Enhancing Equitable Support for Novice Teachers: An Examination of an Online Connected Learning Community

• In Event: TED- Equity, Access, & Experience (v)

Short Description

Online support-based communities have the potential to create more equitable opportunities for novice teachers to receive the support they need to enhance their teaching self-efficacy and be successful in their first years. This study investigates novice teachers’ purposes for engaging in and perceptions of online community spaces. We assessed novice teachers’ perceptions of support, community structures, and perceived benefits and challenges. These yield insights for those involved in novice teacher support.

Authors

• Presenter: Anna Oliveri, University of Texas at Austin

• Contributor: Joan Hughes, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, UT-Austin