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AAACE 2021 Annual Conference

del 3 al 8 de October del 2021

Miramar Beach, Florida

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Exploring STEM teachers’ development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) in the post COVID-19 era

miércoles, el 6 de octubre de 2021 a las 13:30–13:55 EDT
Jasmine (4 Rounds of 8)
Keywords

Professional development, TPCK, STEM teachers

Session Abstract

The purpose of the study is to how STEM teachers respond to the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in teaching through developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK). A qualitative study will be conducted through in-depth interviews with STEM teachers in K-12 public schools in Arkansas.  

Session Description

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and school closures have made science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education experiencing difficulties in practice. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic has speeded up the digital transformation globally. Educators face unique contextual challenges to STEM teaching and technology integration due to the digital transformation in the post-COVID-19 era. The unplanned and unprecedented disruption to education changed many STEM teachers' work suddenly, and in many aspects, because experiential hands-on learning method is central in STEM.
The unexpected COVID-19-related interruptions to K-12 education, especially for STEM education, created a need to research and document the major shifts in teaching practices and teachers’ learning. Some of the new approaches to STEM education in K-12 during the COVID-19 crisis may influence the education policy of the future. Therefore, it is important to investigate the experience of STEM teachers’ professional development and understand how they overcome the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through the development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK). The study may inform the researcher, educational administrators, and policymakers of STEM educators' needs for professional development in the post-COVID-19 era.

Primary Presenter

Lee, Yi-Jung, University of Arkansas

Additional/secondary Presenters

Yuanlu Niu, Yuanlu, University of Arkansas
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