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Irby, Beverly J.; Pashmforoosh, Roya; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Etchells, Matthew J.; Rodriguez, Linda – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2023
The empirical research examining the effects of virtual mentoring and coaching (VMC) on principal leadership development is limited. Furthermore, little is known about school leaders who engage in virtual professional leadership learning communities (VPLCs) and how much school leaders grow with VPLCs who are also receiving VMC at the same time.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Coaching (Performance), Principals, Management Development
Lee, Stephanie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Increasing standardized test scores and identifying factors that impact student performance are always on the minds of educators. Educators are continually challenged by experts to consider professional learning communities (PLCs) as a viable pathway to school reform. This treatise will report on the results of a quantitative research study…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, Communities of Practice, School Readiness
DeMatthews, David – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2014
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) can be powerful tools for school improvement but require principals and teachers to collaborate and work together. This article reports on a qualitative multi-case study focused on six elementary schools in West Texas that had been identified for having effective PLCs. Principals and teachers were observed…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Principals, Communities of Practice, Leadership Styles
Vargas, Noel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this causal comparative study was to explore the extent to which teacher perceptions of collaboration within mathematics Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) may be a differentiating factor between schools identified as "high performing" versus "low performing" based on student achievement level on the Texas…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, School Effectiveness
Karen Marie Lowman – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Elementary music teachers are required to attend long-term, campus-wide professional development outside their content area. The purpose of this interpretive qualitative study was to better understand how elementary music teachers in a North Texas and a South-Central Colorado school district who have had five or more years of teaching experience…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Videoconferencing, Faculty Development
Hopkins, Candace C.; Jones, Don; Hall, Kelly S.; Korelich, Kathryn – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2021
A gap in practice at CES Elementary School (pseudonym) was the lack of data driven instructional decision making that contributed to the problem of low school scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Low STAAR scores have negatively impacted student, teacher, and administrator retention. Unsuccessfully, data chats…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Data Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication
Brock, Tracy Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study was designed to examine the impact of the incorporation of vocabulary instruction and various teacher strategies by a middle school science teachers team on student science achievement. The researcher focused on the teacher preparation of vocabulary word walls and the inclusion of specific words within individual units of study…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Educational Practices, Middle School Teachers, Team Teaching
Thacker, Teresa D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are an emerging form of professional learning used nationwide as a means for educators to focus on job-embedded learning. Extensive qualitative data have been compiled regarding the perception of educators and PLCs. However, little quantitative research has been conducted regarding the academic achievement…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Special Education
Norman, Patricia J.; Golian, Katherine; Hooker, Heather – New Educator, 2005
Recently developed Professional Development School standards underscore the importance of professional learning community, inquiry, shared decision-making and a focus on student learning. These standards closely mirror the goals of "Critical Friends Groups," a significant movement in education to improve student achievement through…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Mentors, Teacher Collaboration, College School Cooperation