Participant Workshop Readings

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Required:

Merseth, K. (2003). What is Pi? In Windows on Teaching Math. Cases of Middle and Secondary Classrooms. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Highly Recommended:

Loewenberg Ball, D. (2003). What Mathematical Knowledge is Needed for Teaching Mathematics? (unpub). Paper presented at the February 6, 2003 Secretary’s Summit on Mathematics, Washington, DC.

Britton, E., Raizen, S., Paine, L., & Huntley, M.A. More Swimming, Less Sinking. Perspectives on Teacher Induction in the U.S. and Abroad. (un pub). Paper presented at the March 6-7, 2000 meeting of the National Commission on Teaching Mathematics and Science in the 21st Century.

Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. (2001). Issues in Mathematics Education Volume II - The Mathematical Education of Teachers. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society.

Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. (2001). The Mathematical Education of Teachers. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America.

Hinds, Michael deCourcy (2002). Teaching as a Clinical Profession: A New Challenge for Education. New York, NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Mathematical Sciences Education Board (1996). The Preparation of Teachers of Mathematics: Considerations and Challenges: A Letter Report.

National Research Council (2002). Learning and Understanding. Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools - Content Panel Report: Mathematics. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

RAND Mathematics Study Panel (2002). Mathematical Proficiency for All Students: Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education. Chapter 2A (pp. 12-24). RAND Corporation.

U.S. Department of Education (2002). Title II - Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals.

Usiskin, Z. (2001). Teachers' Mathematics: A Collection of Content Deserving To Be A Field (unpub). Paper presented at the November 2-3, 2001 National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers sponsored by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences.

White House (2002). A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom: Improving Teacher Quality and Enhancing the Profession.

Whittington, D. (2002). Status of High School Mathematics Teaching. In Horizon Research, Inc., 2000 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education.

Wilson, S.M. & Berne, J. (1999). Teacher learning and acquisition of professional knowledge: An examination of research on contemporary professional development. Review of Research in Education, 24, 173-209. (Not available electronically)