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What’s happening in Australian mathematics professional learning?
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Reaburn, R and Kilpatrick, S and Fraser, S and Beswick, K and Muir, T, What's happening in Australian mathematics professional learning?, Proceedings of the 2016 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, 27 November - 1 December 2016, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pp. 1-13. ISSN 1324-9320 (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The project, Towards Educating Mathematics Professionals Encompassing Science
and Technology (TEMPEST), examines the extent and quality of professional
learning (PL) opportunities for teachers of mathematics. Teaching of Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has become a focus of the
Australian Government as these subjects are seen as essential to the future
Australian economy. It is a professional requirement that teachers undergo PL.
Many teachers of mathematics are not mathematics specialists and therefore it is
essential that PL is of high quality. One aim of the TEMPEST project is to provide a
quality framework to ensure the standard of any PL offered. Before developing this
framework, 65 experts who deliver, design or facilitate mathematics PL for teachers
were surveyed to determine the current state of mathematics PL in Australia. This
paper summarises and analyses their responses. It describes current PL including
year level focus, format (one-day workshop, weekly sessions for example) and type
of teacher targeted. The paper reports gaps in PL currently offered throughout the
country. Some gaps were identified by the expert respondents, while others emerged
from analysis of the survey data. Gaps are reported in terms of target teacher
audience, year level focus, location and PL format.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | mathematics, professional development |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Education systems |
| Research Field: | Teacher education and professional development of educators |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
| Objective Field: | Teacher and instructor development |
| UTAS Author: | Reaburn, R (Dr Robyn Reaburn) |
| UTAS Author: | Kilpatrick, S (Professor Sue Kilpatrick) |
| UTAS Author: | Fraser, S (Professor Sharon Fraser) |
| UTAS Author: | Beswick, K (Professor Kim Beswick) |
| UTAS Author: | Muir, T (Associate Professor Tracey Muir) |
| ID Code: | 114210 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2017-02-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-06-13 |
| Downloads: | 90 View Download Statistics |
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