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Publication Date: 2004-Feb
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Teacher Learning in the Context of a Video Club
Sherin, Miriam Gamoran; Han, Sandra Y.
Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v20 n2 p163-183 Feb 2004
This paper examines one model of professional development, the use of video clubs in which groups of teachers watch and discuss videotapes of their classrooms. Specifically, the paper investigates the learning that occurred as four middle-school mathematics teachers participated in a year-long series of video club meetings. Over time, discourse in the video clubs shifted from a primary focus on the teacher to increased attention to students' actions and ideas. In addition, discussions of student thinking moved from simple restatements of students' ideas to detailed analyses of student thinking. Furthermore, teachers began to reframe their discussions of pedagogical issues in terms of student thinking.
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Faculty Development, Visual Aids, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Middle Schools, Mathematics Teachers, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Videotape Recordings, Experiential Learning, Followup Studies, Context Effect, Clubs, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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