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Guiding Teachers in the Use of a Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum: Teacher Perceptions and Subsequent Instructional Practices after an Intensive Professional Development Program
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McGee, Jennifer R.; Wang, Chuang; Drew, Polly – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
Reforms in mathematics education call for K-12 teachers to employ standards-based pedagogies, which embody the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics' principles and standards. In order to effectively support teachers' implementation of standards-based curricula, professional development must be provided that meets teachers' needs. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development
The Influences of Three Interventions on Prospective Elementary Teachers' Beliefs about the Knowledge Base Needed for Teaching Mathematics
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Timmerman, Maria A. – School Science and Mathematics, 2004
To meet the challenge to reform mathematics education, effective opportunities to learn are needed to promote prospective elementary school teachers' development of the knowledge base that supports teaching, for mathematical proficiency. This article describes three professional development interventions and their influence on prospective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Beliefs, Preservice Teachers