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| Pam Grossman,
Professor, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Stanford University. |
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| Nancy Cloud,
Associate Professor, Feinstein School of Education and Human Services,
Rhode Island College. |
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| Julian Edge,
Lecturer, Language Studies Unit, Aston University, United Kingdom. |
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| Tony Erben,
Professor, Secondary Education Department, University of South
Florida. |
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| Donald Freeman,
Professor & Director, Center for Teacher Education, Training
and Research, School for International Training. |
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| Eileen Gilsan,
Professor, Spanish and Foreign Language Education, Indiana University
of Pennsylvania. |
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| Karen E. Johnson,
Professor & Director, Linguistics and applied Language Studies,
Pennsylvania State University. |
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| Elana Shohamy,
Professor & Chair, Language Education Program, Tel-Aviv University. |
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| Ann Snow,
Professor, Charter College of Education, California State University-Los
Angeles. |
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Building on our Strengths:
Second International Conference on Language Teacher Education
Summary of Presentation:
"In Search of Teacher Community" |
| Pam Grossman, Stanford University
· May 17, 2001 |
While many have touted the importance of professional community in supporting
teacher learning, we have relatively few ways of charting the formation
of community. In this talk, I will draw on our analyses of a school-based
professional development project to propose a model of professional community
for teachers. I will also describe the difficulties in maintaining diverse
perspectives and how familiar fault lines--both within society at large
and in the culture of school--threaten the pursuit of community. Given
the formidable challenges facing efforts to build community within schools,
I will also address why we should continue to care about community.
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