Projects: Emerging Collaboration and Cultural Awareness

Two cohorts of teachers recently participated in a professional development program focused on incorporating global perspectives and activities into K-12 classrooms using contemporary technologies. One part of this program requires teachers to plan and carry out a global project with an international classroom as a means to introduce them to a host country’s education system […]

Developing and Designing Open Border Teacher Education Programs: Case Studies in Online Higher Education

Online classes in teacher education are becoming more common in higher education in the United States as universities realize that the same outcomes can be achieved without requiring preservice and in-service teachers to enter a physical classroom. This provides savings to both the student and university and fosters broader access to higher education and teacher […]