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Munakata, Mika – PRIMUS, 2010
The Mathematics Education Debate is an assignment designed for and implemented in an undergraduate mathematics methods course for prospective secondary school mathematics teachers. For the assignment, students read and analyze current research and policy reports related to mathematics education, prepare and present their positions, offer…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Mathematics Education
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Stockero, Shari – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2008
A related study found a number of changes in the reflective stance of preservice teachers using a video case curriculum in a mathematics methods course. These included a higher level of reflection, an increased use of evidence, a shift from affective to pedagogical concerns, and increased attention to student thinking (Stockero, 2006). The…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Secondary School Mathematics, Discourse Analysis, Assignments
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Wade, Rahima – Social Studies, 2003
As a social studies teacher educator, the author wants her students, as the nation's future teachers, to aspire to engage their students in K-12 classrooms in meaningful civic activity. Toward this end, she has developed several programs for preservice teachers to gain knowledge and the direct experience of civic participation. The Social Issue…
Descriptors: Social Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Studies
Christensen, Lois M.; Dennis, Mary Beth – 1992
The theory and practice of whole language teaching should be integral and simultaneous components of preservice teacher education. A number of instructional strategies and class activities can be used to provide preservice teachers with experiences similar to experiences they will provide to elementary school children. Examples of class activities…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Watson, Beverly H. – 1985
This curriculum guide provides instructors in part-time early childhood education programs with a comprehensive overview of course descriptions, themes and topics, classroom activities and assignments, and resources. Presented in four sections--including first year courses, first year observation practicum information, second year courses, and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Child Development, Class Activities, Course Content
Lenn, Emily E.; Hatch, J. Amos – 1992
A professor from the University of Tennessee and a mathematics teacher who formerly taught kindergarten teamed up to plan and teach a kindergarten methods course for undergraduate elementary education majors. The course includes both practical and theoretical perspectives. Course readings consist of selections from textbooks and articles from…
Descriptors: Assignments, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives