A Framework for Understanding Teaching with the Internet

Raven McCrory Wallace

American Educational Research Journal Vol. 41, No. 2 (2004) pp. 447–488

The Internet is widely used in K-12 schools. Yet teachers are not well prepared to teach with the Internet, and its use is limited in scope and substance. This article uses case studies of three high school science teachers to develop a framework...

Teaching with the Internet: A conceptual framework for understanding the teacher's work and an empirical study of the work of three high school science teachers

Raven McCrory Wallace

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Although the Internet has become a widespread feature of K–12 schools and classrooms, there is little evidence about how it is actually being used in classrooms. Results from major research and development projects indicate that Internet resources...

Reasoning-and-proving in mathematics textbooks for prospective elementary teachers

Raven McCrory; Andreas J. Stylianides

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 64, No. 1 (2014) pp. 119–131

In the United States, elementary teachers (grades 1–5 or 6, ages 6–11 years) typically have weak knowledge of reasoning-and-proving, and may have few opportunities to learn about this important activity after they complete their teacher education...

Language: English

Interaction in Online Courses for Teacher Education: Subject Matter and Pedagogy

Raven McCrory; Ralph Putnam; Amanda Jansen

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 2 (March 2008) pp. 155–180

This article explores results from a research project studying teacher learning and faculty teaching in two online courses for teachers in a master's degree program. We focus on the interactions among students in online small-group discussions. We...

Topics: Community, Interaction, Mathematics, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Professional Development, eLearning, Collaboration, Teaching Methods

Science on the Web: Students Online in a Sixth-Grade Classroom

Raven McCrory Wallace; Jeff Kupperman; Joseph Krajcik; Elliot Soloway

Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 9, No. 1 (2000) pp. 75–104

Observes students in 6th grade science classes as they use the Web to carry out an inquiry-based assignment. Explores their understanding and enactment of the assignment to do research on the Web. (Author/CCM)

The Decentered Teacher and the Construction of Social Space in the Virtual Classroom

Dorothea Anagnostopoulos; Kevin G. Basmadjian; Raven S. Mccrory

Teachers College Record Vol. 107, No. 8 (August 2005) pp. 1699–1729

The relative newness of online education to most teachers and students means that the virtual classroom is largely uncharted social space; teachers and students must deliberately consider how and when they will enter into the virtual classroom and...