Translating Learning Trajectories Into Useable Tools for Teachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyndi Edgington ◽  
P. Holt Wilson ◽  
Paola Sztajn ◽  
Jared Webb
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Learning Trajectories ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
Research Findings

Mathematics teacher educators play a critical role in translating research findings into frameworks that are useful for mathematics teachers in their daily practice. In this article, we describe the development of a representation that brings together four research-based learning trajectories on number and operations. We detail our design process, present the ways in which we shared this representation with teachers during a professional development project, and provide evidence of the ways teachers used this translation of research into a pedagogical tool to make sense of students' mathematics. We conclude with revisions to the representation based on our analysis and discuss the role of mathematics teacher educators in translating research findings into useful tools for teachers.

scholarly journals A review of research trends in mathematics teacher education

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 129-145
Author(s):  
Mario Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
New Research

This article presents a literature review in the field of mathematics teacher education research. The review focuses on identifying the main research trends in this field, that is, the main research topics that the mathematics teacher educators’ community is currently addressing, and the main theoretical concepts used to study these topics. One of the contributions of the review is that it identifies new research trends that have not been previously reported. Some of these trends are online mathematics teacher education, and the design and role of tasks in mathematics teacher education. Una revisión de las tendencias de investigación en la formación de profesores de Matemáticas Este artículo presenta una revisión de la literatura en el campo de la investigación en formación de profesores de matemáticas. La revisión se centra en identificar las principales tendencias de investigación en este campo, es decir, los principales temas de investigación que la comunidad de formadores de profesores está abordando actualmente, así como los principales conceptos teóricos usados para estudiar esos temas. Una de las contribuciones de esta revisión es que se identifican tendencias de investigación que no han sido reportadas previamente. Algunas de estas tendencias son la formación online de profesores de matemáticas y el diseño y rol de las tareas en la formación de profesores de matemáticas.Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/15312Nº de citas en WOS (2017): 3 (Citas de 2º orden, 3)Nº de citas en SCOPUS (2017): 6 (Citas de 2º orden, 4)

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

scholarly journals German Teacher Educators' Conceptions About Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Classroom - an Obstalce to a Large-Scale Dissemination?!

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-97
Author(s):  
Ana Kuzle
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Teaching Problem

Problem solving in Germany has roots in mathematics and psychology but it found its way to schools and classrooms, especially through German Kultusministerkonferenz, which represents all government departments of education. For the problem solving standard to get implemented in schools, a large scale dissemination through continuous professional development is very much needed, as the current mathematics teachers are not qualified to do so. As a consequence, one organ in Germany focuses on setting up courses for teacher educators who can “multiply” what they have learned and set up their own professional development courses for teachers. However, before attaining to this work, it is crucial to have an understanding what conceptions about teaching problem solving in mathematics classroom mathematics teacher educators hold. In this research report, I focus on mathematics teacher educators’ conceptions about problem solving standard and their effects regarding a large-scale dissemination.

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