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There is an increasing focus on research-practice partnerships that adopt research designs aimed at improving educational practice while advancing research knowledge. There is now a need for books that provide a theoretical and practical account of successful research designs that have been tested and replicated over time and contexts. This book addresses this need by providing the first comprehensive account of the Learning Schools Model (LSM), a design-based research-practice partnership that has been tested over 15 years and across contexts and countries (n=5). This model has successfully built teacher and school capacity and improved valued student outcomes for primarily indigenous and ethnic minority students from lower socio-economic communities. The quality of research into the model has been recognised locally and internationally. The International Literacy Association reprinted a paper on the original model in their volume “Theoretical models and processes of Reading (6th Ed)”. The authors won the University of Auckland's Research Excellence Award (2015), awarded for research of demonstrable quality and impact, for their research into the Model. This book addresses several gaps in the existing literature on research-practice partnerships. Firstly, understanding applications in contexts beyond the USA where much of the seminal work is located adds to our collective understanding of contexts in terms of constraints and enablers. Secondly, we provide a theoretical account of partnership development and demonstrate how these are practically developed in situ to address the known need for stronger theoretical understandings of partnership development and better training in developing partnerships. Finally, our book demonstrates how research can be both responsive to context and yet have robust and replicable research designs that improve valued student outcomes over time and contexts. This in turn provides an alternate research approach for countries where randomised control trials are often the “gold standard” for interventions.

•••PLEASE NOTE, THIS EDITION IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. THERE IS A NEW EDITION AVAILABLE, TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION 2.0. PLEASE SEE THE LINK FOR THAT PRODUCT ON THIS PAGE.•••Teach Like a Champion offers effective teaching techniques to help teachers, especially those in their first few years, become champions in the classroom. These powerful techniques are concrete, specific, and are easy to put into action the very next day. Training activities at the end of each chapter help the reader further their understanding through reflection and application of the ideas to their own practice. Among the techniques: Technique #1: No Opt Out. How to move students from the blank stare or stubborn shrug to giving the right answer every time. Technique #35: Do It Again. When students fail to successfully complete a basic task—from entering the classroom quietly to passing papers around—doing it again, doing it right, and doing it perfectly, results in the best consequences. Technique #38: No Warnings. If you're angry with your students, it usually means you should be angry with yourself. This technique shows how to effectively address misbehaviors in your classroom. The print version includes a DVD of 25 video clips of teachers demonstrating the techniques in the classroom. E-book customers: please note that details on how to access the content from the DVD may be found in the e-book Table of Contents. Please see the section:'How to Access DVD Contents'

The volume contains a collection of contributions presented at the conference “INVALSI data: a tool for research”, held in Rome the 20th September 2016. On this occasion, scholars from different professional contexts (school, university, research) and selected through a call for papers presented their scientific works, using INVALSI data. The book is divided into two parts: the first part devoted to the use of INVALSI data in didactic research, the second focused on INVALSI data as a tool for supporting policy and decision makers. The eighteen chapters cover in-depth analyses that, starting from different angles and using several methodologies, offer the reader a rich and structured view of the different possible uses of the data that INVALSI gather each year.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. This volume contains a collection of contributions from multidisciplinary fields and working environment (school, university, research). The contributions have been selected through a call for papers and submitted to peer review by qualified experts.

Support and scaffolding are critical for moving students to higher levels of learning. But how do we ensure we're giving the “right” work and not just extra work? Barbara R. Blackburn has the answers in this important new book. She provides a plethora of strategies for helping students create meaning and become more independent so they can truly learn at rigorous levels.First, she examines the basics of rigor and scaffolding and uncovers the role of planning in scaffolding, including the difference between acceleration and remediation and examples of differentiating instruction with scaffolding. Then she demonstrates a variety of ways to add scaffolding into classroom discourse, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing across the curriculum. Ideas and strategies are provided for different subject areas and levels, so you can easily apply them to your own setting. And finally, she shows the roles of formative assessment and social emotional learning in scaffolding.With this practical book, you'll have a toolkit of great ideas at your disposal as you foster a learning environment of high expectations and success.

