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Building Mathematics Professional Development with an Explicit Attention to Concepts and Student Opportunities to Struggle Framework

Authors :
Hughes, Gwyneth
Carney, Michele B.
Champion, Joe
Yundt, Lindsey
Source :
Mathematics Teacher Educator. Feb 2023 11(2):93-116.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2167-9789
Volume :
11
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Mathematics Teacher Educator
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1382391
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2021.0030