Middle school teachers’ opinions about using Vustat and Tinkerplots in the data processing in middle school mathematics

Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Knowledge for Teaching

Kim Beswick, University of Tasmania Email: [email protected] Telephone: +61 3 6324 3167 Facsimile: +61 3 6324 3048 Abstract: Forty-two middle school mathematics teachers were presented with two mathematics problems, one requiring a percentage of an amount to be calculated and the other involving the interpretation of a pie chart showing percents. The teachers were firstly asked to provide...

Running Head: TEACHERS’ EXPECTATIONS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Teachers’ Expectations of Middle School Students

Essential skills for middle school teachers

The Effects of Sustained Professional Development on Middle School Mathematics Teachers in Urban Schools

In this study, teachers from several middle schools in New Jersey who were enrolled in a graduate mathematics class for middle school teachers were observed in their schools to determine the effects of sustained professional development on standards-based teaching habits. These teachers, along with a control group from the same schools, were rated on a rubric and their scores compared using per...

Virtual communication in middle school students' and teachers' inquiry

The aim of the study was to evaluate an innovative learning project in which middle school students and teachers completed chosen, group inquiries through virtual collaboration in a web-based learning environment. The students' task was to accomplish a cross disciplinary inquiry into cultural phenomena. Students worked mainly at home during the project and took much responsibility for their own...