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Professional Conversations and Professional Growth 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Murray S. Britt Kathryn C. Irwin Garth Ritchie 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2001,4(1):29-53
A professional development program for 18 teachers was conducted over a two-year period. The participating teachers taught
in intermediate schools (students aged 11–13) and secondary schools. The teachers worked collaboratively to improve their
mathematics teaching, with encouragement to reflect on their practice but with minimal instruction from the researchers. Results,
as defined by change in teaching practices, beliefs, and reflections, and student achievement, indicated that the collaborative
program was particularly useful for experienced secondary school teachers but less useful for intermediate school teachers.
We concluded that this type of professional development was most useful for teachers who had sufficient knowledge of mathematics;
these teachers were able to focus on pedagogy and to draw connections between aspects of the mathematics they taught, without
recourse to a specialist's advice.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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教师专业发展必然需要教师专业知识的有力支撑。对高中数学教师专业知识进行的问卷调查和访谈发现：目前高中数学教师基本上较好地掌握了常用的教师专业知识,但也存在一些问题：对数学学科知识的关注范围过于狭窄;运用数学教学知识进行教学时偏向于被动;对数学课程标准的理解存在偏差。另外,研究还发现：数学教学知识的增长并非是持续的;不同层级的教师之间、不同类别学校中的教师之间,其差异主要体现在数学学科知识与数学教学知识。进而对数学教师教育提出相应建议：数学教师应适当拓展数学学科知识的关注范围;应依据调查数据加强数学教师教育培养计划的针对性;关于教师一般教育学知识的评价方式亟需改进等。 相似文献
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In two studies, we examined the effect of professional development to improve mathematics instruction on the accuracy of teachers' monitoring of student learning. Study 1 was conducted with 36 teachers participating in three years of professional development. Judgment accuracy was influenced by the fidelity with which what was learned in the professional development. Study 2 was conducted with 64 teachers from 8 schools, which were randomly assigned to receive professional development or serve as a control. Judgment accuracy was greater for teachers receiving professional development than for teachers who did not and teachers were better to predict students' computational skills. 相似文献
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Eric Hsu Judy Kysh Katherine Ramage Diane Resek 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2007,10(4-6):325-332
In this paper we describe a strand of activities for teachers of mathematics that we used with two cohorts of participants
in a professional development program called Revitalizing Algebra (REAL). We first discuss our goals and describe the participants,
and then we describe the construction and selection of the tasks followed by teacher responses. Finally, we reflect on different
iterations of the tasks, their impact on the teachers’ thinking and practice, and the role of school and department culture
in the process of change. 相似文献
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Leong Yew Hoong Toh Tin Lam Tay Eng Guan Quek Khiok Seng Toh Pee Choon Jaguthsing Dindyal 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2021,19(6):1291-1310
The more ambitious an educational innovation, the greater the challenge in scaling up. In this paper, we focus on the scaling up of an ambitious pedagogical practice—mathematics problem solving as a regular feature in the classroom. We adopt a long-term approach to continual professional development (CPD) that began with intensive work with one school before we broadened the programme to four other schools which span the spectrum of schools in Singapore. To evaluate this overall design, we examine the current state of each school’s capacity in sustaining mathematics problem-solving instruction. In particular, we study and report findings on these areas: the readiness of teachers, the instructional materials and supporting structures. Based on the findings, we reflect on our CPD strategies and our theory of action which guided the CPD programme.
