Online Learning Community Discussion Topics

Managing clinical experiences
Managing student teacher placements
Manipulatives
Mathematics education research
Using/mixing videos and case studies
Constructivist pedagogy

Algorithms
Mathematics for All
Role of the textbook
NSF Reform Curriculum

Aligning college-university courses/programs with the Wisconsin Model Standards

Effective discourse/management skills
Middle level implications of TIMMS
Use of technology in college mathematics courses

Preservice MATHLINE Activities

View select videos and lesson guides

Discuss videos online in terms of NCTM Professional Teaching Standards and Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

Prepare "Lesson Guides" for use with select videos in preservice mathematics teacher education classes/program, including appropriate readings

Discuss K-12 algebraic reasoning, how it develops, findings from mathematics education research, and implications for preservice courses

Part II: Use in Curriculum & Methods Courses

Watch videos
Discuss in class
Review lesson guides
Prepare a lesson guide for preservice use including relevant, research-based readings
Report results online and at meetings.