RUME 26
2024
Omaha, Nebraska
Learning to Teach Teachers: Community College Faculty Explore Fraction Tasks for Teaching
Page: 1051
Teaching mathematics for future elementary teachers is fundamentally different from other forms of mathematics and thus requires different knowledge. As community colleges become increasingly involved in the process of training future teachers, it is essential to explore how instructors at these institutions develop as mathematics teacher educators. This paper reports on a preliminary exploration of how community college faculty grappled with teaching-oriented mathematical tasks involving fractions. Choices of mathematical representation, selection of answer before and after discussion, and overall themes are discussed, with a focus on development of mathematical content knowledge for teaching.