Full Description
This book provides an overview of a body of work conducted over the past seven years related to the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers by the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTE-Partnership), a national consortium of more than 90 universities and 100 school systems. The MTE-Partnership is organized as a Networked Improvement Community (NIC), which combines the disciplined inquiry of improvement science with the power of networking to accelerate improvement by engaging a broad set of participants. The MTE-Partnership is addressing key challenges in secondary mathematics teacher preparation, including:
• Supporting the development of content knowledge relevant to teaching secondary mathematics;
• Providing effective clinical experiences to teacher candidates;
• Recruiting secondary mathematics teacher candidates, ensuring program completion and their subsequent retention in the field as early career teachers;
• Supporting overall transformation of secondary mathematics teacher preparation in alignment with these challenges;
• Ensuring a focus on equity and social justice in secondary mathematics teacher recruitment, preparation, and induction.
This book outlines existing knowledge related to each of these key challenges, as well as the work of Research Action Clusters (RACs) formed to address the challenges. Each RAC includes participants from multiple institutions who work collaboratively to iteratively develop, test, and refine processes and products that can help programs more effectively prepare secondary mathematics teacher candidates. The book describes promising approaches to improving aspects of secondary mathematics teacher preparation developed by the RACs, including specific products that have been developed, which will inform the work of others involved in secondary mathematics teacher preparation. In addition, reflections on the use of the NIC model provides insights for others considering this research design. Particular references to the Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics (Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, 2017) are included throughout the book.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
SECTION I: IMPROVING THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
Overview of the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership
Transforming Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation Programs
Equity and Justice in the Preparation of Secondary Mathematics Teachers
SECTION II: OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MATHEMATICS
Mathematical Preparation of Secondary Mathematics Teacher Candidates
Developing Mathematical Knowledge in and for Teaching in Content Courses
Improving Freshman-Level Mathematics Courses Via Active Learning Mathematics Strategies
SECTION III: OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MATHEMATICS
Clinical Experiences for Secondary Mathematics Teacher Candidates
Improving Clinical Experiences for Secondary Mathematics Teacher Candidates
Engaging Mentor Teachers With Teacher Candidates During Methods Courses in Clinical Settings
Using Co-planning and Co-teaching Strategies to Transform Secondary Mathematics Clinical Experiences
Fostering Collaborative and Reflective Teacher Candidates Through Paired Placement Student Teaching Experiences
Fous on Improving Clinical Experiences in Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
SECTION IV: OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
Recruitment and Retention in Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Marketing Strategies for Attracting Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Supporting SecondaryMathematics Teacher Preparation Program Recruitment and Retention Efforts
Retaining Beginning Secondary Mathematics Teachers through Induction and Leadership Support
SECTION V: THE POWER OF A NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY
Looking Back to Look Ahead: Transforming Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Reflections on the MTE-Partnership: The Power of Networked Improvement Communities to Solve Complex Problems of Practice
Reflections on the MTE-Partnership: The Power of Networked Improvement Communities to Support Transformational Change
Biographies.
