Visibility of Teaching in Mathematics Teachers' Professional Development

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Abstract

Addressing the challenge that traditional representations of practice often make the work of teaching invisible, this study explores how lesson storyboards, introduced in the StoryCircles professional development model, serve as innovative tools to make teaching practices more visible and support collaborative inquiry among teachers. Through multimodal analysis of two contrasting storyboards and their annotations, the study examines how semiotic choices about what aspects of teaching to highlight shape both how teaching is depicted and how educators engage with the representations. The findings aim to show how thoughtfully designed visual tools can foster deeper professional dialogue and reflection on instructional practice.

Authors

• Ruya Savuran, University of Michigan

• Patricio G. Herbst, University of Michigan

• Amanda Marie Milewski, University of Michigan

• Soobin Jeon, University of Michigan