Most professions have specific phrases used in order to prove the importance of the statement. In education, the phrase evidence-based practice is employed to show significance to a strategy. Although the term is used to prove a point, many educators . . .

Research shows several effective strategies for helping students struggling with reading. The literature reviewed illustrated ways of using volunteers to help teachers who often do not have adequate time to meet the needs of all their students. This p . . .

The focus of this research was to develop an evidence-based professional development training course on mainstreaming. This course will train general education teachers in Nigeria on techniques and skills needed to identify and instruct students with . . .

Extensive research supports the implementation and maintenance of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (SW-PBIS). Research shows the effectiveness of SW-PBIS in reducing referrals, suspension rates, and problem behavior. In additio . . .

This teacher action research study focuses on the experiences of both teachers and students in a multi-age classroom after teaching a combination classroom. A mixed-methods approach was selected for this study including qualitative and quantitative da . . .

This study focuses on the characteristics of first generation college students with an emphasis on alternative education graduates of continuation high schools. The purpose of this study is to identify the institutional agents and pedagogies that incr . . .

The literature on school change commonly suggests that improvements designed and implemented through a collaborative process that involves representatives of stakeholder groups is effective. This study analyzed problems with a previously adopted schoo . . .

This project culminates several years of study and teaching in an independent study environment. A review of the literature shows the number of at-risk students in public school is increasing. Many of these students are choosing independent study as a . . .

This action research project was designed to meet the academic needs of a group of students with learning disabilities in a rural education setting. The study focused on the effects of three comprehension gestures on the students’ reading comprehensio . . .

With the sudden, rapid rise in the number of students diagnosed with special needs, educators and administrators are developing ways to facilitate the development of interpersonal skills and a deeper engagement with the curriculum. Implementing art ed . . .

With No Child Left Behind pushing schools and teachers to improve annual state test scores to show student proficiency, students have suffered from a narrowing of curriculum in order to push students through the standards before testing. Many teachers . . .

First-year college students learn a variety of skills when integrating into the college world. While adjusting to living on their own, transitioning to college course loads, and beginning to embark on taking general education courses, first-year colle . . .

Technology has always been at the forefront of human education. From the days of carving figures on rock walls to today, when most students are equipped with several portable technological devices at any given time, technology continues to push educat . . .

The Next Generation Science Standards were adopted in 2013, and with the new standards came new pedagogical practices. The combination of these changes created a need for science teacher professional development. The Triad Project, a grant-funded, sci . . .

Mindfulness education, when implemented in the classroom, helps reduce stress, improve self-regulation, and increase productivity. In the adolescent student, mindfulness education has the potential to address problems specific to the age group, includ . . .

Today’s students are more diverse and are being raised in a variety of family structures. Unfortunately, teacher’s demographics do not reflect this diversity. This paper reviews what constitutes a family, studied multiple researchers regarding teacher . . .

This study identifies effective strategies for teaching informational text reading to middle school students in History-Social Science classrooms. Previous research indicated that many middle school students exhibit difficulties in reading information . . .

Plumas Unified School District’s mission statement of together is better signifies the commitment necessary by all educators to emphasis the cultural change that is required to promote and maintain equity for students with exceptional needs. Students . . .

I came into education in a time when accountability systems went from minimal standardized testing, to a culture dominated by standardized testing and the sanctions of Program Improvement. My first “standards,” literally, were a hand-written list of t . . .

The country of Cambodia, located in Southeast Asia, had a long history of oppressive governments and a deeply held Buddhist acceptance of oppression. Cambodian people believed very strongly in a strict hierarchical social order where they did not ques . . .