scholarly journals A Case Study on Professional Development: Improving STEM Teaching in K-12 Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshani Rajbanshi ◽  
Susan Brown ◽  
Gaspard Mucundanyi ◽  
Mehmet Ozer ◽  
Nicole Delgardo
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
After School Programs ◽  
Summer Camps ◽  
After School ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Stem Teaching

STEM Outreach Center is a non-profit educational center in southern New Mexico that supports K-12 STEM teachers and students by providing professional development, after school programs, summer camps, and field visits. This center has been organizing the Summer Institute Professional Development (SIPD) for more than ten years. The purpose of this research is to understand the effect of SIPD on teachers’ pedagogy to excite and engage students in STEM learning. This study contributes to the program evaluation by analyzing the experiences of teachers who participated in SIPD. This qualitative study uses the open-ended questionnaire as a method of data collection. The findings of this study show that teachers who attended the SIPD are eager to (i) integrate readings and arts in STEM teaching practices, (ii) improve their teaching pedagogies, and (iii) look for additional resources to support STEM teaching. Therefore, the authors recommend further research on how teachers transfer skills into their classrooms after attending SIPD.

scholarly journals Supporting EAL students in regional education contexts: “It creates a huge workload and often times disappointment”

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-64
Author(s):  
Melissa Barnes ◽  
Seham Shwayli ◽  
Pamalee Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Beliefs ◽  
After School Programs ◽  
After School ◽  
Mainstream Teachers ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Regional Settlement ◽  
Training And Support

There has been increasing attention on mainstream teacher beliefs on English as an Additional Language (EAL) students in their classrooms, particularly in regards to how these beliefs impact on teacher expectations and actions. With many teachers holding deficit beliefs towards EAL students, many have argued that professional development is one way to counter these beliefs. However, with a push for the regional settlement of migrants in Australia, there is limited understanding of mainstream teachers’ beliefs about EAL students in regional contexts. Drawing on Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus and field, this study investigates the beliefs of teachers and principals in two regional secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. The findings suggest that while many teachers hold common misconceptions regarding EAL students, their views regarding the inclusion of these students are generally positive and both the teachers and principals are open to additional training and support. However, the prevailing issue regarding supporting EAL students is time and/or timing—a commodity that both teachers and students do not have. This paper argues that EAL support in a regional context needs to be further interrogated, identifying a variety of approaches, such as professional development for mainstream teachers, additional EAL specialist support, and after-school programs, to better meet the needs of EAL students in regional areas.

Expanding after School Program Access for Vulnerable Students: Examining the Efficacy of Federal Policy and Funding

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110045
Author(s):  
Susan K. Klumpner ◽  
Michael E. Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
After School Programs ◽  
Lower Percentage ◽  
After School ◽  
School Program ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
School Programs ◽  
After School Program ◽  
Low Income Families

After school programs provide low income students and students of color with learning opportunities across both academic and non-academic domains that such students would otherwise not get. In this study, we examined the intersection of school characteristics (e.g., enrollment size, percent minority enrolled, and percent eligible for FARM) and the types of after school programming schools offered (e.g., fee-based, 21st CCLC, and other types) using binary logistic regression models. I n a sample of schools ( n = 1,601) surveyed by the National Center on Education Statistics 2008 FRSS, we found that under-resourced schools had lower odds of having a 21st CCLC program and higher odds of having a fee-based after school program (than schools with a lower percentage of students receiving FARM). That is counter to the stated goals of the 21st CCLC program. These findings highlight the need for a re-prioritization of 21st CCLC funding such that financial assistance provided to schools to support after school programs is allocated to schools serving students from low income families and communities.

Specialized After-School Programs: Five Case Studies

2017 ◽  
pp. 37-69
Author(s):  
Melissa K. Levy ◽  
Brenda Abanavas ◽  
Gail Breslow ◽  
Gregg Croteau ◽  
Erin Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
After School Programs ◽  
After School ◽  
School Programs
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