A practical guide to preparing students and job candidates for the demands of the modern workplace How can we prepare learners for an ever-changing world and job market? What are 21st century employers looking for in applicants, and how do we coach jobseekers to be ready on day one? Now is the time to rethink and expand how we prepare job seekers for the roles that will launch their careers. In Shift Teaching Forward, Kelly Cassaro gives educators the knowledge, insight, and practical advice they need to prime students for the social, emotional, and behavioral skills they need to thrive in tomorrow's workplace. Shift Teaching Forward showcases the ecosystem of elements that characterizes a successful job-training program. As educators, we need to focus not only on standards alignment and technical skills, but also on the soft skills that will make students stand out as job candidates. In today's labor market, being able to do the job is just the first step. We need to prepare students to interact with others, contribute to inclusive workplaces, and become collaborators—whatever their industry or career goals. This book shows the way. Discover why social, emotional, and behavioral skills are so critical for workplace success Get ideas and insight for integrating soft skills into secondary, postsecondary, and vocational training programs Develop training programs that will improve collaboration and inclusivity in your workplace Prepare learners for the future of work by embracing the full range of job readiness skills This book is ideal for secondary, postsecondary, and vocational educators and administrators, and it will also appeal to organizations looking to develop in-house talent.

The 12th edition of Peak Performance continues to provide students with common-sense strategies for excelling in school, career, and life. Peak Performance delivers the essential tools for managing time and resources by showing students how to • Empower themselves to feel that they belong in college through the power of grit, perseverance, and resiliency. • Learn to acknowledge, name, and manage emotions in a positive way. • Practice a positive, open mindset that focuses on growth, learning, and effort. • Learn how habits work and how to replace counter-productive habits with positive habits that will help them in college and beyond. • Learn to integrate all learning styles and critical and creativity for maximum success. • Learn how to seek out mutual support and resources on campus for challenges new students face and remain persistent in pursuit of their goals. • Focus sustained effort to cultivate essential qualities for school, job, and life success.

A guide for K-3 educators who need to teach phonics at different levels in diverse classrooms—without burning out The Phonics Playbook is the one phonics-focused resource that offers a solution for phonics instruction in real-world K-3 classrooms. Understanding phonics instruction in theory is one thing, but actually integrating it into daily classroom life—in a way that meets the needs of diverse students—is another. This book offers simplified instruction and practical guidance for differentiating instruction using three models: whole group instruction with elements of differentiation, phonics-focused small group instruction, and small group reading instruction that also incorporates phonics. You will learn to assess student needs, choose the model that's right for you, and make data-based adjustments as time goes on. In addition to guidance on differentiation, this book also weaves in best practices in phonics instruction and effective strategies for teaching phonics skills, which is especially helpful for newer teachers. The Phonics Playbook guides you from start to finish and helps you develop a positive, effective mindset around differentiation. Confront the problem of “so many needs and so little time” in a productive, sustainable way and avoid burnout with this excellent guide. Review the basics of phonics instruction and learn three different methods for differentiating instruction in K-3 classrooms Help students progress with their reading, even when you have many different reading levels in class Reduce the workload necessary to provide differentiated instruction in phonics and reading Find practical ways of implementing phonics instruction in real-world classrooms with real-world challengesNew and experienced K-3 educators, principals, and literacy coaches, as well as homeschool educators and parents, will appreciate the no-nonsense approach in The Phonics Playbook.

