ACTIVITY FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS Reflections provide participants an opportunity to think through big ideas, content, and their practice. When doing work on counting collections in professional…
As a professional developer working with preschool teachers who have had few opportunities to engage in work with others on their teaching of mathematics, I have three main goals: (1)
As a teacher educator working with preservice participants who are just beginning their preschool teaching careers, I have three main goals: (1) to help students draw on their own experiences
As professional developers we often have little opportunity ourselves to learn more about preparing and supporting preschool teachers teach mathematics. The materials in these modules are to support you in
A short session with preschool teachers can spark their interest in how upcoming professional development work can support them in improving their practice. The session will help them see what is possible
Over a few days, preschool teachers can learn about the development of children’s counting, see how that fits with the their curricula, and learn how to embed work on counting
A vignette about Joan and Tessa exploring how teachers learn to help their children explore math, not only through play, but also intentional teaching.by Linda M. Platas
This is a story of participants who think that they are not good at math and are not enthusiastic about teaching it. They learn that early math education is important and
This is the story of two teachers who learn how to blend their insistence on high quality support for early math learning with an approach that uses children’s natural engagement in
