ERIC Number: EJ787035
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
Pages: 5
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Developing Knowledge of Teaching Mathematics through Cooperation and Inquiry
Fernandez, Maria Lorelei
Mathematics Teacher, v101 n7 p534-538 Mar 2008
This article describes the use of microteaching lesson study as an approach to promoting collaboration and learning among teachers, particularly those in prospective-teacher education programs, through a repeated cyclic process of developing, implementing, analyzing, and revising mathematics lessons and reporting their experience. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Microteaching, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Planning, Inquiry, Knowledge Level, Teacher Collaboration, Lesson Plans, Planning, Observation, Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Peer Teaching, Cooperative Learning
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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