Evaluating mathematics teachers' professional development motivations and needs

The Professional Development Needs of Primary Teachers in Teaching Mathematics

What teachers’ want: Identifying mathematics teachers’ professional learning needs

Teachers' professional development and the elementary mathematics classroom

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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,...

Developing a Professional Development Program Model Based on Teachers’ Needs

This paper presents a model of a teacher needs-based (TNB) professional development program. The TNB model formed the foundation of three externally funded professional development programs. The objectives of this model are to maximize the effects of a professional development program, and to help participants sustain their learning over the long term. The goals, content, main activities, and s...