This book provides higher education students with a comprehensive resource to assist them in their academic persistence in an online course or program. It addresses a wide selection of topics emphasizing a myriad of factors that impact a student's persistence, and ultimate success, in an online program or course. The book helps students to gain insight into the skills, knowledge, and attributes needed to succeed in the autonomous nature of an online learning environment. Thus, this book helps students to proactively engage in activities to prepare for online learning. Information presented in each chapter is drawn from theory and recent research centered on persistence of online students in higher education. It incorporates hands-on practical activities to promote application of theory and research, and encourages students to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities through the use of reflective and thought-provoking activities. Hence, this book provides online students with an up-to-date resource they can use to develop an awareness of their readiness and preparedness for online learning. Additionally, this book equips students with information and strategies aimed at helping them to address gaps in their skills and knowledge that may present them with barriers to academic success. The content of this book is aligned with widely used student learning outcomes and objectives of first-year student seminar courses and orientation programs for graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in online programs. Furthermore, it is deliberately organized and structured to support an online student's academic journey as they navigate the online learning environment. As such, these features make it an ideal book for use by students, instructors, and academic advisors or college and university academic support staff.

What are the five essential ingredients for ensuring all students succeed academically, socially, and behaviorally? This practical guide details each ingredient, why it matters, and how to implement it. The Recipe for Student Well-Being goes beyond the idea of a purchased curriculum to cover how different factors integrate to comprehensively meet students'social, emotional, and behavioral needs as enablers to academic success. Education leaders will: Learn the what, why, and how of the key ingredients for student well-being Foster a school culture and climate that promotes student growth and academic success Understand why and how to focus on educator well-being first in order to yield positive student outcomes Garner strategies and tools to establish, restore, and maintain positive teacher-to-student and student-to-student relationships Maximize success with tips on how to ensure SEL initiatives works Reflect with end-of-chapter questions that make the content relevant Implement research-based SEL curriculum and instruction that aligns with the values and culture of a school Contents: Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Chapter 1: The SEL Recipe Chapter 2: SEL for Adults Chapter 3: Safe, Predictable, and Positive Environments Chapter 4: Positive Relationships Chapter 5: SEL Curriculum and Instruction Chapter 6: Assessment Epilogue

Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementation in K–12 classrooms. The authors provide guidance on when and how to use the techniques, tips, cautions, and enhancements to sustain formative assessment. Educators will learn how to: Clarify, share, and understand learning intentions and success criteria Engineer productive discussions and activities that elicit evidence of learning Provide feedback that moves learners forward Activate students as learning resources for each other Activate students as agents of their own learning Contents: Techniques: Tips, Cautions, and Enhancements Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: Why Formative Assessment Should Be a Priority for Every Teacher Chapter 2: Your Professional Learning Chapter 3: Strategy 1—Clarifying, Sharing, and Understanding Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Chapter 4: Strategy 2—Engineering Effective Discussion, Tasks, and Activities That Elicit Evidence of Learning Chapter 5: Strategy 3—Providing Feedback That Moves Learning Forward Chapter 6: Strategy 4—Activating Students as Learning Resources for One Another Chapter 7: Strategy 5—Activating Students as Owners of Their Own Learning Conclusion Resources Appendix References Index

Build an anti-racist and culturally responsive school environment In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you'll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom. The author offers skills and tools he's developed over the course of his lengthy career teaching anti-racist ideas to educators, providing readers with strategies that are effective at both the individual teacher and collective school community level. Readers will also find: ● A thorough introduction to the idea of Freedom Teaching and creating an education system that works for all students ● Strategies for building and maintaining anti-racist schools and classrooms ● Important social justice lessons from unsung activists An indispensable resource for educators, educational leaders, and anyone who wants to actualize change in our education system, Freedom Teachingbelongs in the libraries of the parents and families of students and teachers in training hoping for a better understanding on anti-racist concepts and ideas.

By sharing the collective experiences of Latinas in Higher Education, this book provides a diverse range of empowering testimonios from Chingonas living on their own terms, who are defining professionalism for themselves.Chingona means'badass'and is a term that has been reappropriated by Latinas as an expression of empowerment both inside and outside of education. This anthology is a collection of twelve voices, representative of the experiences of empowered Chingonas across various roles in higher education who identify as Latinas. This volume shares the knowledge of Chingona Latina women, including their thoughts around authenticity, identity, and the disruption of dominant cultural experiences within the institution. It also seeks to help other Latinas realize that they are not alone in their experiences with higher education. This book includes questions for reflection and writing prompts, allowing readers to consider their own lived experiences and envision change.This collection will be important reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in education-related programs, including Higher Education Studies and Educational Leadership, as well as courses in Ethnic Studies, Chicana/o/x Studies, Latinx/a/o Studies and Women's Studies. It also offers an invaluable learning opportunity for higher education professionals, leaders, and administrators, especially within student affairs.

Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementing it in K–12 classrooms:1) Clarifying, sharing, and understanding learning intentions and success criteria2) Engineering productive discussion and activities that elicit evidence of learning 3) Providing feedback that moves learners forward 4) Activating students as learning resources for each other5) Activating students as owners of their own learningThe authors provide guidance on when and how to use the specific techniques, along with tips, cautions, and enhancements to sustain formative assessment.

Challenging traditional notions about why successful high school graduates struggle in college, this book sheds light on the obstacles that hinder a seamless transition and provides clear guidance on how to overcome them.Drawing from research and real-life stories of educators and students across a variety of institutions, Geddes illuminates a critical truth: it's the successes students had in high school that work against them in college, not their failures. This book explores the hidden structural, functional, and cognitive traps that undermine students'academic work, strain teacher-student relationships, and impose artificial limits on their potential. Armed with formulas for academic success, it provides tools for guiding students towards levels of high performance and supplies teaching methods for how to create an educational environment conducive to success.Packed with practical advice, actionable steps, and inspiring success stories, this landmark book serves as an invaluable roadmap for college educators seeking to empower their students and revolutionize their institutions.

Motherhood, as a celebrated yet underappreciated role, is often thought of as a natural process, something instinctive that we refine by watching our own mothers and others in our community. We rarely think of motherhood as something that is time and culturally specific, yet, like culture itself, it is socially constructed, and both motherhood and childhood evolve over time. With the rise in educational attainment of mothers in the American population, the expectations associated with childhood increasingly include not just education but cognitive development and extracurricular activities as the partnership between parents and education intensifies in the joint project of human development of children. Motherhood, Childhood, and Parenting in an Age of Education offers a new way to conceptualize the high demands of contemporary parenthood. It traces the emerging narrative about the'good mother,'changes in the underlying assumptions of what constitutes the'good mother,'and the implications for the'good childhood'as education grows in institutional strength. This book demonstrates that education is driving the formation of the parent and child roles in the dominant contemporary culture of the US although alternate models exist. Education itself has expanded over time to become our largest social intervention, defining behaviors and beliefs such as parental involvement in schooling, the unengaged parent, and the deficient student.

This must-have resource provides you with the tools needed to implement a strength-based approach for leading gifted and high-potential learners to Purposeful Empowerment in Goal Setting (PEGS).Expertly developed from Gagné's (2021) DMGT Talent Development Model, PEGS incorporates self-regulation, self-reflection, and self-advocacy strategies into the goal-setting process for gifted and high-potential learners. Whether setting goals to address underachievement, twice-exceptional needs, or current or future aspirations, this book provides the guidelines and resources necessary to empower gifted learners to develop student agency and gain key insights into how their own social-emotional awareness impacts effective goal-setting.Gifted specialists, school counselors, classroom teachers, and academic coaches will find the ready-to-use forms, resources, tools, and strategies provided in this text an invaluable contribution toward their mission to guide and empower gifted and high-potential learners in the goal-setting and goal-achieving process.

Dieses E-Book enthält komplexe Grafiken und Tabellen, welche nur auf E-Readern gut lesbar sind, auf denen sich Bilder vergrössern lassen. Die Fachwelt ist sich einig: Für die Persönlichkeitsentwicklung sind Reflexionsprozesse von zentraler Bedeutung. Für Studierende wie auch Lehrpersonen, Coachs und Supervisor•innen stellen sie jedoch häufig eine Blackbox dar. Im zweiten Band geben die Herausgeberinnen erste Antworten. Die theoretischen und praktischen Beiträge zeigen, wie Reflexionsprozesse im Kontext der Persönlichkeitsentwicklung verstanden, angestossen und begleitet werden können.

