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Although this model is attractive for many reasons and often does seem to shed light on some of the aspects of teacher development, this author’sown experience largely does not conform to this linear trajectory. In this article, the author describes changes in several aspects of her practice during the course of her 1st year as an ESL teacher atan Intensive English Program (IEP). She situates developments of specific skills, attitudes, and beliefs about teaching within her continually shifting understanding of the interplay between theory and practice.  \nIntroduction  \nThe theme of this section,“theory to practice,” implies that novice teach  \ners move from theory, which they learn about in their teacher-training  \nprograms, to practice, which takes place in their classrooms once they have “completed” their training. This notion oversimplifies the complexities and variation of the development that actually occurs in the 1st year of teaching. Although many new teachers do move from the sphere of theory to the field of practice in a chronological sense, the interrelationship between these two discourses is more complex. It is only through practice that theory can be contextualized, truly understood, and made use of. Experience helps teachers identify which theories apply to their context, and these theories help teachers shape their practice.  \nDespite the evidence of many teachers’ experiences struggling to reconcile theory and practice, teacher development is often conceptualized as a linear process, a view encouraged by many theoretical models of teacher development. The Dreyfus Model (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986) divides teacher development into separate stages, where the “novice” accumulates skills while moving through progressively more complex stages until she or he attains “expert” status. Feiman-Nemser and Remillard (as cited in Dall’Alba and Sandberg, 2006) note that many stage models segment teacher development into “an initial stage of survival and discovery, a second stage of experimentation and consolidation, and a third stage of mastery and stabilization” (p. 385) . This is an attractive  \nThe CATESOL Journal 24.1 • 2012/2013 • 125  \nparadigm for several reasons. For teachers, especially new teachers, stage models are a comforting way to think about their own development because they give the impression of constant progress toward the ideal status of expert. They segment teacher development into steps that can be predicted and mastered. It is comforting to have a standardized narrative that applies to all teachers because it means that no one is alone in his or her struggles and that everyone can potentially reach the highest level of proficiency.  \nIt is true that in some general ways, my own development as a teacher can be thought of as continuous and progressive. In graduate school and in my 1st year of teaching I accumulated a body of knowledge and skills that became progressively more refined. I also have a more nuanced understanding of when and how to use a specific method to best effect. Some of my experiences seem to mirror the stages of certain development models. The first time I encountered Maynard and Furlong’s (1995) five stages of novice teacher learning, I immediately identified with their categories of Early Idealism, Personal Survival, Dealing With Difficulties, Hitting a Plateau, and Moving On.  \nOn closer examination, I now think that although the names of the stages still strike a chord, I would not say that I moved through the stages sequentially or that I even moved through all of them. None of the stage models of teacher development I have studied seem to adequately represent my experience, mainly","cbCaisFMgjHgcsQf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisFMgjHgcsQf","pdf",531589,12,"English","# Introduction\n## Theory to practice as a simplified narrative\n## Stage models and the Dreyfus approach\n# Complicating Theory to Practice\n## Practice as the foundation of knowledge\n## Transition into teaching and early experiences","[{\"question\":\"What does “theory to practice” mean in the article, and why is it challenged?\",\"answer\":\"The theme suggests novice teachers move from theory learned in training to practice in classrooms. The article argues this view oversimplifies complexities in the first year because theory and practice interact more dynamically than a simple chronological progression.\"},{\"question\":\"Which teacher development models does the article discuss?\",\"answer\":\"It references the Dreyfus Model, which divides development into stages from novice to expert, and it also mentions stage ideas attributed to Feiman-Nemser and Remillard. The author then compares these frameworks with her own experience and finds they do not fully capture it.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the author characterize her own first-year teacher development?\",\"answer\":\"The author describes her development as nonlinear and recursive, not a one-way progression from “novice” to “advanced beginner.” She reflects on how evolving skills and beliefs emerged through ongoing shifts in how she understood the interplay between theory and practice.\"}]","Reconstructing the Theory-to-Practice Narrative | PDF",1792085943]