Changing Roles and Identities in a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Community

Van Dusen, Ben; Otero, Valerie K.

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Changing Roles and Identities in a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Community

written by Ben Van Dusen and Valerie K. Otero

In a climate where teachers feel de-professionalized at the hands of regulations, testing, and politics, it is vital that teachers become empowered both in their own teaching and as agents of change. This physics education research study investigates the "Streamline to Mastery" professional development program, in which the teachers design professional development opportunities for themselves and for fellow teachers. The research reported here describes the process of teacher professional growth through changes in roles and identities. Videos, emails, and interviews were analyzed to glean insight into practice and participation shifts as these physical science teachers formed a community and engaged in their own classroom research. Implications for the role of PER in teacher professional development and teacher preparation will be discussed.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 375-378

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Published: February 6, 2012

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Education Foundations - Teacher Characteristics Education Practices - Active Learning = Cooperative Learning - Professional Development - Teacher Preparation = Curricula = Research	- Professional Development	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680073
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Available for purchase; A preprint of the work is available. A hard copy of the PERC 2011 proceedings is available for purchase from the AIP.
Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680073
NSF Number:: 934921
PACS:: 01.40.jh
Keywords:: PERC 2011, Teacher preparation, community of practice, professional development, teacher-driven
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Record Updated:: April 23, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11693">Van Dusen, Ben, and Valerie Otero. "Changing Roles and Identities in a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Community." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Van Dusen, B., & Otero, V. (2011, August 3-4). Changing Roles and Identities in a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Community. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11693&DocID=2570

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Van Dusen, Ben, and Valerie Otero. "Changing Roles and Identities in a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Community." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11693&DocID=2570 (accessed 26 April 2024).

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Van Dusen, Ben, and Valerie Otero. "Changing Roles and Identities in a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Community." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 375-378 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11693&DocID=2570>.

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