This second edition of Fundamental College Composition: A Grammar and Style Guide (FCC: AGSG), contains nine new chapters designed to further assist college students in their journey to become clear and precise writers of English. College classroo

Offering a new approach to institutional practices, this book describes evidence-based strategies to create a campus culture conducive to truly supporting all students. We are at a critical crossroads in higher education, where large numbers of low-income, racially minoritized, and first-generation college students – referred to in this book as'at-promise students'– are attending college in greater numbers than ever, yet access has not translated to significantly improved retention and graduation rates. This book, therefore, proposes a realignment of existing initiatives to create campus-wide support through a new model of coordination.The ideas presented in this book are the culmination of one of the largest studies of comprehensive college support programs for at-promise students. Chapters include illustrations of the key concepts and promising practices of the Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) Project, as well as guiding questions that can be used to facilitate conversations on campus. In this helpful resource, the authors address how student supports are delivered in validating ways, rather than focusing solely on what supports are offered, as has typically been the way institutions address the issues that at-promise students face.This book is intended to provide guidance and support to educators who want to be a part of changing how higher education supports at-promise students toward increased equity.

Online education has created an ever-expanding number of programs. Adult online learners are diverse and have varied talents, challenges, and motivations. They choose online learning for its convenience and accessibility, but the online learning environment can be flat and two-dimensional. Adult online learners can then become disengaged and disconnected—especially if the online learning experience does not support their social-emotional needs. More research on supporting the whole learner in adult online classrooms is required. Motivation and Momentum in Adult Online Education highlights unique and varied approaches to adult learners'motivation and momentum in online education. It provides examples of strategies, tools, and practices educators and educational institutions use to encourage and support adult learners'motivation and momentum across a variety of online educational programs. Covering topics such as academic coaching, faculty-student interaction, and student engagement, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for higher education leaders, professors, course instructors, advisors, curriculum developers, instructional designers, lifelong learning application developers, professionals in student support services, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Este libro ofrece consejos prácticos sobre cómo mejorar la forma de enseñar para que tenga el mayor efecto posible en el rendimiento del alumnado. Se centra en métodos, estrategias y técnicas de enseñanza recomendados por las investigaciones más fiables. Los métodos de enseñanza tienen más impacto en el rendimiento que cualquier otro factor que los docentes puedan cambiar. Los que mejor funcionan son casi siempre aquellos que el alumnado disfruta, los que más le motivan, los que le plantean retos y le hacen creer en sí mismo. Para su aplicación es importante no solo saber cómo hacerlo, sino también su iteración. Y, además, la elaboración de significado por parte del alumnado, (se aprende aquello en lo que se piensa), que va más allá del recuerdo de contenidos y personaliza el proceso de aprendizaje.

Create classroom excellence with this hands-on field guide to the TLAC techniques In Teach Like a Champion Field Guide 3.0, accomplished educators Doug Lemov, Sadie McCleary, Hannah Solomon and Erica Woolway deliver a practical and hands-on workbook to show educators how to practice the 63 teaching techniques presented in Teach Like a Champion 3.0, drive instruction, and develop teaching excellence The book offers video, tools, and engaging activities to guide the reader through each of the techniques, showing you how to apply them in the real world, both online and in-person. Readers will also learn to hone their craft with: Field-tested activities incorporating the lessons from Teach Like a Champion 3.0 Over 25 keystone videos, complete with analysis, from example classrooms and educators Strategies for creating the most vibrant classroom culture Insights on using video as a tool for professional development- especially for master teachers An advanced resource for teachers, professors, course creators, and anyone else who teaches material online or in-person, Teach Like a Champion Field Guide 3.0 create classrooms of rigor and excellence.

