APTeach: Professional Learning Communities as an Invaluable Method of Reform

dc.contributor.authorSmith, Morgan
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T09:58:26Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T09:58:26Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-27
dc.description.abstractAPTeach.com is a website where chemistry teachers digitally convene to participate in professional development both synchronously and asynchronously. Zoom live discussions and Slack channels whereby members exchange ideas about their practices are the modes of diffusion in the community. Specifically, the synchronous discussions are led by one or more Teacher Leaders – members of the community who meet a relatively strict set of criteria who are among the most experienced on the website. This study aimed to quantify the hypothesized benefits of these interactions on members’ perception of their own practice through qualitative and quantitative analysis. It was revealed that the sample, largely, reported positive emotional outcomes after persistently attending the webinars.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6538
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity Honors College Middle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectCollege of Basic and Applied Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectProfessional Developmenten_US
dc.subjectBest Practicesen_US
dc.subjectAP Chemistryen_US
dc.titleAPTeach: Professional Learning Communities as an Invaluable Method of Reformen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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