RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Research that connects leadership, evidence, technology, and instructional improvement.
Dr. Rhoads’s research focuses on data-driven decision-making and data literacy, assessment use, leadership efficacy, sustainable improvement cultures, instructional coaching and professional learning, and the alignment of cognitive science and evidence-based instruction with EdTech and AI.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Research and field contribution
Verified records and an author-linked executive summary.
Educational Leadership Efficacy: The Relationship Between Data Use, Data Use Confidence, Leadership Efficacy, and Student Achievement
High School Professional Development and Funding: Effect on Student Achievement as Perceived by Teachers and Principals
RESEARCH AREAS
Nine connected areas of inquiry.
Cognitive Science, EdTech & AI
How cognitive science and evidence-based instructional strategies can be aligned with EdTech and AI to strengthen learning, assessment, feedback, collaboration, and learner independence.
Instructional Strategy Integration with EdTech
Research-driven strategies that help students learn, integrated with EdTech tools to amplify the strategy and the learning that takes place.
Leadership Efficacy & Data Use
How educational leaders perceive their data use, which practices are proficient, and which practices need to be taught through preparation programs.
Data Practices
Organizing and analyzing school and district data to develop useful patterns that can support teachers, administrators, and students.
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Decision-making frameworks that can help teachers and educational leaders navigate the choices they make every day.
Evidence-Based Practices
Methods for locating and scrutinizing research based on study design, sampling, and results.
Professional Development
The effectiveness of traditional and non-traditional professional development models in K–12 settings.
Instructional Coaching & Capacity Building
How coaching cycles, observation and feedback, professional learning communities, and leader development build sustained instructional and EdTech capacity.
Assessment Data & AI-Supported Data Use
How educators and leaders can evaluate assessment evidence and use AI-supported analysis responsibly within K–20 decision-making contexts.
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