Using Story to Understand Teacher Knowledge

  • Stefinee Pinnegar Brigham Young University
  • Eliza Pinnegar Independent Scholar
  • Celina Dulude Lay Brigham Young University
Keywords: narrative research, teacher knowledge, narrative understandings, teacher stories

Abstract

The knowledge preservice teachers bring is experiential, grounded in stories they’ve lived and told. Because of the way story captures experience, it’s valuable in the learning-to-teach process. In this commentary, we return to narrative research we completed to consider the stories preservice teachers tell in learning to teach. We explore what we know about teaching from stories we’ve told and consider how story positions teacher educators. These explorations provide narrative insights that guide us in developing stronger teachers. These stories allow us to build on teacher knowledge as well as disrupt preconceptions and beliefs within their teacher education.

Published
2018-07-04
How to Cite
Pinnegar, S., Pinnegar, E., & Lay, C. D. (2018). Using Story to Understand Teacher Knowledge. LEARNing Landscapes, 11(2), 55-60. https://doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v11i2.946