Successful learning is as much about emotion as it is about cognition Discover how to manage the emotional dynamics of learning success and build strong relationships in order to realize profound achievement gains. Bestselling author Rick Stiggins shares important lessons learned from his career—most importantly, how to help students become confident, lifelong learners. Separate chapters for teachers, parents, and school leaders discuss how to form teams to explore home and school partnerships, the keys to effective learning, a growth mindset, the Visible Learning® research, and assessment FOR learning. Rick shows us how to ensure students Understand the learning targets Are able to monitor their own progress Can act assertively to close the gap between where they are now and where they need to be Call it self-efficacy, student agency, or internal locus of control—the label doesn't matter. What does matter is that every student discovers that they can meet whatever challenges our rapidly changing society presents.

The partnership between families and teachers in education has been overlooked in the past to the detriment of students of all ages. This relationship can have a huge impact on the success of learners and must be examined further to ensure students receive the best education possible. The Research Anthology on Balancing Family-Teacher Partnerships for Student Success examines the best practices and challenges of establishing and maintaining a successful relationship between teachers and families. It discusses the history of this relationship as well as future directions that must be considered. Covering key topics such as early childhood education, work habits, assessments, and mentorship, this major reference work is ideal for administrators, principals, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Harnessing Formative Data for K-12 Teachers prepares teachers to apply real-time formative data to classroom instruction amid the expansion of online and blended learning in schools. In today's changing, technology-enhanced educational landscape, teachers must rethink how to generate and use formative data to inform planning and develop systems that lead to all students'success. This book's strategic insights into actionable formative data use will yield differentiated supports for students, helping teachers to foster greater academic outcomes, independent self-monitoring, and readiness for college, career, and lifelong learning. Each chapter includes connections to social justice, best practices for applying data points and field-tested tips for technology integration, and a host of interactive planning guides to support implementation.

Las herramientas de aprendizaje automático están siendo muy utilizadas por sus buenas aproximaciones al predecir el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes. Se analiza información de la última década con el objetivo de identificar los factores que influyen sobre el rendimiento académico en el nivel superior, a partir de modelos realizados por medio de técnicas de aprendizaje automático. Se plantea una clasificación en factores académicos, sociodemográficos, de aprendizaje en línea, de gestión académica, psicosocial y de entorno académico. También se identifican los algoritmos más usados en su predicción. Adicionalmente, la detección de las variables que más influyen en el fenómeno permitirá implementar algoritmos de Machine Learning pertenecientes a otras ramas de este campo. Así pues, al ahondar un poco más sobre la aplicación de herramientas de Machine Learning en educación superior, este trabajo servirá a docentes e investigadores que deseen investigar estos temas.

'A major objective of this book is to articulate a vision for the kind of educational environments where Black students can thrive. Insight gained from contributors to this edited volume will call attention to social, emotional, physical, and societal well-being by contributors of African ascent and others who are living and working within a supposedly post-Apartheid era; knowledge gained from this text will also offer effective strategies for the well-being of Black students regardless of their locale. By sharing their visions of success, lessons learned, and cautionary tales, educational leaders who contribute to this volume will illuminate steps forward in the incorporation of a holistic approach to well-being. It is our ultimate goal that this text will further discussions regarding how educational systems can be more proactive in supporting and creating educational environments that are conducive to success and thriving for Black students'--

The need to overcome student learning gaps exists in every school. The answer is not a culture of remediation but one of acceleration. Every student deserves to learn at grade level or beyond—this is equity in action. Acceleration for All offers research-informed, real-world, and ready-to-implement strategies, with an emphasis on core instructional practices, to ensure accelerated learning schoolwide. This book will help K–12 teachers and leaders: Implement practical strategies for sustained accelerated student learning Shift from a mindset of deficit thinking to strengths-based thinking related to student learning Develop opportunity equity so all students have access to grade-level learning every day Develop learning cycles to address instruction, assessment, and interventions or extensions as a team with a focus on every student learning grade-level standards Learn how to establish a learning-based culture rooted in collective efficacy Support teachers, teams, and students through collaborative leadership Create processes and procedures for continuously improving learning Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: The Case for Acceleration Chapter 2: The Importance of Culture Chapter 3: Curriculum Plans for Grade-Level Learning Chapter 4: An Assessment System That Supports Acceleration Chapter 5: Daily Grade-Level Instruction Chapter 6: An Intervention System That Supports Acceleration Chapter 7: The Importance of Leadership Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement Epilogue References and Resources Index

