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Identifying and Disrupting Classroom Routines: Case Analysis of a Teacher's Experience in an Online PD

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  In Poster Session: Identifying and Disrupting Classroom Routines: Case Analysis of a Teacher's Experience in an Online PD

Description

This study explores how space and time affect teacher interactions in the classroom and how engagement in an online professional development program fostered a productive disruption. By shifting from traditional classroom norms to open-ended problem solving and collaborative dialogue, the PD encourages exploration and deeper understanding when engaging with student work. Teachers highlighted the value of professional talk and the benefits of slowed pacing in supporting them to become more comfortable with student-centered approaches in their classrooms, be able to re-arrange their classroom spaces, and deal with more conceptual issues in a timely manner. While more experienced teachers gained the most, even those with less experience found value in the PD’s community of practice, learning through interaction and shifting toward student-centered teaching methods.

Authors

• Amanda Reinsburrow, Drexel University

• Valerie Klein, Drexel University

• Wesley Shumar, Drexel University