Description
Book SynopsisThe present book addresses the following challenge: How do we create and sustain a teacher community? For practitioners, the main question in this handbook is: How do we build and facilitate teacher communities? The different chapters discuss teacher interaction for learning and professional development in light of three constructs: the group, the community, and the network.
There is a wealth of literature, especially on theoretical frameworks, success factors, and barriers to participation in teacher communities. However, this book addresses the need for a step-by-step guide with valuable suggestions for those who want to create (from scratch) and support a community of teachers brought together to deal with specific issues and, importantly, mediated by educational technology
Table of ContentsPART 1
Chapter 1. CREATING A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
Chapter 2: ENTERING INTO A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
Chapter 3: SOCIALISING AND LEARNING IN A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
Chapter 4: DEVELOPING IN A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
Chapter 5: CONNECTING IN A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
Chapter 6: EXPANDING IN A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
Chapter 7: MOVING OUT OF A TEACHER COLLECTIVE
PART 2
Chapter 8
Teacher education in the Global South and Open Source Hardware
Amit Dhakulhar & Karen Ferreira-Meyers
Chapter 9
A boat on the river: The case of teacher autonomy, professional development, and online communities
Mandana Arfa & Karen Ferreira-Meyers
Chapter 10
Community facilitation for social justice education
Aspasia Dania
