Learning to Teach

The framework that characterizes this work is that of elementary teachers'' learning and development. Specifically, the ways in which prospective and beginning teachers'' develop pedagogical content knowledge for teaching science in light of current recommendations for reform emphasizing teaching and learning science as inquiry are explored. Within this theme, the focus is on three core areas: a) the use of technology tools (i.e., web-based portfolios) in support of learning to teach science at the elementary level; b) beginning teachers'' specialized knowledge for giving priority to evidence in science teaching; and c) the applications of perspectives associated with elementary teachers'' learning to teach science in Cyprus, where I was born and raised.