WORKING GROUP 8: IMPROVING PRESERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE PREPARATION AND SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATORS

• In Event: WORKING GROUP 8: IMPROVING PRESERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE PREPARATION AND SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATORS

Description

Our working group is centered around the work of elementary mathematics teacher educators (eMTEs) who teach, or prepare/mentor those who teach, elementary content courses. We aim to conceptualize this work by focusing on: course content and pedagogy, including the learning opportunities provided for elementary (PreK-8) teachers; the educational/teaching experiences, actions, purposes, preparation, and support of eMTEs; and mathematical knowledge for teaching teachers. Our vision is to recruit researchers and practitioners to collaboratively develop instructional resources for eMTEs, including writing a handbook with research-based strategies and recommendations for teaching content courses and creating/maintaining an online repository of practitioner resources for eMTEs.

Authors

• Rachael M. Welder, Western Washington University

• Aina Appova, The Ohio State University

• Dana Olanoff, Widener University

• Cynthia E. Taylor, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

• Torrey Kulow, University of Georgia