TA A: Teachers of mathematic: Recruitment and retention, professional development and identity

Team Chairs
Glenda Anthony. Dept. of Technology, Science and M
athematics Education, College of Education, Massey University
Address: Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
g.j.anthony@massey.ac.nz

Mellony Graven, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand
Address: Private Bag 3, P.O. WITS, 2050, South Africa
gravenm@educ.wits.ac.za

Team Members
Toshiakira Fujii, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
tfujii@u-gakugei.ac.jp

Barbro Grevholm, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Agder College, Norway
barbro.grevholm@hia.no

Peter Sullivan, Institute of Education, Faculty of Regional Development, La Trobe University, Australia
p.sullivan@latrobe.edu.au

Aims and Focus

Call for Papers

Practical Information

Programme

Papers and Discussion Documents

Aims and Focus
The thematic afternoon Teachers of Mathematics provides a further opportunity to focus on both research and development in teacher education and explore issues and problems (and solutions) of significant interest to the international community. Presentations and discussion are organised into four distinct but related parallel strands.

Strand I:

Recruitment, supply and retention of mathematics teachers

Strand II:

Professional development
· Preservice education of mathematics teachers
· In-service education of mathematics teachers

Strand III:

Mathematics teachers' identity

Strand IV:

The mathematical competency of teachers
· Issues related to teacher knowledge
· Issues related to teacher competencies (e.g. appraisal, accreditation etc.)

Additionally, we will offer a workshop on writing and publishing in the area of Teacher Education and this will be led by editorial members of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education.

The thematic afternoon concludes with a common plenary panel session involving an invited discussant from each of the four stands.

Papers within each of the strands may include research findings or a description of a programme that reflects national or international approaches to issues of recruitment or teacher education. Strands will include papers that address issues relating to the development of mathematics teachers both from a pre service perspective and from an experienced and/or teacher as learner perspective.

Call for Contributions
Our draft programme for Friday 9th July includes three sessions within each of the four parallel strands:

Session 1:

Four paper presentations (each 10 mins) followed by 20 minutes discussion.

Session 2:

Four paper presentations (each10 mins) followed by 20 minutes discussion.

Session 3:

Plenary forum in which invited panel speakers will address and respond to the issues raised in each of the four strands.

We are looking for contributions of up to 8 papers for each of the four strands.

Strand I:

Recruitment, supply and retention of mathematics teachers

Strand II:

Professional development
· Preservice education of mathematics teachers
· In-service education of mathematics teachers

Strand III:

Mathematics teachers' identity - their views on, and how they position themselves in relation to mathematics, teaching and learning:
· Journeys of pre-service teachers
· Participation and negotiation in learning communities
· Action and agency

Strand IV:

The mathematical competency of teachers
· Issues related to teacher knowledge (pedagogical, subject based, pedagogical content knowledge etc.)
· Issues related to teacher competencies (eg appraisal, accreditation etc.)

If you are interested in presenting a paper we invite you to send in a proposal. Proposals may relate to a research study, or be of the form of a position paper, or outline a promising initiative in say recruitment procedures, or teacher education programmes.

Paper Format: Proposals must be in English and should have a maximum of 4 pages (12-point Times) including references, figures, and appendices. Suggested content of the proposals:

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Title (14 point bold capitals)

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Name(s) of the author(s)

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Affiliation(s)

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Abstract (up to 10 lines single spaced and indented 1 cm)

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Main text that at least contains:

 

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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a statement of the focus of the paper;
an indication of the theoretical framework of the study
references to related literature;
methodology (if appropriate)
research results, or experiences with programme initiatives;
implications or recommendations for practice (recruitment etc.) and or theory related to professional development models, teacher education, teacher appraisal processes etc.


Proposals should be sent by email attachment to both of the co-chairs of the organising team: (Glenda Anthony [g.j.anthony@massey.ac.nz]; and Mellony Graven [gravenm@educ.wits.ac.za]) in the first instance clearly indicating which of the four strands you see it contributing to. Include the name of the corresponding author and provide an institutional address, email address and telephone number for this person. Proposals received will be acknowledged upon receipt. Informal inquiries are welcome to all members of the organising team (listed above).

Following the review of the proposals by the Organising team you will be informed whether the proposal is accepted as one of the 10 minute paper presentations which means that the proposal is to be worked out as a full paper (maximum 8 pages, single spaced).


