"A brief introduction to some big ideas in mathematics education through the lens of classroom mathematical discussions."
by: David Dueber, Ph.D. student in STEM Education
Abstract:
A whirlwind tour of some of the major concepts from the last decade of mathematics education research using classroom mathematical discussions as a pedagogical setting. Major themes include Number Talks (Parrish, 2010), Professional Noticing (Jacobs, Lamb, and Philipp, 2010), Developmental Progressions (Clements and Sarama, 2004), Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (Hill and Ball, 2009), and Orchestrating Discussions (Stein, et al., 2008)
"A Beginning of the Semester Checklist for Instructor Success"
Topic: Teaching Large Lectures
We covered a list of helpful techniques for teaching your first large lecture course!
Problem Session: Please bring your current teaching concerns! We'll try to group solve some issues and help each other find resources.
Topic: "End of Semester" tasks and issues
Problem Session: Please bring your current teaching concerns! We'll try to group solve some issues and help each other find resources.
Topic: Recitations
Speakers on Graduate Student Panel: Jeff Slye, Wesley Hough, Marie Meyer, Robert Wolf, and Julie Vega
Problem Session: Please bring your current teaching concerns! We'll try to group solve some issues and help each other find resources.
Welcome to the homepage for the Teaching and Learning Mathematics Seminar at the University of Kentucky! Our goal is to create a community of graduate students and faculty who want to learn new techniques, ask questions, and share ideas in order to better our teaching and our students' learning.
This semester we are meeting on the following Thursdays at 2pm, in room 745 of Patterson Office Tower. All are welcome to attend!
August 24
September 7
September 28
Title: Designing and teaching courses for 20-30 students (with a view toward the MAA Instructional Practices Guide)
Abstract: This seminar will consist of a 20-25 minute talk followed by a 25-30 minute discussion. In the talk, I will provide an overview of basic aspects of course design, assessment, and classroom practices, with examples of how to implement these in classes of 20-30 students. This overview will incorporate ideas that are being considered by the writing teams for the MAA Instructional Practices Guide, which is currently in development.
