Abstract Research has shown that almost no notable improvements in education occur without professional development (Guskey, 2000); however, nearly half of all American teachers surveyed in 2009 reported that they were dissatisfied with the professional development offerings made available to them (Wei, et al., 2009). In this study, a personalized approach to professional development is implemented among middle level educators, in order to measure its impact on teachers' attitudes towards...

Abstract This study used a mixed-method design to examine the relationship between open classrooms as a form of professional development and teacher efficacy in the arenas of instructional strategy, classroom management, and student engagement. This study was conducted with sixth to eighth grade teachers in a middle school, located in central New Jersey. Teachers were surveyed using the Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy's (2001) Teachers' Self-Efficacy Scale (TSES) 24 question Likert scale. They...