International Approaches to Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers / 
edited by Nadine Bednarz, Dario Fiorentini, and Rongjin Huang. 
 - Ottawa :  University of Ottawa Press,  2011. 
 - xviii, 263 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"Schools everywhere are being confronted with the evolution of learning/teaching paradigms that ultimately call into question a number of traditional mathematical teaching practices. These changes demand serious reflection on how to support frontline educators who are expected to continue developing their teaching skills.  Alternative approaches to professional development have been established worldwide to support practitioner education and contribute to professional development that is informed by practice, created for practice and refined in practice. This volume aims to provide a rich portrait of these emergent strategies in the professional development of mathematics teachers, designed to bridge the divide between theory and practice.  Written by researchers in the field of mathematics teacher education around the world, the authors examine innovative approaches that are being established in the international community to support the professional development of teachers of mathematics. Most of these approaches take seriously into account the practitioner's point of view and are fundamentally rooted in the context of the classroom." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION Experiences in Different Countries in the Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers /   Nadine Bednarz, Dario Fiorentini, and Rongjin Huang Part 1: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION Chapter 1: Situating Mathematics Teacher Education in a Global Context /   Barbara Jaworski Part 2: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS Chapter 2: The Professional Development of a Mathematics Teacher in the Role of a Subject Leader /   Claudia Canha Nunes  Chapter 3: Mentoring as Professional Development: A Case from Secondary-Level Mathematics /   Ginger Rhodes and Patricia S. Wilson Chapter 4: Facilitating Mathematics Teachers' Professional Development through Ranking and Promotion in Mainland China /   Yeping Li, Rongjin Huang, Jiansheng Bao, and Yadong Fan Part 3: PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS Chapter 5: Secondary Teachers' Professional Development through the Exploration of School Mathematics /   Jérôme Proulx Chapter 6: Dialogue among In-Service Teachers in an Internet-based Mathematics Education Program /   Mario Sanchez Chapter 7: In-service Professional Development for Teachers of Pre-University Mathematics /   Bernard Murphy Part 4: EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS Chapter 8: In-Service Teacher Education: A Collaborative Experience with Non-Specialist Teachers who Teach Mathematics /   Nielce Meneguelo da Costa Chapter 9: Formative Processes: Sharing Learning Experiences in Geometry /   Adair Mendes Nacarato and Regina Celia Grando Chapter 10: Collaborative Work and Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers: Analysis of a Brazilian Experience /   Ana Cristina Ferreira, Maria Angela Miorim Chapter 11: Assessing a Research/Professional Development Model in Patterns and Algebra /   Ruth Beatty and Catherine D. Bruce Chapter 12: Professional Development: From Telling to Listening /   Christine Suurtamm and Nancy Vezina Chapter 13: Continuing Professional Education of Mathematics Teachers: Learning by Investigating /   Carmen Lucia Brancaglion Passos and Maiza Lamonato Chapter 14: The Role of Self-Regulated Learning in Professional Development of Mathematics Elementary Teachers /   Bracha Kramarski and Tali Revach Chapter 15: Investigating and Writing in the Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers /   Maria Teresa Menezes Freitas, and Dario Fiorentini Part 5: REFORMS, CURRICULAR CHANGE, AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Chapter 16: Factors Affecting the Implementation of Reforms in Secondary School Mathematics /   Naomi Chissick Chapter 17: Teacher Development and Curricular Change: A Research Program /   Dario Fiorentini, Rosana G.S. Miskulin, Regina C. Grando and Adair M. Nacarato, Carmen L.B. Passos, and Dione L. Carvalho Chapter 18: Researching Effective Continuing Professional Development in Mathematics Education. /   Els de Geest, Marie Joubert, Rosamund Sutherland, Jenni Back, and Christine Hirst CONCLUSION Education of Practising Teachers, Professional Life, and Development of Mathematics Teachers /   Nadine Bednarz, Dario Fiorentini, and Rongjin Huang Contributors Index 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780776607474 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>cn2011902965 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching.<br/>Mathematics teachers--Training of.