"Together We Are Better": Professional Learning Networks for Teachers (open access)

"Together We Are Better": Professional Learning Networks for Teachers

This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that investigated professional learning network experiences through the analysis of survey data from 732 P-12 teachers.
Date: July 2, 2016
Creator: Trust, Torrey; Krutka, Daniel G. & Carpenter, Jeffrey P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concept Raps versus Concept Maps: A Culturally Responsive Approach to STEM Vocabulary Development (open access)

Concept Raps versus Concept Maps: A Culturally Responsive Approach to STEM Vocabulary Development

This article argues that the development of rap song lyrics or lyrical concept mapping can be a viable pedagogical alternative to the development of concept maps as a means to reinforce STEM vocabulary.
Date: July 31, 2018
Creator: Young, Jamaal; Young, Jemimah L.; Cason, Marti; Ortiz, Nickolaus; Foster, Marquita & Hamilton, Christina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making space for visual literacy in literacy teacher preparation: Preservice teachers coding to design digital books (open access)

Making space for visual literacy in literacy teacher preparation: Preservice teachers coding to design digital books

Article exploring preservice teachers’ coding in the design of a visually-enhanced digital book to reduce the lag between highly visual texts in elementary classrooms and a lack of emphasis on visual literacy in teacher preparation. Findings call for a shift to acknowledge and incorporate visual literacy theories and practices into teacher preparation programs to prepare preservice teachers for digitally literate classrooms.
Date: July 24, 2021
Creator: Eutsler, Lauren
System: The UNT Digital Library
Classroom observations of a cross-age peer tutoring mathematics program in elementary and middle schools (open access)

Classroom observations of a cross-age peer tutoring mathematics program in elementary and middle schools

Article describes how a growing body of research has shown the positive effects of peer tutoring on students’ academic achievement, self-concept, attitude, social, and behavioral outcomes. The authors' study examined classroom practices, as well as program teachers’ and students’ behaviors within a cross-age peer-tutoring program implemented in elementary and middle schools that serve predominantly Hispanic students.
Date: July 1, 2023
Creator: Barahona, Elba; Padrón, Yolanda N. & Waxman, Hersh C.
System: The UNT Digital Library