This article defines the process of adaptive teaching in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We assert that teachers who possess a well-developed STEM peda[...]

BLINC stands for Business Librarianship in North Carolina. Fourteen public, special, and academic librarians created this group in 2003. In that year, BLINC began its tra[...]

Within the profession of education, one essential resource that contributes toward enhancing an educator's growth is professional development. However, once an educator c[...]

The purpose of this study was to document four novice secondary teachers' experiences as they progressed from the last year in their teacher education program through the[...]

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) issued a mandate in 2009 that all teachers must demonstrate leadership. This mandate created a subsequent need[...]

The purpose of this study was to understand general education teachers' experiences with a school-wide effort to increase the use of evidence-based teaching practices tha[...]

Established in 2006, the position of Cello Music Cataloger at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro blurs the traditional lines of demarcation between library te[...]

Reforming schools in the United States has been an ongoing process for the last two centuries. Most reforms were enacted with the intention of improving schools. School c[...]

Professional development is an investment for districts and schools because it aims to positively impact student achievement by increasing the efficacy and performance of[...]

The Holmes Group (1990) report calls for Professional Development School (PDS) faculty to be engaged in thoughtful inquiry as they work together as partners with perspect[...]

Existing research consistently supports the idea that there are 5 effective practices in professional development for educators. However, there is limited research pertai[...]

Researchers and teacher educators have made advances in describing mathematics instruction that can support all students in developing conceptual understanding, procedura[...]

By design or not, most librarians restrict their professional organization involvement to professional librarian organizations. Limiting professional involvement to only [...]

Among 440 early childhood teachers, half were randomly assigned to take a 14-week course on effective teacher-child interactions. This course used the Classroom Assessmen[...]

Despite the increasing importance to libraries of supporting entrepreneurship and economic development, professional development opportunities on those topics have been r[...]

[Slides from a presentation given October 18, 2019 at the North Carolina Library Association Biennial Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.] Librarians need space [...]

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the use of podcasts, online radio broadcasts, YouTube channels, and other technology medium to deliver information and pro[...]

ATHLETIC TRAINING professional preparation has undergone tremendous reform in the past decade, placing a greater emphasis on outcomes-based education. Outcomes-based educ[...]

The present paper describes how preservice teachers constructed dilemma-based cases as part of a reflective and inquiry-oriented teacher education program. Twelve element[...]

There is a critical need for culturally competent school and teacher leaders to provide equitable and inclusive school environments for our nation's growing number of cul[...]

Do you find yourself … … searching for a new approach to teaching social studies that incorporates inquiry? … in a school, district, or state that hasn't offered professi[...]

Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) articulate what young children should know and be able to do prior kindergarten. In 2013, early childhood experts in North[...]

Although co-teaching has become a popular approach to special education service provision in inclusive classrooms, practitioners have struggled to carry it out well. One [...]

This study describes the perspectives of five pairs of preservice teachers and their experienced mentor teachers who engaged collaboratively in planning, implementing, an[...]

The exponential increase of English Language Learners (ELL) in the United States has resulted in the implementation of effective instructional programs addressing languag[...]