Improving Teacher Knowledge in K-12 Schooling Perspectives on STEM Learning /

This volume examines how several key components of the mathematics education system in the United States fail to provide teachers with adequate and effective tools to teach mathematics in K-12 classrooms. These components consist of teachers' own learning experiences as students in K-12 classro...

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Main Author: Newton, Xiaoxia A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319712079
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. K-12 Mathematical Learning Experiences
  • 2. Teachers' and Math Coaches' Understanding of Basic Mathematical Ideas
  • 3. Undergraduate STEM Majors' Understanding of Slope
  • 4. Opportunities to Learn Mathematics through Professional Development and Instructional Tools
  • 5. Conceptual Understanding of Foundational Mathematical Topics: What Might They Look Like?
  • 6. Placing Mathematics Teachers' Content Training in the Broader Context in the US. .