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Publication Date: 2009-Dec
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Approaches to In-Service Teacher Development in England and Wales Concerning the Use of Technology in Secondary Mathematics
Clark-Wilson, Alison
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, v28 n4 p208-211 Dec 2009
In England and Wales, there has been a significant investment in technology to support teaching and learning in all subjects and school phases since the mid-1990s and a number of training models and approaches have been used, which include the development of online materials to support face-to-face sessions with expert teacher educator support. This article will briefly critique a previous government-funded project, the "Practical Support Pack", contrasting its approach with that adopted by the TI-Nspire English Pilot Project (2007-2008). It will finish by considering dissemination approaches to widen the knowledge of exemplar approaches to teaching and learning mathematics using technology as teacher development activities themselves.
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods, Inservice Teacher Education, Educational Policy, Government Role, Best Practices, Program Descriptions, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Technology Integration, Handheld Devices, Graphing Calculators, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)
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