Undergraduate research is increasingly prevalent in many fields of study, but it is not yet widespread in mathematics education. We argue that expanding undergraduate research opportunities in mathematics education would be beneficial to the field. Such opportunities can be impactful as either extracurricular or course-embedded experiences. To help readers envision directions for undergraduate research experiences in mathematics education with prospective teachers, we describe a model built on a design-based research paradigm. The model engages pairs of prospective teachers in working with faculty mentors to design instructional sequences and test the extent to which they support children’s learning. Undergraduates learn about the nature of systematic mathematics education research and how careful analyses of classroom data can guide practice. Mentors gain opportunities to pursue their personal research interests while guiding undergraduate pairs. We explain how implementing the core cycle of the model, whether on a small or large scale, can help teachers make instructional decisions that are based on rich, qualitative classroom data.
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Systemic coherence through a shared vision of mathematics instruction. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, 2-11.
Recent research on instructional vision offers new insights into the challenges of systemic coherence when implementing educational innovations at scale. In this paper, we retrospectively examine the work of our statewide partnership of mathematics education leaders for implementing new state mathematics standards. we identify three categories of designs that improved coherence during implementation and highlight the role of instructional vision in each.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2100895
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10336162
- Editor(s):
- Bateiha, S.; Cobbs, G.
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2-11
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- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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