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Proceedings Of The Seventh Annual Meeting Of The Georgia Association Of Mathematics Teacher Educators Introductory Texts
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Contents of 7th Annual GAMTE Proceedings Front Matter:
- Proceedings Committee
- Officers of GAMTE
- Purposes and Goals of GAMTE
- Table of Contents
- Letter from President
How Differing Interpretations Of Making Mathematics Fun Influence Teaching Practice, Amanda Sawyer
How Differing Interpretations Of Making Mathematics Fun Influence Teaching Practice, Amanda Sawyer
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
I investigated an experienced teacher and a beginning teacher who held similar beliefs about making mathematics learning fun yet held different interpretations of implementation. I found when a teacher equated fun with problem solving, her classroom practice included activities with higher-level thinking skills. In contrast, a teacher who defined fun as students’ enjoyment layered manipulatives and group work on top of procedures. Therefore, teachers need opportunities to reflect on the nature of student understanding as a precursor to shaping their views of fun.
Negative phrases and attitudes toward mathematics have become commonplace in popular culture. Perhaps in response to this …
The Mathematics Teacher Educator’S Reflection On Edtpa: The Basics And The Complexity Of Georgia’S Implementation, Lynn Stallings, Woong Lim
The Mathematics Teacher Educator’S Reflection On Edtpa: The Basics And The Complexity Of Georgia’S Implementation, Lynn Stallings, Woong Lim
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Beginning in fall 2015, Georgia will require that all teacher candidates pass the edTPA, a performance-based assessment, as a requirement for initial certification. With the potential to impact teacher preparation programs in a profound way, the questions and issues related to the implementation of edTPA merit some critical reflection. In this article, we introduce the brief history of the instrument and review the basics of edTPA with a particular interest in middle grades mathematics. Furthermore, drawing upon our experience with edTPA during a pilot program and the extensive knowledge base of edTPA rubrics and scoring process, we present issues related …