Resources for preparing middle school mathematics teachers / edited by Cheryl Beaver, Laurie Burton, Maria Fung, and Klay Kruczek.

Preparing middle grades mathematics teachers at Georgia College and State University / Angel R. Abney, Nancy B. Mizelle, and Janet Shiver -- The mathematics for middle school teachers program at Western Oregon University / Cheryl Beaver, Rachel Harrington, and Klay Kruczek -- Connecting middle school mathematics with college mathematics: a core of mathematics courses for middle grade mathematics teachers / Ira J. Papick -- The middle school program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh / Jennifer Szydlik, John Beam, Eric Kuennen, and Carol Seaman -- The master of arts in middle school mathematics program at Salem (MA) State University / Julie A. Belock -- The math in the middle institute: strengthening middle level teachers' mathematical and pedagogical capacities / Ruth M. Heaton, W. James Lewis, and Wendy M. Smith -- A professional development program for middle school math teachers in Maryland / M. Elizabeth Mayfield and Christy Danko Graybeal -- Discrete mathematics: a course in problem solving in 21st century middle school teachers / Tanya Cofer, Valerie A. DeBellis, Cathy Liebars, Joseph G. Rosenstein, Bonnie Saunders, and Margaret Wirth -- Guided discovery in a discrete mathematics course for middle school teachers / Mary Flahive and Reva Kasman -- Geometry for middle school teachers at Northern Kentucky University / Bethany Noblitt -- A number and algebra course for middle school math teachers / Michael Mays and David Miller -- Verically connecting precalculus and calculus with middle school mathematics / Theresa Jorgensen -- Visual college algebra for teachers / Laurie J. Burton and Klay T. Kruczek -- Probability and statistics for prospective middle grade teachers / Jennifer Szydlik, John Beam, Eric Kuennen, and Carol Seaman -- Vermont middle level mathematics initiative: courses and materials for mathematical educators / George Ashline and Marny Frantz -- Challenging yet accessible mathematics courses for middle level teachers / Ruth M. Heaton, W. James Lewis, Michelle R. Homp, Steven R. Dunbar, and Wendy M. Smith.

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Middle school mathematics teachers occupy a unique place in the mathematical development of students. These teachers need to be proficient in all elementary mathematics topics, together with some secondary mathematics topics. They demand a special kind of preparation that differs from both that of their elementary and secondary colleagues. The Mathematics Education of Teachers (MET) document published by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences set forth criteria for the preparation of mathematics middle school teachers which made it critical that special programs and courses for this group emerge. This collection of articles is in response to the MET document and the result of several gatherings of mathematics educators and mathematicians training middle school teachers. We have chosen the articles that appear in this volume for several purposes: to disseminate various middle school programs structures, to detail methods of teaching specific middle school teachers content courses, and to share materials and resources. While each article describes the unique program or course of its respective institution, each also includes a common core of information to provide some consistency to the volume. In particular, all articles describing middle school programs contain information about the host institution, a history of the program, degree and testing requirements for the program and for state licensure, learning goals and objectives for the program and courses, and any available assessment data. When applicable information is included about particular courses, for example, some articles provide sample activities or syllabi and some have a description of courses in the appendix. Most articles have links to websites containing further information about the program, courses, state requirements, or resources that can be downloaded and used directly.

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