ERIC Number: ED662970
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jan
Pages: 33
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The Role of Simulations for Supporting Professional Growth: Teachers' Engagement in Virtual Professional Experimentation
Amanda Milewski; Patricio Herbst; Emanuele Bardelli; Carolyn Hetrick
Grantee Submission
There is growing interest in the field of education for leveraging emerging digital technologies to support teachers' learning in online or blended settings. This paper builds on Clarke and Hollingsworth's (2002) "Interconnected Model of Professional Growth" by investigating an alternative instantiation of "professional experimentation." In particular, we examine the Story"Circles" model of professional development (Herbst & Milewski, 2018), which ushers teachers into a simulated type of professional experimentation to support teacher growth through the design and improvement of lessons using storyboards. In that context, we investigate how Story"Circles" enable teachers to experiment professionally in a virtual space. Focusing on the experiences of two secondary mathematics teachers, we illustrate how the Story"Circles" processes of scripting and argumentation were associated with teacher growth. We discuss how the Clarke and Hollingsworth (2002) "Interconnected Model of Professional Growth" can be useful for the design and study of simulated professional experimentation. [This paper was published in "Journal of Technology and Teacher Education" v26 n1 p103-126 2018.]
Descriptors: Simulation, Faculty Development, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Education, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Production Techniques, Story Telling, Visual Aids, Instructional Innovation, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Scripts, Secondary School Mathematics, Concept Mapping, Persuasive Discourse, Models, Educational Practices, Visualization
Related Records: EJ1176024
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B150012
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