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posted by:
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Deborah Ball
on May 21, 2003
at 6:08AM
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subject:
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What are the incentives to study mathematics?
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On one hand, I agree that teachers have to be part of anything having
to do with their learning, and learning mathematics for teaching is no
exception. However, on the other hand, learners (and adults are no
exception) only can name some of what they need to learn. I am sure I
cannot tell you fully what it would help me to know better. I think
there is an equally important question about how we create credibility
and inspire a sense that PD contains important and valid experiences.
I can easily understand that working on "higher" mathematics concepts
would not convince most teachers. The question we face is not only how
to involve teachers in figuring out what to work on, but how to talk
with each other--as teachers of teachers -- how to figure that out, and
how to build PD that is convincing and credible.
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