Deadlines: [Submission date has been extended to Jan 12]

Submission of proposals:

12 Jan, 2004 [Note this is a change of date from original notice. Proposals are particularly sought for Strand 1 – Teacher recruitment and retention]

Proposal Decision:

15 Feb, 2004

Accepted full paper submission:

15 April, 2004 (max 8 pages, single line spacing)

Paper on Website:

May

Based on the received proposals the Organising Team of the TA-A will compose the final programme. An important role of the Congress policy is that each individual is restricted to one major speaking appearance. The program of TA-A is thus subject to final approval by the IPC of ICME-10.

We look forward to hearing from you all
ORGANISING TEAM: TA- A

 

Practical Information
Not finished - please contact the group organiser for information

Programme

Programme Schedule: Teachers of Mathematics

 

Strand I:

Retention and recruitment

Strand II:

Pre and in-service

Strand III:

Teacher Identity

 

Strand IV:

Mathematics competency

2:30 - 4pm

 

Parallel papers and discussion

4 – 4.30pm

 

COFFEE/TEA BREAK

4.30 – 5:10pm

 

Writing for JMTE (workshop)

Information about the Writing for JMTE Session

Organizers:

Barbara Jaworski, Editor-in-Chief

Konrad Krainer, Editor

Terry Wood, Editor

Many potential contributors to the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (JMTE) contact us about how to write articles for the journal. Several of these asked us to offer a workshop on writing for the journal during a major international meeting. In this workshop we plan a general discussion about the categories for article submission, the guidelines and the review process. However, we also plan to offer specific information about how to organize and structure a paper and what is expected to be written and included in each section. Prospective authors are encouraged to ask questions and/or bring drafts of articles in preparation.

Parallel papers and discussion

5:10 – 5:15

 

Move to plenary panel venue

5:15 – 6.30pm

Plenary Panel speakers

Retention and Recruitment:             Sue Johnston-Wilder

Pre and In –service:                        Laura Van Zoest

Teacher Identity:                            Peter Winbourne

Mathematics competency:               Babis Sakonidis

 

Theme chairs

 

Toshiakira Fujii

Glenda Anthony

Mellony Graven

Barbro Grevholm

Accepted Papers 

Strand I:          Recruitment, supply and retention of mathematics teachers

·          Corinne Angier: From structures to storied: understanding the experience of a flexible teacher training route

·          Hans Thunberg: Recruiting new groups of students to teacher training in science and mathematics

·          Yun Zhang: Combating the storage of mathematics teachers

Strand II:        Professional development

·             Blake Peterson: Mathematics student teaching in Japan: Where’s the management?

·             Will Morony: Professional development potential of teacher developed professional standards for excellence in teaching mathematics

·             Sikunder Ali Baber: Networks of learning: Professional association and the continuing education of teacher of mathematics in Pakistan

·             Paola Sztajn, Dorothy White, Amy Hackenberg, & Martha Alexsaht-Snider: Developing trusting relations in the in-service education of elementary mathematics teachers

·             Susie Groves: The influence of subject cultures on the teaching of an integrated pre-service unit in mathematics, science and technology

·             Mark Arvidson: The Dilemma of Under-prepared teachers of elementary mathematics

Strand III:       Mathematics teachers’ identity

·             Diane Parker: Official pedagogic identities from South African policy – some implications for secondary mathematics teacher education practice

·             Steve Thornton: Standards for excellence, sustainable assessment and the development of teacher identity

·             Jerome Proulx: Future teachers’ perceptions of their mathematics education program

·             Joao Pedro da Ponte: Distance education and teacher professional identity

·             K Garegae: Mathematics teachers’ identity: Exploring Botswana teachers’ lukewarmness in the implementation of curriculum reform

Strand IV:        The mathematical competency of teachers

·             Helen Forgasz: Teachers’ and pre-service teachers’ gendered beliefs: students and computers

·             Christopher Fraser & Will Morony: Assessing teachers against teacher developed professional standards for excellence in teaching mathematics

·             Iben Christiansen: Mathematical competencies and awareness in a teacher education practice

·             M. Kaldrimidou, H. Sakonidis, & M. Tzekaki: Teachers’ management of the meaning construction in the mathematics classroom

·             Youngyoul Oh:  Korean pre-service elementary teachers’ understanding of fraction concepts

·             Solange Amato: Improving student teachers’ mathematical knowledge   

 

Papers and Discussion Documents