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Designing Online Experiences to Support Teacher Learning and Professional Development Across Content Areas

Mon, April 12, 4:30 to 6:00pm EDT (4:30 to 6:00pm EDT), Division K, Division K - Section 1 Paper and Symposium Sessions 3

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Abstract

Online professional development offers a scalable and cost-effective method to support teacher learning. Yet, the relational, contextual, and situated nature of teacher learning raises important design challenges for online environments that are often remote, decontextualized, and asynchronous. These challenges invite deeper explorations of how to leverage the affordances of online environments to design experiences that further support teacher learning. In this symposium we present a group of projects that engage teacher learning across content areas and domains, and that represent a range of program formats—from MOOCs to instructional coaching models to professional learning communities. We discuss the range of design features built into the projects, and then draw cross-cutting implications for online teacher learning and professional development.

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