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Kalchman, Mindy S. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2009
Kalchman describes and discusses preservice teachers' changing views of what it means to know and do mathematics both inside and outside the classroom walls. The context for change is a weekly assignment for methods students to describe and solve mathematical problems in situations that they confront in day-to-day life. The assignment supports…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving, Mathematics Activities, Teaching Methods
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Zazkis, Rina – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1999
Presents examples of mathematical experiences and investigations for preservice teachers. Discusses potential benefits of the suggested mathematical experiences for the personal and professional growth of teachers. Contains 21 references. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
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Simonsen, Linda M.; Teppo, Anne R. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Presents a set of tasks using a child's invented strategy and a nonstandard algorithm to illustrate one way to facilitate the development of mathematical and pedagogical dispositions. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Bates, Peggy; Greiner, Elizabeth; Hampshire, Jane; Jolly, Sylvia; Keel, Eddie; Lancaster, Edith; Leake, Cindy; Locum, Jennifer; Moore, Vanessa; Morton, Sherry; Moser, Sue; Peterson, Bonnie; Simmons, Jo Ann; Stewart, Ron – 1998
Technology has revolutionized the way mathematics and science are taught and few innovations in mathematics education have had as much impact as the graphing calculator. Fourteen classroom teachers were brought together during the summer of 1997 and during a week-long workshop, the teachers collaborated to develop a resource guide for integrating…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Technology, Graphing Calculators, Inservice Teacher Education