Development of chemistry teachers’ sense of ownership through leadership-oriented continuous professional development courses

The paper examines the importance of involving chemistry teachers in continuous professional development programs that also include development of learning materials in chemistry. Chemistry teachers who were involved in a long-term and intensive continuous professional development program conducted in the framework of the Israeli Chemistry Teacher Center developed the ability to become leading teachers. Furthermore, these teachers developed a sense of ownership toward the chemistry curriculum and its related pedagogies (instructional techniques).