Transforming Teacher Knowledge into Action

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

The papers in this multinational symposium by literacy teacher educators/researchers from the U.S., Scotland and Australia, identify challenges in the transfer of knowledge from teacher preparation or professional development to teaching. Models and methods for facilitating knowledge transfer and teacher agency critical for the improvement of equity in literacy attainment and access to quality instruction are discussed.

Content Area

• Area 1: Pre-service Teacher Education in Literacy

Chair

• Cami Condie, Salem State University

Discussant

• Douglas Kaufman, University of Connecticut

Individual Presentations

• Transfer and Transformation: From Pre-service to Classroom Teacher - Cami Condie, Salem State University; Francesca Pomerantz, Salem State University

• Boundary Crossing: Exploring the Role of Epistemological Choice - Alyson Melanie Simpson, University of Sydney

• Developing Teacher Knowledge in a Landscape of Practice - Susan Ellis, University of Strathclyde