What Do Emerging Science Teacher Leaders Talk About? Unpacking Feedback in a Vertically Aligned Professional Learning Community

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Abstract

This paper presents findings from a study on the nature of feedback given among teacher leaders in a vertically articulated professional learning community. As part of a vertical team, teachers observed videos of each other’s classrooms, debriefed about those observations, and reflected individually on their practice. The aim of this study was to determine the nature of the feedback through this process and to articulate the ways in which the structure of a teacher leadership program encouraged teachers to provide critical feedback to each other.

Authors

• Zareen Gul Rahman, Montclair State University

• Mika Munakata, Montclair State University

• Emily J. Klein, Montclair State University

• Monica Taylor, Montclair State University

• Kristen Trabona, Montclair State University