Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education is intended to advance relevant research and innovative international practices in the preparation and professional development of mathematics teachers. Emerging from discussion at the ICMI study on teacher professional development, this volume, focused on primary and elementary teachers, culls a richness that can only be found by gathering wisdom from varied experiences around the world.
The choice of tasks, and the associated pedagogies, is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics. Arguing that what students learn is largely defined by the tasks they are given, several major themes are presented. One such major strand, the form, function and focus of tasks, is discussed throughout several chapters, offering analysis, discussion of implementation, and exemplars of a broader category of illustrative techniques for developing critical understanding.
Author(s): Barbro Grevholm, Richard Millman, Barbara Clarke (auth.), Barbara Clarke, Barbro Grevholm, Richard Millman (eds.)
Series: Mathematics Teacher Education 4
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 310
Tags: Mathematics Education; Teacher Education
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 7-9
Function, Form and Focus: The Role of Tasks in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education....Pages 1-5
Using Lesson Study to Develop an Appreciation of and Competence in Task Design....Pages 11-24
Reflecting on the Process of Task Adaptation and Extension: The Case of Computational Starters....Pages 25-36
Tasks for Primary Student Teachers: A Task of Mathematics Teacher Educators....Pages 37-49
The Mathematics Teaching Portfolio: A Reflective Tool for Developing Professional Growth and Improving Classroom Practices....Pages 51-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-69
Pushing Probability and Statistics Tasks in a New Direction....Pages 71-84
Logic in Wonderland: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as the Context of a Course in Logic for Future Elementary Teachers....Pages 85-103
Tasks using Video Clips of Children in a Content Mathematics Course for Future Elementary School Teachers....Pages 105-112
Teacher Tasks for Mathematical Insight and Reorganization of What it Means to Learn Mathematics....Pages 113-130
Teaching and Understanding Mathematical Modelling through Fermi-Problems....Pages 131-146
A Research-Based Workshop Design for Volume Tasks....Pages 147-160
Task-Based Lessons: The Central Focus of a Mathematics Content Course for Future Elementary Teachers....Pages 161-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-175
The Use of Relational Games in Initial Teacher Education: Bringing the Classroom into the Lecture Theatre....Pages 177-196
Using Mathematically Rich Tasks to Deepen the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Primary Teachers....Pages 197-214
From Professional Tasks in Collaborative Environments to Educational Tasks in Mathematics Teacher Education....Pages 215-234
The Analysis of Classroom-Based Processes as a Key Task in Teacher Training for the Approach to Early Algebra....Pages 235-261
Outdoor Mathematical Experiences: Constructivism, Connections, and Health....Pages 263-273
From Teacher Education to Teacher Practice: A Gap Affecting the Implementation of Tasks....Pages 275-284
Concluding Remarks....Pages 285-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-309
