ERIC Number: ED572493
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Publication Date: 2015
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The Mathematics Instructional Leader: What a Difference Crucial Conversations Make
Lamb, Janeen; Diezmann, Carmel; Fox, Jillian
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (38th, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 2015)
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the instructional leader when introducing digital technology into the mathematics teaching in the Australian Curriculum. The research reported here involves the principal and five teachers from one school and is part of a larger study. Results indicated that principal-led "crucial conversations" supported educational change that comprised not only curriculum change but also a transition from a pedagogy that draws on technology to a pedagogy in which technology is embedded. [This project was funded by Brisbane Catholic Education.]
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Mathematics Instruction, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Role, Principals, Educational Change, Action Research, Participatory Research, Elementary School Curriculum, Observation, Transcripts (Written Records), Interviews, Content Analysis, Faculty Development, Audits (Verification), Program Implementation, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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