Crossroads of the Classroom : Narrative Intersections of Teacher Knowledge and Subject Matter

314 Pages·2017·3.057 MB·English

by  Vicki Ross, Elaine Chan, Dixie K. Keyes

CROSSROADS OF THE
CLASSROOM: NARRATIVE
INTERSECTIONS OF TEACHER
KNOWLEDGE AND SUBJECT
MATTER
ADVANCES IN RESEARCH ON
TEACHING
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CROSSROADS OF THE
CLASSROOM: NARRATIVE
INTERSECTIONS OF
TEACHER KNOWLEDGE
AND SUBJECT MATTER
EDITED BY
VICKI ROSS
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
ELAINE CHAN
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
DIXIE K. KEYES
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, USA
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CONTENTS
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
TEACHERS’ STORIES OF NAVIGATING THE
INTERSECTION OF SUBJECT MATTER AND
TEACHER KNOWLEDGE
Elaine Chan, Vicki Ross and Dixie K. Keyes 1
SECTION I: ENTERING THE CROSSROADS
THROUGH STORIES AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL
Dixie K. Keyes, Elaine Chan, Vicki Ross and 15
Joey Persinger
VARIEGATED STORIES OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: STRIKING A/N IM/BALANCE
BETWEEN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHER KNOWLEDGE
Vicki Ross, Shannon Guerrero and Elissa Fenton 19
STORIES AND STATISTICS: A MIXED PICTURE OF
GENDER EQUITY IN MATHEMATICS
Kathleen Jablon Stoehr, KathyCarter and Amanda 39
Sugimoto
A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE: PRACTICE
TEACHING IN FIFTH-GRADE MATH
Michelle Novelli and Vicki Ross 59
v
vi CONTENTS
CHOOSING THE BEST ALTERNATIVE: THE
BRANCHING PATHWAYS OF CONSEQUENCES IN
SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM CHOICE-MAKING
Joey Persinger and Vicki Ross 77
SECTION II: ENTERING THE CROSSROADS
THROUGH STORIES FROM THE SECONDARY LEVEL
Vicki Ross, Elaine Chan, Dixie K. Keyes and 95
Trudy Cardinal
SING IT OVER: MEDITATIONS ON “BEST-LOVED
SELF” AND SUSTAINING IN SECONDARY ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS
Chestin Auzenne-Curl 99
TEACHING THAT “PROMOTES DIVERSITY”: THE
POTENTIAL OF DISRUPTIVE NARRATIVES
Dottie Bossman 119
STORIES OF AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
TEACHER IN A HIGH NEED SECONDARY SCHOOL:
A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO HER BEST-LOVED
SELF
Jing Li and Kayla DavenportLogan 137
HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT,
AND TEACHER KNOWLEDGE/IDENTITY
Colleen Fadale and Pamela Powell 157
SECTION III: ENTERING THE CROSSROADS
THROUGH STORIES FROM TEACHER
PREPARATION
Elaine Chan, Dixie K. Keyes, Vicki Ross and 173
Trudy Cardinal
A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF OTHER IN SPECIAL
EDUCATION: TENSIONS OF SUBJECT MATTER
KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO TEACHER
KNOWLEDGE
Laura Franklin 179
Contents vii
INTERWEAVING NARRATIVES OF PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL SELVES OF A BEGINNING TEACHER
IN INDIA
Bobby Abrol 197
“TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHOD STILL HOLDS
WATER”: NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF STUDENT
TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES AT THE
INTERSECTION OF TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND
SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE
Gang Zhu 221
INDIGENOUS EDUCATION, RELATIONAL
PEDAGOGY, AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
NARRATIVE INQUIRY: A REFLECTIVE JOURNEY
OF TEACHING TEACHERS
Trudy Cardinal and Sulya Fenichel 243
NARRATIVE RESONANCE AMONG STORIES:
CROSSROADS OF THE CLASSROOM,
CURRICULUM-MAKERS, AND COMPLEXITIES OF
DELIBERATION
Dixie K. Keyes, Elaine Chan and Vicki Ross 275
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 289
INDEX 295
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Bobby Abrol College of Education, University of
Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Chestin Auzenne-Curl College of Education, University of
Houston, Baytown, TX, USA
Dottie Bossman Unaffiliated
Trudy Cardinal Department of Elementary Education,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
Canada
Kathy Carter College of Education, University of
Arizona, AZ, USA
Elaine Chan College of Education and Human Sciences,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln,
NE, USA
Colleen Fadale Curriculum and Instruction Program,
NorthernArizonaUniversity,Flagstaff,AZ
Sulya Fenichel Faculty of Education, Department of
Elementary Education, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Elissa Fenton Avondale School District, Avondale, AZ,
USA
Laura Franklin Department of Educational Foundations
and Leadership, College of Education&
Counseling, Wayne State College, Wayne,
NE, USA
Shannon Guerrero Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
AZ, USA
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