Studying classroom teaching as a medium for professional development : proceedings of a U.S.-Japan workshop / Hyman Bass, Zalman Usiskin, and Gail Burrill, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bass, Hyman, 1932-

Usiskin, Zalman.

Burrill, Gail.

National Research Council (U.S.). Mathematical Sciences Education Board.

United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Japan--Congresses.

Mathematics.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNCMI) took advantage of a unique opportunity to bring educators together. In August 2000, following the Ninth International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-9) in Makuhari, Japan, MSEB and USNCMI capitalized on the presence of mathematics educators in attendance from the United States and Japan by holding a two and a half--day workshop on the professional development of mathematics teachers. This workshop used the expertise of the participants from the two countries to develop a better, more flexible, and more useful understanding of the knowledge that is needed to teach well and how to help teachers to obtain this knowledge. A major focus of the workshop was to discuss teachers (TM) opportunities in both societies -- using teaching practice as a medium for professional development. Another focus of the workshop addressed practice by considering the records of teaching, including videos of classroom lessons and cases describing teachers and their work. These proceedings reflect the activities and discussion of the workshop using both print and video to enable others to share in their experience

Contents:

Front Matter

Acknowledgments

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Reflections on the Workshop

Observations from the Study of Teaching Practice as a Medium for Professional Development

Building an International Community: Sharing Knowledge and Experiences in Professional Development for Mathematics Education

Background Context for Teacher Preparation in the United States and in Japan

Elementary Mathematics Education in the United States

Mathematics Teacher Education in Grades 7-12 in the United States

A Study of Teacher Change Through Inservice Mathematics Education Programs in Graduate School

Recurrent Education in Japan: Waseda University Education Research and Development Center

Recurrent Education in Japan: Kanagawa Prefectural Education Center

Lesson Study as Professional Development

Setting the Stage

Lesson Study: What, Why, and How?

Framing Lesson Study for U.S. Participants

Lesson Study from the Perspective of a Fourth-Grade Teacher

Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development: Video Component

Reflections on Videos: Panel

Development Through the Use of Records of Practice Professional Development Through the Use of Records of Practice

Professional Development Through Records of Instruction

Professional Development Through Written Cases

Professional Development Through the Use of Records Mathematical Knowledge of Teachers Panel

Professional Development Small Group Discussion

Appendix A: Workshop Agenda

Appendix B: Participant List

Appendix C: Steering Committee Biographical Information

Appendix D: A Plan for the Lesson on Division by a Two-Digit Number

Appendix E: A Demonstration Lesson: Function Thinking at Sixth Grade

Appendix F: A Study Lesson: Large Numbers at Fourth Grade.

Appendix G: Record of Instruction: Reasoning About Three Coins at Third Grade

Appendix H: Transcript of Excerpts from Small Group Discussions

Appendix I: A Written Case: Pattern Trains at Sixth Grade

Appendix J: To Become a Mathematics Teacher

Appendix K: Glossary

Appendix L: Workshop Reading List

Appendix M: References.

Notes:

"Mathematical Sciences Education Board/Center for Education/Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction/Board on International Scientific Organizations/Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council."

Workshop hosted by Mathematical Sciences Education Board and United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, August 2000, Makuhari, Japan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258).

ISBN:

9786610184118

9780309169967

0309169968

9781280184116

1280184116

9780309510318

0309510317

OCLC:

559256240