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Supplemental MET III References can be found here
This report serves as a timely, up-to-date resource for all who teach mathematics to teachers—mathematicians, statisticians, and mathematics educators—and all who are responsible for the mathematical education of teachers—department chairs, educational administrators, and policymakers. Organized into three grade bands, this book covers the preparation of prospective and current teachers of mathematics in pre-K–12 classrooms.
Each chapter includes specific “Calls to Action” designed to mobilize the diverse audiences involved in the mathematical education of teachers. To set the stage, the book explores cross-cutting themes that impact the mathematics teaching community across all grade levels. Topics include teacher certification policies, equity and access issues, STEM pathways, integrating new technology (including artificial intelligence) into mathematical knowledge for teaching, and the recruitment and retention of a diverse pool of mathematics teachers.
These themes are expanded during the following grade-band chapters. Each of them includes guidelines for the mathematical needs of teachers and students in that band. This overview is deepened via numerous vignettes and classroom activities which can be useful for all who teach mathematics to teachers. Taken together, the grade-band chapters provide a bird’s-eye view of the knowledge that teachers need to support students through their mathematical education.
The report is sponsored by CBMS. Each of the writers is a mathematician, statistician, or mathematics educator with substantial expertise and experience in mathematics education.
In the rapidly changing landscape of twenty-first century education, The Mathematical Education of Teachers III is an update that builds on the tradition of the first two reports. It serves as a call to action and an invaluable resource for mathematics teacher educators and anyone involved in the teacher education process.
The Mathematical Education of Teachers II may be purchased from the AMS Bookstore. The book is volume 17 in the CBMS series “Issues in Mathematics Education,” published for CBMS by the AMS in cooperation with the MAA. (The original MET book published in 2001 is still available here .)
Suggested citation for referencing this book in other publications:
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (2012). The Mathematical Education of Teachers II. Providence RI and Washington DC: American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America. The full text of the book is also available on-line below and may be downloaded in pdf format.