Alison Millett

Primary Mathematics and the Developing Professional Alison Millett 2004 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This text develops a framework within which to discuss primary school teachers making changes to their understandings and practices. The framework has been developed to allow the complexity of the internal and external aspects of change processes to be explored in a holistic way. Table of Contents: The Context for Change: A Model for Discussion.- The Role of the Mathematics Co-Ordinator: A Source of in-School Support.- The Role of the School in Developing Mathematics.- The Mediating Role of Textual Materials in Teachers Response to Calls for Classroom Reform.- Responses of Teachers to a Course of Intensive Training.- The Dynamics of Teacher Decision-Making: Case Studies of Teachers Responding to the National Numeracy Strategy.- Professional Development from a Cognitive and Social Standpoint.- Teacher Reflection, Identity and Belief Change in the Context of Primary Came.- Drawing Conclusions."Publisher Marketing: This text develops a framework within which to discuss primary school teachers making changes to their understandings and practices. The framework has been developed to allow the complexity of the internal and external aspects of change processes to be explored in a holistic way.

Contributor Bio:  Askew, Mike Mike Askew, a Professor of Math Education at King s College London, taught in elementary schools for several years, and now works in teacher education.