Building on Cross-National Comparisons to Improve the Preparation and Support of Teachers of Mathematics

宾夕法尼亚大学梅纳德分校基于跨国比较改善数学教师的准备和支持该奖项支持一个双边研讨会，以审查美国和中国的数学教师准备情况。研讨会由宾夕法尼亚大学教育研究生院和中国的两个合作机构--北京师范大学和东中国师范大学联合举办。研讨会将启动两国教师教育工作者之间的知识交流，并制定联合研究议程。具体目标包括a)增加两国关于数学教师培训和数学教学方面有希望的做法和现有挑战的比较知识库，以及b)促进跨文化思想交流和为数学教育领域可能的国际合作研究探索问题和要点。主要活动包括在费城宾夕法尼亚州立大学举办的S专家研讨会(2008年秋季)，以及两国国家公认的大师中学教师之间的有组织的交流。这次交流包括15名美国早期职业研究人员和5名数学教育研究生。

ABSTRACT0738019 MAYNARD, UNIVERSTY OF PENNSYLVANIA Building on Cross-National Comparisons to Improve the Preparation and Support of Teachers of MathematicsThis award supports a bilateral workshop to examine the preparation of mathematics teachers in the United States and in China. The workshop is co-organized by The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Graduate School of Education (GSE) and two partner institutions in China, Beijing Normal University (BNU) and East China Normal University (ECNU). The workshop will initiate knowledge exchanges among teacher educators in both countries and forge a joint research agenda. Specific objectives include a) increasing the comparative knowledge base in both nations about promising practices in and existing challenges to mathematics teacher preparation and mathematics instruction, and b) promoting the cross-cultural exchange of ideas and the exploration of questions and points for possible international collaborative research in mathematics education. Major activities include an expert s workshop at Penn GSE in Philadelphia (fall 2008) and structured exchanges between nationally recognized master middle school teachers from both countries. The exchange includes 15 U.S. early-career researchers and 5 graduate students in mathematics education.