As a result of the increased uses of MCDs
in 2011, we responded by observing how some
schools — but mostly individual teachers —
were integrating MCDs to support teaching
and learning. So, the purpose of this small,
qualitative study was to describe the how
MCDs were initially being implemented in
K-12 classrooms. The research described here
was part of an introductory doctoral student
course in Fall 2011, guided by the first author
and faculty instructor. The research questions
for this study were:
1. In what ways are K-12 teachers using MCDs?
2. What supports are teachers receiving when
using MCDs?
3. What barriers exist for teachers when using
MCDs?