An Online Reflection and Community-based Instructional Development System for Mathematics Education

该项目将为初中和高中教师创建一个在线数学教师专业发展模块系统。教师将参与在线，异步，高质量的数学学习体验，反映基于研究的生产性课堂实践和教学模式，具有主动学习和学生协作，解释和讨论。这些模块将为教师整合数学内容和教学策略。教师将利用数学任务，他们自己的学生的工作和其他资源协同工作，开发教学实践，以支持数学问题解决。为教师发展开发在线环境对于接触更多的教师、提供灵活的学习选择以及利用在线协作学习机会至关重要。特别是，该软件将允许教师分享，评论和讨论数学工作。数学教育领域需要了解数学教师发展的在线学习模块的开发和实施。该项目将创造一个环境，通过以数学为重点的模块，整合内容和教学知识。该项目建立在数学教师教育的在线异步合作模式，以创建模块。本课题的研究问题是关于教师如何建构数学知识进行在线共同教学。他们还研究了教师对学生数学作品的反思，教师合作和互惠的观点。最后，本研究探讨了如何在教学的转变是支持教师在模块中学习新的做法。实施研究将使用教师知识，问卷调查，在线平台，访谈和其他来源的工件等数据。这些将使用混合方法进行分析，以了解教师的学习，合作和使用模块，并完善模块本身。 研究结果应告知数学教师的在线学习经验的设计，教师发展的新模式，以及中学数学教师的知识和实践的理解。发现研究preK-12计划（DRK-12）旨在显着提高preK-12学生和教师的科学，技术，工程和数学的学习和教学，通过研究和开发新的创新和方法。DRK-12项目中的项目建立在STEM教育的基础研究以及为项目提供理论和经验依据的先前研究和开发工作的基础上。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The project will create a system of online mathematics teacher professional development modules for middle and high school teachers. Teachers will engage in online, asynchronous, high-quality mathematics learning experiences that mirror research-based productive classroom practices and models of instruction that feature active learning and student collaboration, explanation and discussion. The modules will integrate mathematics content and teaching strategies for teachers. The teachers will work collaboratively using math tasks, their own students’ work, and other resources to develop teaching practices to support mathematical problem solving. Developing online environments for teacher development is critical to reaching greater numbers of teachers, providing flexible options for learning, and taking advantage of online opportunities for collaborative learning. In particular, the software will allow teachers to share, comment and discuss mathematical work. The field of mathematics education needs to understand the development and implementation of online learning modules for mathematics teacher development. This project will create an environment that integrates content and pedagogical knowledge via mathematics-focused modules. The project builds on the Online Asynchronous Collaboration in Mathematics Teacher Education model to create the modules. The project’s research questions are about the how the teachers build mathematics knowledge for teaching together online. They also examine teacher reflection on students’ mathematical works, teacher collaboration, and reciprocal perspective-taking. Finally, the research examines how shifts in instruction are supported as teachers are learning new practices in the modules. The implementation study will use data such as measures of teacher knowledge, questionnaires, artifacts from the online platform, interviews, and other sources. These will be analyzed using a mixed methods approach to understand teachers’ learning, collaboration and use of the modules and to refine the modules themselves. The findings of the study should inform the design of online learning experiences for mathematics teachers, new models for teacher development, and understanding of secondary mathematics teacher knowledge and practice.The Discovery Research preK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by preK-12 students and teachers, through the research and development of new innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for the projects.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.