Date of Award
2015
Call Number
LB1585 .O66 2015
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy
Department
Muskie School of Public Service
First Advisor
Catherine Fallona
Second Advisor
David L. Silvernail
Third Advisor
Ronald Latanision
Keywords
learning experience, teaching characteristics, professional development activities
Abstract
Committed elementary teachers of science and engineering, members of a professional learning community called Collaborative Conversations in STEM, were studied to elicit their perceptions of experiences that influenced their commitment to, and their pedagogical content knowledge of, STEM teaching and learning.
Recommended Citation
Opperman, Julianne Radkowski PhD, "Elementary Teachers Committed to Actively Teaching Science and Engineering" (2015). All Student Scholarship. 119.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/119
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Educational Methods Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Engineering Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons