Developing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Science Teaching through Video Clubs

Heather J. Johnson; Michelle E. Cotterman

Journal of Science Teacher Education Vol. 26, No. 4 (June 2015) pp. 393–417

Though an adequate understanding of content is a natural prerequisite of teaching (Carlsen in "Journal of Research in Science Teaching" 30:471-481, 1993), teachers also need to be able to interpret content in ways that facilitate student...

Examining study attrition: Implications for experimental research on professional development

Beth W. Kubitskey; Richard J. Vath; Heather J. Johnson; Barry J. Fishman; Spyros Konstantopoulos; Gina J. Park

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 28, No. 3 (April 2012) pp. 418–427

As teacher professional development research includes more experimental designs, new challenges arise. We examine the threat of participant attrition as an example of the types of problems researchers face. Counter-intuitively, higher levels of...

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Promoting Self-Determination and Transition Planning Using Technology: Student and Parent Perspectives

Traci E. Van Laarhoven-Myers; Toni R. Van Laarhoven; Thomas J. Smith; Heather Johnson; Justin Olson

Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals Vol. 39, No. 2 (2016) pp. 99–110

Despite the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA) mandates for student involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process, several researchers have demonstrated limited student participation. One method for encouraging...