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Publication Date: 2021
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An Unexpected Journey: Sharing Collective Shifts toward NGSS
Allen, Megan; Arnold, Erin D.; Carroll, Richard E.; Freze, Matthew B.; Parson, Daniel W.; Mattson, Shawna M.; Inouye, Martha C.
Schools: Studies in Education, v18 n2 p301-323 Fall 2021
It is rare when a group of teachers gets to embark on a sustained, collaborative journey together to transform their teaching. It is even rarer that this group gets to reflect on this work and take a step back to appreciate the triumphs of their toils. In this article, six science educators share their reflections on how a journey of sustained professional development and continued collaboration has changed their teaching and their relationships and left them unable to return to their former ways. What began as three one-day workshops with science education professional development facilitators over a four-month period became a three-year journey of sustained support, in which a collaboration between university faculty and high school science teachers transformed how the teachers approached instruction and how the students engaged in learning.
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Educational Change, Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Workshops, College School Cooperation, College Faculty, High School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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