Students who self-regulate are more likely to improve their academic performance, find value in their learning process, and continue to be effective lifelong learners. However, online students often struggle to self-regulate, which may contribute to lower academic performance. Likewise, less experienced online teachers who are in the process of implementing—or have implemented—a shift from in-person to distance learning may struggle to enable their students to employ effective self-regulation techniques. Supporting Self-Regulated Learning and Student Success in Online Courses examines current theoretical frameworks, research projects, and empirical studies related to the design, implementation, and evaluation of self-regulated learning models and interventions in online courses and discusses their implications. Covering key topics such as online course design, student retention, and learning support, this reference work is ideal for administrators, policymakers, researchers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students.

'En la literatura se encuentran diversos medios que, según las investigaciones, facilitan o ayudan al proceso educativo, como los dispositivos móviles (tabletas y teléfonos) y los reproductores de música como medio de formación de los estudiantes; este proceso es conocido como Mobile Learning (M-Learning). De forma similar, se encuentran también los juegos como estrategia de enseñanza (Game-Learning o G-Learning), así como el uso de las potenciali-dades del aprendizaje electrónico (E-Learning) y de la enseñanza presencial, que dan origen al aprendizaje bimodal (B-Learning). La analítica del aprendizaje (learning analytics) es un nuevo paradigma desarrollado por la generación de un alto volumen de datos que requieren ser analizados por herramientas cada vez más sofisticadas, como el software de visualización, que ha incursionado en diferentes disciplinas como la física, la ingeniería, la biología y la medicina; el aprendizaje recibe la incursión debido a medios tecnológicos como internet y plataformas conocidas como sistemas de gestión de aprendizaje. En este documento se analiza la información bibliográfica, con el objetivo de identificar las herramientas, variables y campos que influyen sobre el rendimiento académico a nivel superior. El rendimiento académico es uno de los indicadores más estudiados por la comunidad científica en el ámbito educativo, a juzgar por la cantidad de trabajos que involucran las áreas de la psicología, la estadística y la ciencia de datos en los que se han establecido diversos modelos que permitan comprender este fenómeno de la vida académica.'

In the constantly changing world of education, technology has become an indispensable tool, revolutionizing teaching, and learning practices worldwide. However, the widespread adoption of technology, especially in response to the global spread of Covid-19, has led to the gathering of vast amounts of data from students'digital footprints. While this data has the potential to provide valuable insights through learning analytics (LA), the challenge lies in effectively harnessing and interpreting this information to optimize teaching, learning, and assessment practices in K-12 classrooms. Academic scholars are faced with the task of understanding the potentials and complexities of learning analytics, navigating ethical considerations, and identifying best practices to ensure data-driven decision-making that positively impacts student outcomes. Emergent Practices of Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms, edited by Dr. Nurdan Kavakli Ulutas and Devrim Höl, offers a solution to the challenges presented by learning analytics in K-12 education. This comprehensive book brings together a diverse group of academic scholars, leveraging their expertise to explore and present practical perspectives on classroom applications of learning analytics. By offering a balance between qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the book equips scholars with the necessary tools to harness the full potential of learning analytics in K-12 classrooms. The book covers a wide range of topics, from predictive analytics and social learning analytics to self-regulated learning perspectives, evaluation frameworks, and ethical considerations. It not only highlights the benefits of applying learning analytics in K-12 education but also addresses the barriers and concerns surrounding data privacy, transparency, and trust. Moreover, the book identifies future directions for learning analytics, allowing academic scholars to stay ahead of the curve and proactively shape the future of K-12 education. As academic scholars seek to enhance the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment practices, Emergent Practices of Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms serves as an indispensable resource. By drawing on innovative research and real-world applications, this book empowers educators to make data-driven decisions, optimize resources, and create engaging learning experiences that lead to improved student outcomes. By embracing the insights and recommendations presented in this book, academic scholars, educators, and administrators can confidently navigate the realm of learning analytics and pave the way for a brighter future in K-12 education.

