"It's all in the moment": a mixed-methods study of elementary science teacher adaptiveness following professional development on knowledge generation approaches.

ABSTRACT: This special edition is based on the revelation that "the lessons learned and unlearned during COVID-19 grant us an unparalleled opportunity to reflect." Here, we reflect on lessons learned related to teacher adaptiveness. We examined how the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the adaptiveness necessary for teachers to knowledge generation approaches aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards. First, we outline a three-year professional development program focused on knowledge generation approaches. We present findings from teachers' experiences teaching science from 2019 to 2021, collected through consecutive form explanatory mixed-methods analysis involving written responses to vignettes (n = 474) and classroom observations (n = 58). Then, using an individual teacher ca

SUBMITTER: Lammert C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8980771 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature