Two Beginning Teacher Educators' Reflective Practices: A Collaborative Self-Study

Presenter Information

Elena Andrei, Cleveland State UniversityFollow
Marcie Ellerbe, Cleveland State University

Abstract

Two beginning teacher educators lead a collaborative self-study to nurture their collaborative relationship into a community of practitioners and reflect and work on their teaching practices. The research question for the study was: In what ways do two beginning assistant professors support each other during the process of reflecting on their teaching? Data collected consisted of written teacher reflective journals and audio recordings of collaborative reflective conversations around significant success and areas of focus that emerged from our reflective journals. Findings suggest the ways the two assistant professors supported each other was by inviting and providing feedback, complimenting teaching strategies and risk taking, and supporting the exploration of alternative ideas by sharing new perspectives.

Recommended Citation

Andrei, Elena and Ellerbe, Marcie (2019) "Two Beginning Teacher Educators' Reflective Practices: A Collaborative Self-Study," Ohio Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 33: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/ojte/vol33/iss2/5