Research on the preparation and continued development of mathematics
teachers is becoming an increasingly important subset of mathematics
education research. Such research explores the attributes, knowledge,
skills and beliefs of mathematics teachers as well as methods for
assessing and developing these critical aspects of teachers and
influences on teaching.
Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education focuses on three
major themes in current mathematics teacher education research:
mathematical knowledge for teaching, teacher beliefs and identities, and
tools and techniques to support teacher learning. Through careful
reports of individual research studies and cross-study syntheses of the
state of research in these areas, the book provides insights into
teachers' learning processes and how these processes can be harnessed to
develop effective teachers. Chapters investigate bedrock skills needed
for working with primary and secondary learners (writing relevant
problems, planning lessons, being attentive to student learning) and
illustrate how knowledge can be accessed, assessed, and nurtured over
the course of a teaching career. Commentaries provide context for
current research while identifying areas deserving future study.
Included among the topics:
- Teachers' curricular knowledge
- Teachers' personal and classroom mathematics
- Teachers' learning journeys toward reasoning and sense-making
- Teachers' transitions in noticing
- Teachers' uses of a learning trajectory as a tool for mathematics
lesson planning
A unique and timely set of perspectives on the professional development
of mathematics teachers at all stages of their careers, Research Trends
in Mathematics Teacher Education brings clarity and practical advice to
researchers as well as practitioners in this increasingly critical
arena.
