ERIC Number: EJ1382391
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-2167-9789
Building Mathematics Professional Development with an Explicit Attention to Concepts and Student Opportunities to Struggle Framework
Hughes, Gwyneth; Carney, Michele B.; Champion, Joe; Yundt, Lindsey
Mathematics Teacher Educator, v11 n2 p93-116 Feb 2023
Two broad categories of instructional practices, (a) explicitly attending to concepts and (b) fostering students' opportunities to struggle, have been consistently linked to improving students' mathematical learning and achievement. In this article, we describe an effort to build these practices into a framework that is useful for a diverse set of professional development (PD) offerings. We describe three examples of how the framework is used to support teacher learning and classroom instructional practice: a state-mandated course, lesson studies, and a large-scale teacher-researcher alliance. Initial findings suggest that consistently emphasizing this framework provides both content and structural guidance during PD development and gives coherence and focus to teachers' PD experiences.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Mathematics Achievement, Lesson Plans, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Guidelines, Required Courses, Classroom Communication, Teacher Certification, State Policy, Teacher Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Researchers, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Tests, College School Cooperation, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Idaho (Boise)
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1907840