ERIC Number: ED582038
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 80
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-309-46589-2
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Supporting Mathematics Teachers in the United States and Finland: Proceedings of a Workshop
Beatty, Alexandra; Ferreras, Ana
National Academies Press
For the past 17 years, the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNC/MI) has held workshops with mathematics educators from countries that typically perform well on international assessments and have a history of strong mathematics education programs, such as Japan, China, and South Korea. Finland is among this group. Even though its mathematics education system has some common characteristics with other top-performing nations, such as a great social respect for the teaching profession, it also has unique characteristics. The USNC/MI, a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, planned a workshop at which U.S. and Finnish mathematics educators could exchange information and ideas about the preparation of new mathematics teachers and the means of providing them with support and professional development throughout their careers. While this is not the first time U.S. and Finnish mathematics educators have discussed educational practices, this workshop focused primarily on teacher development in both nations in the context of mathematics education. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Mathematics Teachers, Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Workshops, Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Educational Practices, Public School Teachers, Educational Trends, Mathematics Instruction, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Teacher Collaboration, Technology Uses in Education, Student Diversity, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teacher Recruitment, Professional Personnel, Training Methods, Communities of Practice, Teacher Role
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: National Academies, National Academy of Sciences; National Academies, National Academy of Engineering; National Academies, National Academy of Medicine
Identifiers - Location: Finland; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1445104
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