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ERIC Number: EJ1484906
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Oct
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-6803
EISSN: EISSN-1949-8594
Available Date: 2024-09-17
Impacting Elementary STEM Teacher Leadership Identities
Kelsey Quaisley1; Rachel Funk2; Leilani Pai3; Sally Ahrens2; Wendy M. Smith4; Amanda Thomas5
School Science and Mathematics, v125 n5 p519-531 2025
Learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects starting at a young age helps prepare students for a variety of careers both inside and outside of the sciences. Yet, addressing integrated STEM in an elementary school setting can be challenging. Teacher leadership is one way to address this challenge. The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive case study is to understand how participation in the NebraskaSTEM Noyce Master Teaching Fellowship project impacted elementary STEM teacher leadership identities. Our findings suggest participation in the project contributed to different layers of teacher leadership identity (as a STEM learner, as a STEM teacher, and as a STEM teacher leader). These findings suggest professional development should be tailored to address empowering specific layers of STEM teacher leaders' professional identity. Other teacher leadership development projects may want to consider how to structure their projects to empower teachers based on the identities and experiences of those teachers.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Nebraska
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1758496; 1758462
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Mathematics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA; 2Center for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; 3Department of Mathematics, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, USA; 4Center for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Education & Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; 5Department of Teaching, Learning, & Teacher Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA