Designing a remote professional development course to support teacher customization in science.

Summary: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school instruction had to be conducted online and so did professional development courses for school teachers. This article reports on the design, implementation, and impact of a remote professional development course for secondary school teachers. Several innovative features embedded in the remote professional development course included setting and revising goals for an instructional unit, the use of a Curriculum Visualizer, and the use of small-group activities through Zoom break-out rooms. The results of the study revealed the value of using technology to conduct remote professional development activities that were interactive and collaborative.

[Open Access] Bichler, S., Gerard, L., Bradford, A., & Linn, M. C. (2021). Designing a remote professional development course to support teacher customization in science. Computers in Human Behavior, 123, 106814. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2021.106814