Balancing Acts: negotiating presence and authority in shared reflection

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Abstract

In this self-study, a teacher educator and an experienced teacher analyze an unexpected shared opportunity to mentor pre-service elementary educators. Our partnership arose during a graduate course on literacy development for elementary students, serendipitously captured during an extended electronic conversation with the pre-service candidates. We uncovered an interplay between authenticity and authority that generated enhanced professional development for each of us and for the teacher candidates who were enrolled in the course. As well as reflections on our own practices, implications for teacher education development and pedagogy are noted.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalStudying Teacher Education
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

  • teacher education
  • professional evelopment
  • collaboration

Disciplines

  • Education

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