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Paper 3: Actively Engaging Pre-Service Teachers In Geometry And Measurement, Kadian M. Callahan
Paper 3: Actively Engaging Pre-Service Teachers In Geometry And Measurement, Kadian M. Callahan
Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (GAMTE) Annual Conference
Current work in mathematics education suggests that the learning experiences in which teachers engage during undergraduate study influences their knowledge of and beliefs about mathematics and the ways in which they will teach (Allen, et. al., 2008; CBMS, 2001; Hill, Rowan, & Ball, 2005; National Research Council, 2001). However, very little is known about pre-service teachers’ learning experiences and how those experiences influence their thinking about mathematics teaching and learning. The classroom excerpt described here attempts to illuminate how pre-service, elementary teachers’ active engagement in the learning of geometry and measurement influences their mathematical power: a positive disposition toward mathematics, …