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Reconfiguring teacher learning as joy and connection: Longitudinal pathways for collaboration in justice-centered science instruction

Wed, April 8, 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (11:45am to 1:15pm PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

Session Type: Symposium

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This symposium presents research from a six-year longitudinal study (PASTEL) that followed three cohorts of elementary teachers from a justice-focused teacher education program into their early years in multilingual public school classrooms in the United States. The project examines how teachers develop and sustain justice-centered science pedagogies, particularly through professional learning communities, coaching, and collaborative networks. The four papers explore how teachers extend their learning from preservice preparation into practice and how co-learning fosters creativity, joy, and shared knowledge. Framed by a set of justice-centered commitments, this work highlights the importance of long-term, networked teacher learning in advancing equitable science education. The session concludes with an interactive discussion focused on implications for teaching, research, and collective future-building.

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