PME-NA

Shaping Mathematics Teacher Identity: The Role of Instructional Rehearsals in Pre-Service Teacher Development

• In Event: Identity in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Description

We explore the reasons PSTs gave for observed shifts in their mathematics-related teacher identities through participation in teaching rehearsals. Analyzing PSTs’ responses to a single-item identity overlap measure, we noted five main themes. Findings illustrate that opportunities to practice teaching can build competence and professional identity for PSTs, emphasizing the value of integrating teaching experiences, like rehearsals, into methods courses.

Authors

• Dionne Cross Cross Francis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, California State University Long Beach

• Boran Yu, UNC Chapel Hill

• Anna Gustaveson, University of North Carolina

• Kathryn Habib, University of North Carolina