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AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol. 1
Editors
Dorothy Y. White, University of Georgia
Sandra Crespo, Michigan State University
Marta Civil, The University of Arizona
Series Editor
Christine Browning, Western Michigan University
Excerpt
The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) in its 2015 position paper on Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education provides a list of actions for mathematics teacher educators (MTE’s) to help them develop and implement equitable practices. The position paper states it is critical that mathematics teacher educators: “Model equity‐based pedagogy that emphasizes rich and rigorous mathematics; elicit and build on children’s and young adults’ mathematical thinking; connect to P‐12 students’ cultural/linguistic knowledge and backgrounds as well as individual interests; facilitate mathematical discourse; minimize status issues by expanding broader participation and engagement where varied mathematical strengths are valued; and promote positive mathematical identity and agency (p. 2)”. Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators: Facilitating Conversations about Inequities in Mathematics Classrooms provides an excellent resource to start conversations describing the enactment of these actions.
The book is organized into three main sections: (1) Conversations About Inequities in Mathematics Methods Courses, (2) Conversations About Inequities in Mathematics Content Courses, and (3) Conversations about Inequities in Graduate and Professional Development Contexts. Across these sections there are 19 cases and 57 corresponding commentaries focused on dilemmas that arise when mathematics teacher educators foreground equity in their work. This book of cases provides a needed resource for MTEs to engage prospective teachers, practicing teachers, and future teacher educators in discussions about inequities, privilege, and oppression in society, in schools, and in the mathematics classroom. It is the product of the thinking and experiences of 87 authors who are committed to the improvement of mathematics teacher education.Webinar
An archived screencast of the November 2016 webinar by the book editors has been posted and made available for AMTE members.
Reviews
From Sandra M. Linder, Teachers College Record (Mar 2017):
"The authors featured in Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators should be commended for writing about experiences that may not necessarily portray them in the best light. From this, they bring forth important social justice issues to examine. The raw honesty of each case provides readers with a safe and welcoming space to explore how they might consider addressing issues of inequity within mathematics classrooms in their own coursework or professional development experiences. The editors wisely choose dilemmas that all mathematics teacher educators have experienced.”