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What are typical issues that stand out from the beginning of pre-service teacher placement experiences?
1. What issues/concerns/biases are most relevant or raise questions for pre service teachers specialising in science, while on placement?
2. What (if anything) is contested about these issues?
3. Does these concerns/issues need definitions, explanations, or clarifications?
Why are these issues significant to a pre service teachers professional development?
1. How does the placement experience inform pre-service teachers understanding of learners and their development, teaching or learning?
2. How can preservice teachers overcome or develop in the areas of concerns?
3. What theories can support or challenge these issues? (Use references from readings and texts)
4. What might these theories look like in practice, or what might be an application or example of these?
What has changed for me due to this new understanding and of the placement experience gained so far?
1. How can placement experiences change previous understanding and views about teaching?
2. How might preservice teachers incorporate their new understanding their my subsequent teaching practice?
3. What could a pre-service teacher do differently or keep the same?
3. What other questions does this raise for further consideration?