2005 Volume 8 Number 2
Evoking Pedagogical Curiosity: A Coaching Approach to Support Teacher’s Professional Growth
Jo Clay Olson
University of Colorado at Denver
Abstract:Professional developers use a variety of coaching approaches to support elementary teachers’ enactment of recommendations from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Research indicates that teachers often adapt the recommendations and maintain traditional discourse practices. Previous research suggests a new coaching approach, “evoking teacher’s pedagogical curiosity,” to help teachers ask questions from curiosity instead of searching for answers that match their own. This coaching approach is described using a single case study.