Mathematical Specialized Knowledge of a Mathematics Teacher Educator for Teaching Divisibility

The knowledge of Mathematics teachers has been a very prominent focus of attention in the last decades. However, it leaves aside one of the dimensions involved in the development of this type of knowledge, specifically the knowledge of Mathematics teacher educators. In this paper, we discuss a mathematics teacher educator’s knowledge in the context of classes on Euclid’s division algorithm theorem in a Number Theory course for prospective secondary teachers. Some indicators of this specialized knowledge of mathematics teacher educators are presented and discussed.

Seeing Is Believing: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Math

An activity is designed to pique the interest of prospective secondary teachers who may doubt the value of learning abstract algebra for their chosen profession.

LAS EMOCIONES QUE EXPERIMENTABAN LOS FUTUROS PROFESORES DE SECUNDARIA EN EL APRENDIZAJE DE LAS CIENCIAS

EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED BY FUTURE SECONDARY TEACHERS IN SCIENCE LEARNINGAlthough Science Teaching studies are increasingly taking emotions into account, few have dealt with prospective teachers. The present work analyses the emotions aroused in the science of 83 prospective secondary teachers enrolled in the Master’s Course in Teacher Education in Secondary Education at the University of Extremadura, in three specialities: Biology/Geology, Mathematics, and Physics/Chemistry. In general, prospective teachers experienced positive emotions in learning Biology, Geology and Chemistry, and mostly negative emotions towards the content of Physics and Mathematics. For this reason, it is necessary for the education of prospective teachers to include getting them to share their own school experiences, their emotions in teaching science, and how those emotions might influence how they teach and learn science.Keywords: emotions, teacher training, science, Secondary.Resumen.El plano afectivo en los estudios de Didáctica de las Ciencias cada vez cobra mayor importancia, sin embargo son pocos los trabajos dirigidos a los profesores en formación. En este estudio se analizaron las emociones despertadas en el aprendizaje de las ciencias de 83 futuros profesores de Secundaria que cursan el Máster Universitario en Formación del Profesorado en Educación Secundaria de la Universidad de Extremadura en tres especialidades: Biología/Geología, Matemáticas, y Física/Química. En general, los futuros docentes experimentaron emociones positivas en el aprendizaje de la Biología, la Geología y la Química, y mayoritariamente emociones negativas hacia los contenidos de la Física y las Matemáticas. Creemos necesario que los futuros docentes deben reflexionar sobre las experiencias educativas que han generado emociones positivas o negativas y de cómo estas emociones pueden influir en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las ciencias.Palabras clave: emociones, formación del profesorado, ciencias, Secundaria.