Research Symposium

BIO

My name is Kevin Smith. I'm an applied math student interested in machine learning as well as data science. I aim to go to grad school and study financial mathematics.

Science Teachers' Vision for Promoting Productive Classroom Talk

Abstract

In this study, we explored the instructional vision of two biology teachers who attended an NSF-funded professional program focused on fostering productive epistemic discourse in science classrooms. The vision interviews focused on understanding how teachers envision high quality science instruction. We explored how the teachers’ instructional vision maps translated into the vision of high-quality science learning and teaching discussed in the literature. We explored the level of sophistication in teachers’ vision based on vision rubrics. The results of data analysis supported to reveal for a holistic view of the teacher’s vision. Our analysis reveals variations in teachers’ instructional vision. Exploring teachers’ instructional vision and its development can allow us to promote development of a shared vision between teachers and stakeholders, allowing for the goals of reaching a high-quality science environment to be mutually understood.

Keywords: Education, Teachers, Qualitative Analysis