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Hart, Lynn C., Ed.; Oesterle, Susan, Ed.; Auslander, Susan Swars, Ed.; Kajander, Ann, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2016
This book is an edited volume addressing specific issues of significance for individuals involved with the undergraduate mathematics content preparation of prospective elementary teachers (PSTs). Teaching mathematics content courses to this group of students presents unique challenges. While some PSTs enter their teacher preparation with weak…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Competencies
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Wilson, P. Holt; Sztajn, Paola; Edgington, Cyndi – PNA, 2013
In this paper, we present an emerging set of learning conjectures and design principles to be used in the development of professional learning tasks that support elementary teachers' learning of mathematics learning trajectories. We outline our theoretical perspective on teacher knowledge of learning trajectories, review the literature concerning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Learning Processes, Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies
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Charalambous, Charalambos Y. – Elementary School Journal, 2010
Although teachers' knowledge is thought to contribute to the selection and implementation of mathematical tasks, empirical evidence supporting this claim is scarce. To investigate this relationship and understand its nature, this exploratory study examines the unfolding of tasks in a series of lessons led by 2 elementary school teachers who…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Elementary School Mathematics
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Goldman, Juliette D. G.; Bradley, Graham L. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2011
Teacher-educators need ways of assessing the adequacy of university curriculum and the extent to which student-teachers meet learning objectives. One potentially useful tool is Anderson and Krathwohl's (Addison Wesley Longman, New York, 2001) theoretical framework, which can be applied to assess student-teachers' knowledge types and their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
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McLeman, Laura Kondek; Cavell, Heather A. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2009
Teacher educators are constantly searching for ways to better prepare preservice teachers to enter the education field. One way that has gained prominence in the last twenty years is through examining and discussing authentic student work samples. Research suggests that doing so helps preservice teachers to (1) gain insight into their own beliefs…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Educators
Gibson, Sharan A. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2005
School-based coaching for literacy teachers has taken on an important role in school reform in recent years. Although the literature contains numerous and compelling descriptions of the perceived, positive effects of mentoring, reviews of the literature base on mentoring and/or coaching over the past 20 years have consistently identified the need…
Descriptors: Mentors, Literacy, Tutors, Primary Education