scholarly journals Using Technology in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei Abramovich ◽  
Michael L. Connell
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Economic Constraints

A central tenet of mathematics education reform is the integral role of technology at all grade levels. The current technological changes combined with the changes in the mathematics content and instructional method require elementary mathematics teachers to be able to design technology intensive lessons for exploration and discovery of these concepts through appropriate computer applications. In actual practice, however, most computer applications provided for mathematics education consist of software designed for a specific educational purpose: the solution in a can scenario. Furthermore, economic constraints often stand in the way of incorporating such special purpose software into an instructional setting. In this paper we will discuss an alternative to this traditional approach which shifts the instructional focus specific computer applications to more sophisticated uses of general purpose software. In particular educational uses of spreadsheets will be developed as an exemplar for this approach.

Support and Enrichment Experiences in Mathematics (SEE Math): Using Case Studies to Improve Mathematics Teacher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Kalinec-Craig ◽  
Emily P. Bonner ◽  
Traci Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
Instructional Decisions ◽  
Support Teacher

This article describes an innovation in an elementary mathematics education course called SEE Math (Support and Enrichment Experiences in Mathematics), which aims to support teacher candidates (TCs) as they learn to teach mathematics through problem solving while promoting equity during multiple experiences with a child. During this 8-week program, TCs craft and implement tasks that promote problem solving in the context of a case study of a child’s thinking while collecting and analyzing student data to support future instructional decisions. The program culminates in a mock parent–teacher conference. Data samples show how SEE Math offers TCs an opportunity to focus on the nuances of children’s strengths rather than traditional measures of achievement and skill.

Research Commentary: Analysis of Curriculum Standards: An Important Research Area

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dung Tran ◽  
Barbara J. Reys ◽  
Dawn Teuscher ◽  
Shannon Dingman ◽  
Lisa Kasmer
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Research Area ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
Curriculum Standards ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
Improving Student Learning

This commentary highlights the contribution that careful and systematic analyses of curriculum or content standards can make to questions and issues important in the mathematics education field. We note the increased role that curriculum standards have played as part of a standards-based education reform strategy. We also review different methods used by researchers to compare and analyze the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, each method designed for a particular purpose. Finally, we call upon mathematics education researchers to engage in careful analysis of curriculum standards and to share their findings in ways that can inform public debate as well as support education professionals in improving student learning opportunities.

When Mathematics Teacher Educators Come Under Attack

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Rochelle Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The One ◽  
Historical Moment

We are in an interesting historical moment in mathematics teacher education. On the one and, there is greater realization within our field of the connections between systems of power and mathematics (O'Neil, 2016). We are starting to acknowledge how mathematics education can be viewed as dehumanizing for both students and teachers as well as what might constitute rehumanizing practices (Gutiérrez, in press). Our professional organizations are calling for teachers to move beyond simplistic notions of equity to understand these power dimensions and challenge the system on behalf of (and in community with) Black,1 Indigenous,2 and Latinx3 students in particular

scholarly journals A new approach to understanding teachers’ classroom practices

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyla Alsalim
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Reform Initiatives ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Recent Reform

Teaching is generally considered a complex practice that involves the constant and dynamic interaction between the teacher, the students and the subject matter. One of the main goals of most education reform initiatives has been to change teachers’ classroom practices. Most recent reform curricula focus on highlighting teacher practices that promote and evoke students’ understanding alongside the changes in content (Tirosh & Graeber, 2003). Changes to a teacher’s role that are included in the education reform movement call for more research in order to understand and theorise teachers’ classroom practices. In this paper, I will present patterns-of-participation (PoP) as a promising framework that aims to understand the role of the teacher for emerging classroom practices. Instead of relying on a traditional approach to understanding classroom practices by analysing teachers’ beliefs, this framework applies a participatory approach to look for patterns in the participation of individual teachers in many social practices at the school and in the classroom. Some of these practices are directly related to the teaching and learning of mathematics while others are not. And some of them relate to communities that are not actually present in the classroom or at the school. PoP views teachers’ social interaction in a certain community as a piece which is influenced by other pieces of social interactions. In every interaction, the ‘pieces’ shape a ‘fluctuating pattern' that shows the shifting impact of different, previous practices and the dynamic relations between them (Skott, 2010; 2011; 2013).

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