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Connecting Mathematics and Social and Political Issues in Mathematics Content Courses for Teachers: Examining Income Distribution
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Thanheiser, Eva – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
To allow prospective teachers to see mathematics as a useful tool to make sense of the world we redesigned a university mathematics content course for prospective elementary school teachers in the context of exploring income distribution in the United States. This allowed the prospective teachers to learn mathematics in a meaningful context and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Students
If the World Were a Village: Learning Mathematics While Learning about the World
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Thanheiser, Eva; Koestler, Courtney – Mathematics Teacher Educator, 2021
Long-standing and ongoing calls exist for making mathematics meaningful, relevant, and applicable outside the classroom. Major mathematics education organizations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics [NCSM], Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators [AMTE], TODOS: Mathematics for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Social Justice, Learning Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Developing Prospective Teachers' Conceptions with Well-Designed Tasks: Explaining Successes and Analyzing Conceptual Difficulties
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Thanheiser, Eva – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2015
Several researchers have documented prospective teachers' (PTs') conceptions of various mathematical topics. However, less is known about how PTs' conceptions develop. To address this gap, I designed two tasks with the goals of addressing the PTs' initial conceptions of multidigit whole numbers and helping them develop more sophisticated ones. I…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Numbers
Motivating Prospective Elementary Teachers to Learn Mathematics via Authentic Tasks
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Thanheiser, Eva; Philipp, Randolph A.; Fasteen, Jodi – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
Motivating prospective elementary school teachers (PTs) to learn mathematics in university mathematics content courses remains a constant challenge. While authentic tasks are readily available for students taking methods courses, which generally appear later in students' educational experience, authentic experiences for students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Authentic Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Activities