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Appleton, Ken – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2008
Elementary teachers are typically hesitant to teach science. While a limited knowledge of science content is a reason for this, limited science pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has emerged as another reason in recent research. This study constitutes two case studies of a professional development program for elementary teachers involving…
Descriptors: Mentors, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
Koch, Janice; Appleton, Ken – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2007
This study describes an elementary science model of professional development through mentoring by university science education professors working with teachers at a private elementary school in a regional city in Queensland, Australia. A cross-cultural collaboration involving professors from the United States and Australia resulted in the socially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Science Education, Faculty Development