Table 1 Professional experience and teaching assignments of 13 participating teachers at the two case study schools
From: Teachers’ roles and identities in student-centered classrooms
Mathematics | Science | |||||||
Mature school | Pseudonym | Alan | Bill | Hillary | Peter | Jerry | Paula | Mark |
Certification | Math 7–12 | Math 7–12 | Math 7–12 | Math 7–12 | Physics 7–12 | Chemistry 7–12 | Earth Science 7–12 | |
Teaching assignments | 4- Algebra II (11th grade) (Former PERC Algebra) | 2- PERC Algebra (9th grade), 2- non-PERC Algebra, 1- TAS class | 2- PERC Algebra 9th grade), 2-non-PERC Algebra, 1- TAS class (when in PERC) | Math dept. mentor, 3- Non- PERC Geometry (Former PERC Algebra) | 2- PERC Physics (11th and 12th grade), 1- Non-PERC Physics, 1- TAS Class | 2- PERC Chemistry (10th and 11th grade), 1- AP Chemistry, 1- TAS Class | 3- Non-PERC Earth Science (future PERC Earth Science), 2- Exploring Computer Systems | |
Experience level | Veteran | 2nd year | Veteran | Veteran | 3rd year | Veteran | Veteran | |
Type of transition | Difficult | Easy | None | Difficult | Easy | Easy | Difficult | |
New school | Pseudonym | Bob | Henry | Matthew | Alice | Andrew | Lily | |
Certification | Math 7–12 | Special education | Math 7–12 | Special education | Chemistry 7–12 | Biology 7–12 | ||
Teaching assignments | 1- PERC Geometry (10th–12th grade) with Henry (content teacher, no PERC PD), 3- Non-PERC Geometry | 1- PERC Geometry (10th–12th grade), 1- Non-PERC Geometry, 1- Non-PERC Algebra, 1- TAS class | 2- PERC Algebra (9th grade), 2- non-PERC Algebra, 1- TAS class | 1- PERC Chemistry (11th and 12th grade) with Andrew, 3- non-PERC Art, 1- TAS class | 3-PERC Chemistry (11th and 12th grade), 1- non-PERC Chemistry, 1- TAS class | 3-PERC Living Environment (9th grade), 1-Non-PERC Living Environment ESL, 1- TAS class | ||
Experience level | Veteran | Veteran | Veteran | Veteran | Veteran | 2nd year | ||
Type of transition | Difficult | Easy | Easy | Easy | Difficult | Easy | ||