By describing a not so known method of interview, Repertory Grid Technique, the author shows how to elicit underlying, often tacit criteria's that professional teachers use when they assess creative work. It seems plausible that these criteria’s can be used to enhance the student's development from a novice to an expert. Some of these criteria may have an universal value for the development of ...

A widely accepted goal of teacher education is to prepare culturally competent practitioners who are ready to serve diverse student populations (Guyton & Wesche, 2005). One major challenge, though, is the mismatch between the increased diversity in student populations, including students of color, English language learners (ELLs), and children living in poverty and a teaching force consisting l...

This paper reports the evaluation of a hybrid mathematics methods course for novice teachers. During a fifteen-week semester, participants met face-to-face for approximately 60% of the semester and took advantage of an online format for the other 40% of the semester. Online activities included asynchronous discussion board postings, synchronous chats as an entire class, synchronous chats in sma...