Knowing and learning mathematics for teaching [electronic resource] : [proceedings of a workshop] / Mathematics Teacher Preparation Content Workshop Program Steering Committee, Center for Education, Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council.

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Book
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English
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Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.
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1 online resource (xiii, 217 p.) : ill., digital, PDF file.

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  • "Proceedings of a workshop"--Cover.
  • "This study was supported by Grant No. DUE-9706060 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation"--T.p. verso.
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Contents
  • Teacher's Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics 11
  • Knowledge of Fundamental Mathematics for Teaching / Liping Ma, Cathy Kessel 12
  • Elementary Teachers and Essential Mathematical Knowledge / Mark Saul 17
  • What Is Fundamental Mathematics? / Genevieve Knight 20
  • Reconsidering the Mathematics That Teachers Need to Know 23
  • Investigating Teaching Practice: Setting the Stage 25
  • What Mathematical Knowledge Is Entailed in Teaching Children to Reason Mathematically? / Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Hyman Bass 26
  • Reaction to the Presentation by Deborah Ball and Hyman Bass / James Lewis 35
  • Investigating Teaching Practice: What Mathematical Knowledge, Skills, and Sensibilities Does It Take? 39
  • Analyzing Student Thinking / Virginia Bastable 40
  • Remodeling Mathematical Tasks / Olga G. Torres 49
  • Analyzing Student Work / Michaele F. Chappell 53
  • Managing Class Discussion / Erick Smith 60
  • What Kinds of Mathematical Knowledge Matter in Teaching? 65
  • Perspectives from a Mathematician / Alan Tucker 66
  • Perspectives from a Mathematics Educator / Deborah Schifter 69
  • Perspectives from the Community College / Gladys Whitehead 72
  • How Can Teachers Develop Such Mathematical Knowledge? 75
  • Investigating Alternative Approaches to Helping Teachers Learn Mathematics 77
  • Student Curriculum Materials: Japanese Teachers' Manuals / Shin-ying Lee 78
  • Student Curriculum Materials: Investigations in Number, Data, and Space / Marco Ramirez 86
  • Case Materials / Carne Barnett 90
  • Programs and Practices / Deborah Schifter, Virginia Bastable, Jill Bodner Lester 94
  • Video as a Delivery Mechanism / Bradford Findell, Deborah Loewenberg Ball 98
  • Promising Approaches for Helping Prospective Elementary Teachers Learn Mathematics for Teaching 105
  • Looking at Textbooks / Richard Askey 106
  • Professional Growth of a Classroom Teacher / Carol Midgett 116
  • Importance of Mathematical Content / Alice Gill 119
  • NSF and Teacher Preparation Programs / James Lightbourne 122
  • Where Are We? Moderator's Summary / Joan Ferrini-Mundy 125
  • Concluding Remarks: Deborah Loewenberg Ball 127
  • Discussion Group Reports 129
  • Appendix C Homework Problems 169
  • Appendix E Transcript of Ball Videos 174
  • Appendix F Explanation of the Unit on Weight 183
  • Appendix G Excerpts from Investigations 193
  • Appendix H Mathematics Case Methods Project 201.
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67834911
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