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Middle-Level Teacher Candidates' Collaboration: "Each Day, I Am Becoming a Better Teacher"

Thu, April 8, 5:00 to 6:00pm EDT (5:00 to 6:00pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Middle-Level Education Research Roundtable Sessions

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How is integrated curriculum developed? Drawing on place-based education and middle level guidelines, eight middle level teacher candidates and two teacher educators collaborated to create integrated curriculum based on local historical sites. A phenomenological approach allowed the teacher educators to trace the candidates’ collaboration: how they shared ideas, drew on resources, and used disciplinary knowledge to create plans based on places. Implications for middle level teacher preparation are discussed.

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