Maximizing student outcomes in education poses a significant challenge for educators and institutions. Traditional methods of assessing student progress often fall short of providing actionable insights for improving educational programs and courses. Without comprehensive data-driven approaches, understanding learners'needs, tailoring teaching strategies, identifying at-risk students, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions are all daunting tasks. There is a pressing need for a solution that can harness the power of learning analytics (LA) to inform decision-making, enhance teaching practices, and support student success. Perspectives on Learning Analytics for Maximizing Student Outcomes offers a comprehensive solution to address the challenges faced by educators and researchers in the field of education. Edited by esteemed scholars Gürhan Durak and Serkan Çankaya, this book provides a collection of innovative knowledge and practical experiences on emerging technologies, processes, and applications for learning analytics. It covers topics such as data collection and management, data visualization, predictive analytics, ethical considerations, and real-world examples. This book is ideal for academic scholars, technology enthusiasts, and educational institutions, and it serves as a guide to incorporating innovative technologies and leveraging learning analytics effectively. It equips professionals and researchers with the necessary tools to unlock the transformative potential of LA and make data-informed decisions to enhance the quality and effectiveness of education. By presenting best practices, insights, and future directions, this book empowers its readers to use data-informed decisions to optimize learning environments, personalize teaching approaches, and drive student success through the power of learning analytics. With its focus on the transformative potential of learning analytics, this book paves the way for a more efficient and effective education system that prioritizes student success.

Develop and sustain collective efficacy in your school to energize teachers and students alike. In today's schools, working together and learning together go hand in hand. Collective efficacy is educators'beliefs, fueled by evidence, that by working together—as a collective, rather than as individuals—they will positively impact student and teacher learning. So how can teachers put collective efficacy into action? Collaborating Through Collective Efficacy Cycles: A Playbook for Ensuring all Students and Teachers Succeed demystifies the concept of collective efficacy and empowers teacher teams with the necessary tools to ignite collaborative processes, pool energy and resources, determine their impact, and foster mutual accountability at a schoolwide level. Step by step, the authors guide readers through six modules, leading them through a full cycle and helping set a foundation to systematically cultivate collective efficacy. The playbook offers background information, evidence-based research, and practical strategies and tools to help educators: Establish detailed conditions for creating collective teacher efficacy, using data to identify student learning needs and determine a common challenge Plan collectively, implement strategy, and observe colleagues in deliberate classroom practices that deepen expertise and facilitate increased student and teacher learning Select learning opportunities to bolster knowledge and enhance professional skills surrounding evidence-based practices that address needs and accelerate learning Define how teacher teams can cultivate and increase motivation and energy as individuals and, equally importantly, with one other. While content changes, this established process can be used repeatedly, offering teacher teams a clear and defined pathway towards personal and professional fulfillment while simultaneously elevating student motivation, well-being, and academic success.

Self-efficacy and self-compassion are psychological skills that form the basis for resilience, success, and overall quality of life, and as such understanding how best to implement these skills is essential for well-being. This volume includes six chapters that explore the concepts of self-efficacy and self-compassion from several perspectives. Chapter One investigates the predictive value of pre-academic self-efficacy for academic self-efficacy six months into the Danish teacher education program. Chapter Two provides a theoretical foundation for educator self-efficacy and current empirical evidence exploring self-efficacy of educators who are working in schools implementing tiered systems. Chapter Three examines reciprocal relations between academic self-efficacy and elements of achievement in math, with persistence as a mediator. Chapter Four synthesizes and examines research evidence on the relationship between parental self-compassion and parents'mental health, analyzes the role of parental self-compassion in parenting practices, and investigates the effects of parents'self-compassion on children's outcomes. Chapter Five reviews recent findings concerning self-compassion from a trait/state perspective based on a development schema theory combined with a state of mind approach. Lastly, Chapter Six explores self-efficacy and its association with demographic characteristics in Greek families of university students with or without members with special educational needs and disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.