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Abstract

Read about a Virtual Coaching professional learning community (PLC) approach, designed with and for out-of-school educators based on strategies used in formal education; this approach has also come full-circle to influence the design of virtual PLCs for in-school educators.

Acknowledgment

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1713134. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Author contributions

Kate Cook ([email protected]) is a STEM education specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Hannah Lakin is a STEM education specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Sue Allen is a senior research scientist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Scott Byrd is a researcher at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Brittney Nickerson is a research associate at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Kate Kastelein is a research associate at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

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Notes on contributors

Kate Cook

Kate Cook ([email protected]) is a STEM education specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Hannah Lakin

Hannah Lakin is a STEM education specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Sue Allen

Sue Allen is a senior research scientist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Scott Byrd

Scott Byrd is a researcher at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Brittney Nickerson

Brittney Nickerson is a research associate at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

Kate Kastelein

Kate Kastelein is a research associate at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine.

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