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PREFACE

INTRODUCTION


FIRST STEPS

Standards for Teaching Mathematics

Overview and Assumptions

Tasks
Standard 1: Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks

Discourse
Standard 2: The Teachers' Role in Discourse
Standard 3: Students' Role in Discourse
Standard 4: Tools for Enhancing Discourse

Environment
Standard 5: Learning Environment

Analysis
Standard 6: Analysis of Teaching and Learning


Standards for the Evaluation of Teaching of Mathematics

Overview and Assumptions

The Process of Evaluation
Standard 1: The Evaluation Cycle
Standard 2: Teachers as Participants in Evaluation
Standard 3: Sources of Information

The Foci of Evaluation
Standard 4: Mathematical Concepts, Procedures, and Connections
Standard 5: Mathematics as Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Communication
Standard 6: Promoting Mathematical Disposition
Standard 7: Assessing Students' Understanding of Mathematics
Standard 8: Learning Environments


Standards for the Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics

Overview and Assumptions
Standard 1: Experiencing Good Mathematics Teaching
Standard 2: Knowing Mathematics and School Mathematics
Standard 3: Knowing Students as Learners of Mathematics
Standard 4: Knowing Mathematical Pedagogy
Standard 5: Developing as a Teacher of Mathematics
Standard 6: Teachers' Role in Professional Development


Standards for the Support and Development of Mathematics Teachers and Teaching

 
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