Common features of professional development activities for mathematics and science teachers

Teachers' professional development and the elementary mathematics classroom

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The Professional Development Needs of Primary Teachers in Teaching Mathematics

Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers, Volume 46, Number 5

General Background “You can’t teach what you don’t know”, but too many of our mathematics teachers may be doing exactly that: teaching what they don’t know. This is one of the key findings of the landmark 1983 education document A Nation at Risk. What was true back in 1983 is even more true today. Since the only way to achieve better mathematics education is to have better mathematics teachers,...

Language Learning Materials Development for Teachers’ Professional Development

Coursebooks are normally written to contain information, instruction, exposure, and activities that learn- ers at a particular level need to enhance their communicative competence in the target language. Howev- er, many global course books make attempts to include content, topics, and texts that do not disadvantage any learner around the world. That is why global course books normally do ...

Science and Mathematics Teachers of the Future

This paper presents the project Science and Mathematics Teachers of the Future. The aim of the project is to develop and implement a graduate level equivalent degree program in mathematics and science instruction for in-service teachers of lower secondary education. This aim is achieved in the programme through involving the teachers in design, implementation and evaluation of innovative instru...