Twin Texts and Technology: Enhancing Algebra Instruction for Elementary Teachers

Teachers and Technology: Enhancing Technology Competencies for Preservice Teachers

Curriculum and Instruction for Technology Teachers

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Helping Elementary Teachers Build Mathematical Generality into Curriculum and Instruction

This article explores how elementary teachers can use functional thinking to build algebraic reasoning into curriculum and instruction. In particular, we examine how children think about functions and how instructional materials and school activities can be extended to support students’ functional thinking. Data are taken from a five-year research and professional development project conducted ...

Touch typing instruction: Elementary teachers' beliefs and practices

Writers have a limited number of cognitive resources to allocate to the task. Consequently, searching for keyboard letters restricts them from fully engaging in the writing process. High expectations for writing across all levels of education suggest the need for touch typing skills. This mixed methods study examined the beliefs and practices of elementary teachers related to teaching students ...

Adapting math instruction to support prospective elementary teachers

Purpose – Elementary teachers‘ understanding of mathematics is a significant contributor to student success with mathematics. Consequently, teacher educators are frequently charged with the responsibility of supporting the development of prospective elementary teachers‘ mathematics content knowledge as they re-learn concepts in ways they are required to teach. The purpose of this paper is to de...