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As science education evolves to three-dimensional (3D) science, rural science teachers often lack the same professional development and training as their urban counterparts due to isolation and other factors. One method that can help teachers improve their teaching skills is lesson study, which allows educators to co-create and evaluate lessons as a group. By using technology- mediated lesson study, rural science teachers can connect with geographically distant others and collaborate to build new collegiate connections and gain knowledge and skill with 3D science principles. Preliminary interview and observation data suggest rural teachers are making meaningful connections and iteratively improving their ability to plan and teach 3D science lessons.
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"Lesson Study, Education Renewal, and Its Impacts on Early Childhood Teachers’ Development,” American Education Research Association (AERA), Lesson Study SIG, April 23-27, 2025, Denver, CO.
childhood educators. This paper reports on a study about the role that lesson study plays in early educators’ instructional improvement. Lesson study is a process whereby teachers self-examine their lessons with a focus on addressing student needs via data-driven decision making. Specific to early education, this process leads to collaborative educational renewal in which teachers grapple with ways to inspire their students to learn, and provides renewed recognition of the importance of early learning as a precursor to K-12 education. Results indicate that teachers can collaboratively consider social justice in early childhood settings especially when it pertains to using technology as an equity tool in classrooms.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2148777
- PAR ID:
- 10648809
- Editor(s):
- NA
- Publisher / Repository:
- AERA repository
- Date Published:
- Edition / Version:
- 3
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Teacher inservice training
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Other: PDF
- Location:
- Denver, Colorado
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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