PUBLIC ScienceTok Video Data Collection & Analysis.xlsx

This study explores how TikTok is used for professional development in elementary science instruction. Framed using the construct of Peer Pedagogies, the authors employ a digital ethnographic approach to address how peer pedagogies are present in a corpus of 25 elementary-focused #ScienceTok videos. Findings suggest that content creators model student inquiry. The comments demonstrate discourses of peer learning and community building, admiration for the teaching strategy, and stated intention to apply the video in their own classrooms. This study has implications for the field of elementary teacher preparation as well as professional development for practicing elementary science teachers.<br>