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Tag Archives: preservice teachers
Pre-Service Mathematics for Elementary (and Secondary) Teachers: a third essential element
by Paul Goldenberg and Al Cuoco Content is essential; so are strategies and craft for teaching; but there’s more. It’s often said that “many elementary teachers don’t really know the content; the content they ‘know’ they don’t really understand; often … Continue reading
Our Students Are Your Students Are Our Students: a University-Community College Collaboration
By Ivette Chuca, El Paso Community College; Art Duval, Contributing Editor, University of Texas at El Paso; and Kien Lim, University of Texas at El Paso Every year, at the beginning of the school year, a group of about two … Continue reading
Beyond Grades: Feedback to Stimulate Rethinking and Intellectual Growth
By Cody L. Patterson and Priya V. Prasad, Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at San Antonio We frequently use writing assignments to encourage students to examine topics in greater depth than what we cover in class, and we emphasize to our students … Continue reading
Conventional Courses are Not Enough for Future High School Teachers
By Yvonne Lai, University of Nebraska – Lincoln and Heather Howell, Educational Testing Service Consider how you would respond to two different versions of a question. In the first, you are asked to solve a high school mathematics problem. In the second, some high … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, K-12 Education
Tagged Curriculum, preservice teachers, teacher training
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Learning Mathematics through Embodied Activities
By Hortensia Soto-Johnson, Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Northern Colorado Those of us who teach mathematics know that students struggle writing the symbolism of mathematics even through they can articulate some of the concepts behind the symbolism. Those … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment Practices, Classroom Practices
Tagged active learning, embodied cognition, geometry, preservice teachers
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The Role of Mathematics Departments in the Mathematical Preparation of Elementary Teachers
By Diana White, Contributing Editor, University of Colorado Denver Mathematics departments have long provided the bulk of the mathematics content training for both practicing teachers and those studying to be teachers. This is a tremendous responsibility, and one that presents … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged K-12 teachers, MET II, preservice teachers, specialized content, teacher training
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