Teacher voices from an online elementary mathematics community: examining perceptions of professional learning

Shereen Oca Beilstein, Genevieve M. Henricks, Victoria Jay, Michelle Perry, Meg Schleppenbach Bates, Cheryl G. Moran, Joseph Robinson Cimpian

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Abstract

This study compares web usage data with interviews from 41 participants, who are members of an online professional development site called the Everyday Mathematics Virtual Learning Community (VLC), to explore how elementary school teachers learn from classroom video. Web usage data reveal that the commentary surrounding video posted to the VLC is sparse and surface level, possibly indicating a lack of serious attention to the videos. Interview data, however, indicate that participants felt they learned from this resource. Participants reported that the videos provided them with the opportunity to view and reflect on model lessons, plan curricula, and consider student thinking, among other learning outcomes. Participants also identified key factors that prevented them from posting comments to the site to convey their learning. These results can be used to understand not only how teachers perceive their own learning from classroom video, but also to redesign online professional development experiences to promote expression of that learning.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)283-308
Number of pages26
JournalJournal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Volume24
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

Keywords

  • Educational technology
  • Elementary mathematics education
  • Online professional development
  • Teacher education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • General Mathematics

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