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Stephanie M. Lemley Jessica T. Ivy Dana Pomykal Franz Seth F. Oppenheimer 《Clearing house (Menasha, Wis.)》2019,92(1-2):15-22
Communicating mathematical ideas through writing, listening, and verbalizing allows students to think about how they “think” about mathematics. By focusing this communication on a reflection of how one thinks about mathematics, metacognitive writing engages students as mathematicians and learners. In this article we describe a professional development that we implemented with middle grade mathematics teachers focused on metacognitive writing as a tool to support productive struggle in the mathematics classroom. Thus, this practitioner article adds to the knowledge base on how to develop middle grade teachers metacognitive writing through engagement in productive struggle. Recommendations for practice are included. 相似文献
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This article reports findings from a research and professional development project at two high schools located in low-income,
urban communities of color. The project collaborates with teachers on improving their instructional practices, using a framework
of culturally relevant mathematics pedagogy, which is described in detail here. We present results from a qualitative and
quantitative analysis of mathematics instruction in 68 classroom observations of seven teachers. In particular, we use culturally
relevant mathematics pedagogy as a lens through which to analyze instruction and the associated opportunities to learn mathematics
provided to students. 相似文献
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Over $18 billion is spent annually on professional development for in-service teachers. This study examined the focus, duration, and impact of professional development activities in which elementary (students ages 5–11) and middle school (students ages 11–14) teachers participated. Ninety-eight teacher-participants completed an online survey about their professional development experiences. In the analysis of literacy survey items and mathematics survey items, there were similarities in focus areas that received greater participation and areas that received less. There were also noticeable differences in frequency of participation in literacy and mathematics professional development. Comparisons between literacy and mathematics professional development indicated that more teachers reported participating in literacy experiences. This included workshops as well as ongoing support through planning meetings and mentorship. Overall, the consensus from teachers was that professional development was effective and has a beneficial impact on their classroom. Researchers share implications for the design and research of future professional development programs. 相似文献
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Ruhama Even Naomi Robinson Miriam Carmeli 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2003,1(2):227-249
This paper is an initial investigation into the practice of providers of professional development for teachers of mathematics. The study examines the work of two providers of professional development for teachers of mathematics. Both provided professional development while working with teachers on implementing a new mathematics curriculum for seventh grade. Although their work conditions were quite different from each other the study reveals that there were similar characteristics in their practices. The most salient ones were acting out lessons, analyzing principles of the new curriculum, encouraging the teachers to explicate their concerns, and asking teachers to solve concrete practical problems related to the reservations they have about specific components of the new curriculum. The role of a program that prepared the two participants to be providers of professional development for teachers is also discussed. 相似文献
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In this paper, we describe a one-day professional development activity for mathematics teachers that promoted the use of comparison
as an instructional tool to develop students’ flexibility in algebra. Effective use of comparison in mathematics instruction
involves using side-by-side presentation of problems and solution methods and subsequent student discussion of these multiple
solution methods to highlight the similarities and differences among problem-solving techniques. The goals of the professional
development activity were to make teachers aware of how to use comparison effectively in their instruction, as well as to
impact teachers’ own flexibility in algebra by using comparison instructionally during the professional development. Our analysis
of teachers’ experiences in the professional development activity suggests that when teachers were presented with techniques
for effective use of comparison, their own understanding of multiple solution methods was reinforced. In addition, teachers
began to question why they relied exclusively on one familiar method over others that are equally effective and perhaps more
efficient and started to draw new connections between problem-solving methods. Finally, as a result of experiencing instructional
use of comparison, teachers began to see value in teaching for flexibility and reported changing their own teaching practices. 相似文献
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The curricular importance of mathematics: a comparison of English and Hungarian teachers’ espoused beliefs 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Paul Andrews 《课程研究杂志》2013,45(3):317-338
This paper reports an interview study of 45 English and 10 Hungarian teachers of mathematics. The semi‐structured interviews focused on the teachers’ professional life‐histories and invited them to discuss their beliefs about the necessary subject content for the teaching and learning of mathematics. Substantial differences emerged between the two cohorts, which accord with well‐defined national perspectives on education in general and mathematics education in particular. They reflect, at national rather than individual levels, the expectations of the curricular frameworks within which teachers operate. English teachers tended to view mathematics as applicable number and the means by which learners are prepared for a world beyond school. Hungarian teachers privileged mathematics as problem‐solving and logical thinking. 相似文献
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Mary E. Brenner Julie A. Bianchini Hilary A. Dwyer 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2016,27(8):819-845
We investigated secondary science and mathematics teachers engaged in a two-and-a-half-year professional development effort focused on equity. We examined how teachers conducting research on their own instructional practices—a central learning strategy of the professional development project—informed and/or constrained their views related to three strands of equity: teachers and teaching, students and learning, and students’ families and communities. Data collected included recordings of professional development seminars and school-site meetings, three sets of individual interviews with teacher researchers, and drafts and final products of the classroom research teachers conducted. From our qualitative analyses of data, we found that most teachers addressed at least two of the three equity strands in researching their own practice. We also found that most transformed their understandings of teachers and students as a result of their teacher research process. However, teachers’ views of families and communities changed in less substantive ways. We close with recommendations for other researchers and professional developers intent on supporting science and mathematics teachers in using teacher research to work toward equity. 相似文献
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数学教师专业化的标准主要包括数学教师的素质结构与成长环境两个方面,而数学新课程从这两个方面都对数学教师专业化发展提出了严峻的挑战,首先,新课程实施要求数学教师具备良好的数学专业基础、教育教学观念和数学教学能力等素质结构;其次,新课程实施又迫切需要相关部门在教师职前教育、教师在职培训,教育教学研究以及教师聘任机制等方面为数学教师建立专业化成长环境。 相似文献
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P. Holt Wilson Paola Sztajn Cyndi Edgington Jere Confrey 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2014,17(2):149-175
In the past decade, research on learning trajectories has progressed from an agenda for research on student learning to include an agenda for research on teaching. In this paper, we use a design experiment to examine a professional development program created to support teacher learning of one learning trajectory. Using a re-interpretation of Ball and colleagues’ mathematics knowledge for teaching framework, we conducted a retrospective analysis to examine how a purposefully selected sample of three teachers used their knowledge to participate in discussions of the professional learning tasks designed to support teacher learning of the trajectory. Findings indicate that professional learning tasks focusing on pedagogical content knowledge present in learning trajectories also allow for teacher learning of subject matter knowledge; this learning is mediated by teachers’ prior mathematics knowledge for teaching. We conclude with considerations for researchers and professional developers seeking to support teachers in learning about learning trajectories. 相似文献
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Drew Polly Christie S. Martin Jennifer R. McGee Chuang Wang Richard G. Lambert David K. Pugalee 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2017,45(5):659-669
This study examines the influence of a year-long mathematics professional development program on Kindergarten teachers’ beliefs, content knowledge, instructional practices, and their students’ achievement. The professional development program is grounded in the theoretical construct of learner-centered professional development and focuses on supporting teachers’ integration of standards-based pedagogies aligned with the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. Data analysis included examining 15 Kindergarten teachers’ mathematics content knowledge, their beliefs about mathematics, their enactment of student-centered pedagogies, and student achievement on curriculum-based assessments. Findings indicated that teachers adopted more student-centered pedagogies and embraced more student-centered beliefs about mathematics teaching during their time in the project. Further, Kindergarten teachers also demonstrated gains in their mathematical content knowledge, and those content knowledge gains were linked to gains in student achievement. 相似文献
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As mathematics educators think about teaching that promotes students’ opportunities to learn, attention must be given to the
conceptualization of the professional development of teachers and those who teach teachers. In this article, we generalize
and expand the instructional triangle to consider different interactions in a variety of teacher development contexts. We
have done so by addressing issues of language for models of teachers’ professional development at different levels and by
providing examples of situations in which these models can be applied. Through the expansion of our understanding and use
of the instructional triangle we can further develop the concept of mathematics teacher development. 相似文献
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Paola Sztajn Amy J. HackenbergDorothy Y. White Martha Allexsaht-Snider 《Teaching and Teacher Education》2007
Despite increased attention in professional development to building communities of teachers, few studies have investigated the development of trust in these communities. This paper presents issues related to trust in a professional development project at an elementary school. The project aimed for school-based elementary teachers and university-based mathematics educators to work together to improve mathematics instruction at the school by developing a mathematics education community of learners, where learners were conceived of as both the teachers and the mathematics educators. This paper addresses the following question: What factors in the project supported the development of trust among mathematics educators and teachers as the community was formed? More specifically, the paper is about one aspect of trust, namely, building school-based elementary teachers’ trust in the university-based mathematics educators. We point to three factors that helped the development of trust and we use care theory to further understand and discuss these factors in the context of in-service teacher education initiatives. 相似文献
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Julie Cwikla 《Teachers and Teaching》2013,19(2):181-197
Teachers with seven years of teaching experience or less (n = 10) participating in a large‐scale mathematics professional development program in the United States were interviewed. The goal of this qualitative study was to better understand less experienced teachers' reactions to professional development and professional support in the teaching profession. The interview data indicate that these less experienced mathematics teachers are not satisfied with their mentors orcollaboration in their department and would welcome opportunities for classroom observations. In addition, these teachers were disappointed and surprised at their more experienced peers' lack of mathematics content knowledge. The results of this study have direct implications for the structure and philosophy for professional development to better serve incoming and less experienced teachers. 相似文献
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Video is often used in professional development courses to sensitize mathematics teachers to students’ thinking and issues of classroom interaction. This article presents an approach that incorporates students’ perspectives on mathematics classroom interactions into video-based professional development in order to enhance teachers’ reflection on diverse awareness of students concerning demands within mathematics classroom interactions. This approach is theoretically justified by the empirical research on equal participation in classroom interaction and practically elaborated by video material from Grade 5 students. Empirical snapshots from design experiments with teachers demonstrate that teachers’ sensitivity can be enhanced. 相似文献