AN EXPLORATION OF TEACHER KNOWLEDGE

This book succeeds in reducing the proliferation of §terminology in teacher knowledge into a succinct §model of teacher knowledge development. The model §may now be used to further our understanding of how §teachers learn and develop as other research builds §upon the individual study here.§The outcomes from the research detailed in this book §are threefold:§1) A functioning teacher support website §(http://www.philseflsupport.com)that is averaging §around 15,000 hits a month. This provides a §professional contribution.§2) An expanded model of teacher knowledge §development that is based upon five theoretical §principles that reflect the ever-expanding cyclical §nature of teacher learning. This provides an §academic contribution.§3) A series of six statements of advice for §developers of teacher support sites. These §statements are grounded in the theoretical §principles behind the model of teacher knowledge §development and incorporate nine keys to effective §web facilitation. These provide a §forward-looking contribution to the praxis of web-§supported teacher education, and thus to the §potential dissemination of the research presented in §this book.