Coming to know in the 'eye of the storm': A beginning teacher's introduction to different versions of teacher community

abstract

• Through the metaphor, " learning to teach in the 'eye of the storm'" , a beginning teacher's experiences of teaching in one of America's diverse urban campuses become known. Three themes of global significance emerge: (1) the similarities and differences between professional learning communities and knowledge communities; (2) the morphing of 'the eye of the storm' into 'a perfect storm'; and (3) the connections between shifting teacher identities and shifting school landscapes. The narrative inquiry foreshadows how the teacher's 'story to live by' became 'a story to leave by' as she worked in a urban school district riddled with massive change. 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

authors

• Craig, Cheryl

published proceedings

• TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION

author list (cited authors)

• Craig, C. J.

citation count

• 48

complete list of authors

• Craig, Cheryl J

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies  Journal

keywords

• Knowledge Communities
• Professional Development
• Teacher Community
• Teacher Education
• Teacher Knowledge
• Teaching Context

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.tate.2012.08.003

start page

• 25

end page

• 38

volume

• 29

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2012.08.003