Project I.D.: Instrument Development for Exploring the Professional Growth Continuum

“项目I.D.“是确定职业科学教师的关键经验，促进了他们的进步沿着教师专业的连续性。 该项目的目标是开发一种工具，告知研究人员专业发展的机会，成功的，授权的科学教师回忆影响他们的教学和他们的整体专业感。该项目使用的方法是教师在讲述赋权故事的同时绘制随时间变化的行为（BOT）图。 早期对15名教师的研究确定了教师职业生涯中专业成长的三个不同阶段。 “项目I.D.“在第一年继续这项调查，有50名教师组成的新小组，其中一半来自德克萨斯州地区科学教学卓越合作组织。 其余的教师大致接近全州科学教师的构成。 在第二年，50名教师参加了每个10名教师的小型区域重点小组。 这些重点小组确定关键的职业经验，并协助文书的早期开发。 该项目正在设计一种工具，通过使用技术更有效地收集类似数据。 在第二年，该项目将向50名教师和更多的教师（250多名）提供这一工具。 在第三年，该项目将向更大的教师群体管理该工具。

"Project I.D." is identifying pivotal experiences of career science teachers that have promoted their advancement along the teacher professional continuum. The goal of the project is to develop an instrument that informs researchers about professional development opportunities that successful, empowered science teachers recall as having impacted their teaching and their overall sense of professionalism. The project is using a methodology in which teachers draw behavior over time (BOT) graphs while telling their stories of empowerment. An earlier study of 15 teachers identified three distinct phases of professional growth during the careers of teachers. "Project I.D." continues this investigation during year one with a new group of 50 teachers, half of which are drawn from the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching. The remaining teachers roughly approximate the makeup of science teachers statewide. During year two the 50 teachers meet in small regional focus groups of ten teachers each. These focus groups identify pivotal career experiences and assist in the early development of an instrument. The project is designing an instrument that collects similar data more efficiently through the use of technology. During year two, the project is administering this instrument to a group of 50 teachers and then to a larger group of teachers (250+). In year three, the project is administering the instrument to still larger groups of teachers.