Critical Issues In Mathematics Education 2011: Mathematical Education of Teachers, lecture 2 - Why Content Knowledge Matters in Teaching and the Implications for Teacher Education
Presenter
May 11, 2011
Keywords:
- mathematical policy
- mathematical curriculum
- teacher education
- teaching
- common core standards
MSC:
- 97B50
- 97B10
- 97Bxx
- 97D40
- 97-xx
Abstract
There is much discussion in mathematics education these days about “mathematical knowledge for teaching.” We will look at some examples of student work to see why teachers’ mathematical knowledge matters and to think about how using student work in teacher education can help develop mathematical knowledge for teaching.