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ERIC Number: EJ1187847
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-560X
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A Matter of Choice: Opportunities for Informal Science Institutions to Support Science Teacher Induction
Heredia, Sara C.; Yu, Julie H.
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v28 n6 p549-565 2017
Teacher induction programs are an important investment in supporting novice teacher development and retention in the classroom. Effective induction support for beginning science teachers should address content-specific understanding and needs that are differentiated from other subjects. Informal science institutions that have unique resources distinct from schools and districts can attend to some of these science-specific needs in a way that complements and supplements the support provided by formal systems. This article describes a 2-year induction program for secondary science teachers provided by an informal science institution in California and explores how the program supported critical areas of understanding needed by new science teachers. Graduates of the program reported access to science content expertise and a community of like-minded science teachers as essential supports to their induction that added to their supports from district-based programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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