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Teacher collaboration for science activity design.

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| December 22, 2006 | Peker, Deniz; Wallace, Carolyn S. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

An effective way of preparing teachers for professional development is the establishment of learning networks and collaboration among teachers. This study presents the results of a yearlong science teacher collaboration project that aimed to create effective teaching strategies for high school science laboratory investigations. Five teachers from a public high school in the Southeastern U.S. and two teacher educators from a public university worked in collaboration. Our results indicated that collaboration provides cognitive and affective support for teachers who face similar challenges.

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