Maximizing Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Potential for Teaching Science Literacy to ELLs: Findings from a Professional Development Program

2017 ◽  
pp. 83-110
Author(s):  
Clara Lee Brown ◽  
Mehmet Aydeniz
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science Literacy ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Professional Development Program

scholarly journals Developing teaching responsiveness to children’s inquiry in science: A case study of professional development for pre-school teachers

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loucas T. Louca ◽  
Dora Tzialli ◽  
Thea Skoulia ◽  
Constantinos P. Constantinou
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Science Classroom ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Professional Development Program ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Responsiveness

Supporting inquiry in the science classroom is challenging work, demanding that teachers utilize abilities for addressing and responding to children’s inquiry. These abilities include, (a) knowledge of the various forms of in-class scientific inquiry; (b) abilities for evaluating elements of children’s inquiry which teachers identify; and (c) a repertoire of instructional strategies, from which to choose in order to respond to children’s in-class inquiry. Developing these abilities depends largely on teachers’ preparation and subsequent professional development (PD) in teaching science.  Our purpose in this paper is to describe the design of a professional development program (PDP) for pre-school teachers in Cyprus, seeking to help them develop teacher responsiveness to children’s inquiry. We draw on data from an implementation of this PDP to illustrate how teachers have begun developing their sensitivity towards children’s in-class inquiry and building a repertoire of responses.

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