Web - The Mathematics Education Research Committee (MERC) is sponsored by the  Kentucky Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and structured to divide attention into three major workgroup sets. These are organized by important topics and issues that affect the teaching of mathematics, P-20, in Kentucky.

• Work Group Set 1: Kentucky SB-1 and, the Kentucky ACT Initiative

• Work Group Set 2: Elementary Teacher Mathematics Preparation Reform and, the Elementary Mathematics Specialist Endorsement

• Work Group Set 3: Topics and Terms in Mathematics Education, and Developing a Mathematics (Numeracy) Literacy Program as a companion to the Language Literacy Program

Posted March 4, 2010

Web - The National Council on Teacher Quality advocates for reforms in a broad range of teacher policies at the federal, state, and local levels in order to increase the number of effective teachers. In particular we recognize the absence of much of the evidence necessary to make a compelling case for change and seek to fill that void with a research agenda that has direct and practical implications for policy. We are committed to lending transparency and increasing public awareness about the three sets of institutions that have the greatest impact on teacher quality: states, teacher preparation programs, and teachers unions.  See the report - No Common Denominator: The Preparation of Elementary Teachers in Mathematics by America's Education Schools, June 2008

Posted July 1, 2008

.pdf – Foundations for Success, The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. Chapter 6: Teachers and Teacher Education; (2008) by the  U.S. Department of Education.

Posted March 28, 2008

web – Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) 2005 Survey:  Statistical Abstract of Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematical Sciences in the United States,  by David J. Lutzer, Stephen B. Rodi, Ellen E. Kirkman, and James W. Maxwell.  American Mathematical Society.

Posted March 26, 2008

web – Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 6^th Edition by John Van de Walle

This leading K-8 math methods book has the most coverage of the NCTM standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any math methods book currently available.  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help readers develop a real understanding of the mathematics they teach. John Van de Walle, one of the foremost experts on how children learn mathematics, finds that 80 percent of the students who purchase this book keep it for reference when they begin their professional teaching careers. This book reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of mathematics instruction. Improvements for the sixth edition include sections on planning for a diverse classroom and a completely new section addressing planning in a classroom where there are English language learners.

Posted March 26, 2008

web – VITAL:  Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning Early Childhood Mathematics Education, to be distributed to teacher education programs nationwide in May 2009.  The National Science Foundation is supporting the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) and Herbert Ginsburg, Jacob H. Schiff Foundations Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, with a grant to continue development of Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL), a learning environment for early childhood mathematics educators. This web-based application was first used in Professor Ginsburg’s Development of Mathematical Thinking course at Teachers College in 2003.

Posted March 24, 2008

web – Ginsburg, Herbert P., Sun Lee, Joon, and Stevenson Boyd, Judi (2008)  Mathematics Education for Young Children: What It is and How to Promote It.  Social Policy Report; Giving Child and Youth Development Knowledge Away, Volume XXII, Number 1.  This report gives suggestions for improving and supporting pre-service and in-service teacher training for understanding and developing early childhood mathematics.

Posted March 24, 2008