Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Section 1: PCK Research in Formal Teaching Practice1. Analysis of Practice and Teacher PCK: Inferences from Professional Development Research.2. The intertwined roles of teacher content knowledge and knowledge of scientific practices in support of a science learning community3. Personal and Canonical PCK: A Synergistic Relationship?4. From Budgets to Bus Schedules: Contextual Barriers and Supports for Science Instruction in Elementary Schools.5. Teacher Knowledge and Visual Access to Mathematics.Section 2: PCK in Formal Pre-Service Teacher Learning6. Teacher Inquiry as a Vehicle for Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Pre-service Teachers.7. Biology Teacher Preparation and PCK: Perspectives from the discipline.8. Pedagogical Content Knowledge in a Mathematics Adolescent Education Master of Arts Program: A Case Study.9. Evaluation of PCK in STEM Residency Programs: Challenges and Opportunities.Section 3: PCK in Informal Learning10. Pre-Service Teachers Developing PCK in a Natural History Museum.11. Engineering STEM Teacher Learning: Using Design-Make-Play to develop disciplinary teaching knowledge.12. Collaborative PCK in Practice: Bringing Together Secondary, Tertiary and Informal Learning in a STEM Residency Program.13. Developing Educative Materials to Support Middle School Science Teachers' PCK for Argumentation: Comparing Multimedia to Text-based Supports.14. Teacher Education for Maker Education: Helping teachers develop appropriate PCK for engaging children in educative making.Index
Synopsis
Features approaches for leveraging PCK research in STEM learning across formal and informal settings
Combines a focus on STEM PCK research, case studies and applications in clinical environments
Includes valuable analyses of the use of PCK in STEM preservice residency models