Projects: Transforming Teacher Education Initiative

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 503-504
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Systemic Reform ◽  
National Standards ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Education Initiative

The Transforming Teacher Education Initiative is part of Minnesota's state-funded systemic initiative, SciMathMN. This partnership among business, education, and government has as its mission to be an advocate for standards-based systemic reform in Minnesota's science and mathematics education system and a catalyst for the implementation of national standards in both areas.

scholarly journals EDUCATIONAL REFORMS IN NIGERIA: THE KADUNA STATE TEACHERS’ COMPETENCY TEST

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
J. K. Aina
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
School Curricula

This paper critically looked at the crisis generated by the teachers’ competency test in the Kaduna state. Which agitates for the reform of the educational sector in Nigeria. The article strongly supported the need for such reforms nevertheless, faulted the procedural executions which encompassed the Kaduna state Teachers’ Competency Test on the basis of some fundamental issues. The main issue of lack of standard in Nigeria education system was a concern for this paper. This paper reviewed some of the problems in the education system that should have been the crux of the reform. The teacher is an important variable that influences the learnedness of a nations citizenry. There are several skills which qualify a person as a teacher. The competency of a teacher can be characterized by the ability to learn, assimilate, understand and impact an acquired skill or knowledge following predefined standards and methods.  This requires a carefully planned investigation using tactical approaches, if the competency of a teacher is to be accessed. This paper argued that for a reform in the educational sector to enhance sustainable development, there must be good governance and a populace free of corruption within and outside the education system.  The article suggested some areas where the Nigerian education requires reform such as teacher education, teachers’ condition of service and the school curricula vis-à-vis the Kaduna state teachers’ competency test. Aina, J. K. | School of science and mathematics education, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, Bellville, Western Cape

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

Development of Study Aids and Project Activity Procedures for STEM Educatio

2012 ◽  
Vol 590 ◽  
pp. 503-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Yoshino ◽  
Yasunari Kurita ◽  
Akinori Zukeran ◽  
Takayuki Misu ◽  
Yasuhiro Iida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Project Activity ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Lego Mindstorms ◽  
And Mathematics

It is important to develop a student’s awareness to enable them to understand and apply the basics of sciences, mathematics, and engineering. In this study, we aim to implement STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education by enabling students to gain awareness on their own. We propose study aids and procedures for a project activity using study aids for STEM education. To enable students to gain awareness, teachers should provide a study environment that empowers students to develop their own solutions and plans and to actively develop and test their models. The project-based learning (PBL) system provides an appropriate study environment. Based on this viewpoint, we developed study aids using LEGO MINDSTORMS Set and Simple & Powered Machines Set as materials and procedures for a project activity using the study aids for PBL education. We also give examples of project activities implemented in our education system for students in various fields and we report the responses of students who participated in these project activities.

scholarly journals Assessing the Affordances of SimReal+ and Their Applicability to Support the Learning of Mathematics in Teacher Education

10.28945/3660 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Hadjerrouit
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
And Mathematics

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology] Aim/Purpose: Assess the affordances and constraints of SimReal+ in teacher education Background: There is a huge interest in visualizations in mathematics education, but there is little empirical support for their use in educational settings Methodology: Single case study with 22 participants from one class in teacher education. Quantitative and qualitative methods to collect students’ responses to a survey questionnaire and open-ended questions Contribution: The paper contributes to the understanding of affordances and constraints of visualization tools in mathematics education Findings: The visualization tool SimReal+ has potential for learning mathematics in teacher education, but the user interface should be improved to make it more usable for different users. Teachers need to consider technological and pedagogical affordances of SimReal+ at the student, classroom, and mathematics subject level Recommendations for Practitioners: Address technological and pedagogical affordances of SimReal+ Recommendation for Researchers: Improve the design of SimReal+ to make it technologically and pedagogically more usable Impact on Society: Understand the affordances and constraints of visualization tools in education Future Research: Implement a next cycle of experimentation with SimReal+ in teacher education to ensure more validity and reliability

scholarly journals Assessing the Affordances of SimReal+ and their Applicability to Support the Learning of Mathematics in Teacher Education

10.28945/3692 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 121-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Hadjerrouit
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
And Mathematics

Aim/Purpose: Assess the affordances and constraints of SimReal+ in teacher education Background There is a huge interest in visualizations in mathematics education, but there is little empirical support for their use in educational settings Methodology: Single case study with 22 participants from one class in teacher education. Quantitative and qualitative methods to collect students’ responses to a survey questionnaire and open-ended questions Contribution: The paper contributes to the understanding of affordances and constraints of visualization tools in mathematics education Findings: The visualization tool SimReal+ has potential for learning mathematics in teacher education, but the user interface should be improved to make it more usable for different users. Teachers need to consider technological and pedagogical affordances of SimReal+ at the student, classroom, and mathematics subject level Recommendations for Practitioners: Address technological and pedagogical affordances of SimReal+ Recommendation for Researchers: Improve the design of SimReal+ to make it technologically and pedagogically more usable Impact on Society: Understand the affordances and constraints of visualization tools in education Future Research: Implement a next cycle of experimentation with SimReal+ in teacher education to ensure more validity and reliability

scholarly journals Exploring the front end of New Zealand curriculum in student teacher education: An example from language and mathematics education

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Bailey ◽  
Marilyn Blakeney-Williams ◽  
Wendy Carss ◽  
Bronwen Cowie ◽  
Ngarewa Hawera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Front End ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics

SISTERS IN SCIENCE: CONFRONTING EQUITY IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Penny L. Hammrich ◽  
Greer M. Richardson ◽  
Beverly D. Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
And Mathematics
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