1. Creating a Teacher Collective : Professional Development Within the Group, the Community, and the Network
- Author
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Maria Impedovo, Karen Ferreira-Meyers, Noriyuki Inoue, Maria Impedovo, Karen Ferreira-Meyers, and Noriyuki Inoue
- Subjects
- Professional learning communities, Teachers--Professional relationships
- Abstract
The present book addresses the following challenge: How do we create and sustain a teacher community? For practitioners, the main question in this handbook is: How do we build and facilitate teacher communities? The different chapters discuss teacher interaction for learning and professional development in light of three constructs: the group, the community, and the network. There is a wealth of literature, especially on theoretical frameworks, success factors, and barriers to participation in teacher communities. However, this book addresses the need for a step-by-step guide with valuable suggestions for those who want to create (from scratch) and support a community of teachers brought together to deal with specific issues and, importantly, mediated by educational technology
- Published
- 2023