Modeled on the MSRI Elementary Mathematics Project, this initiative of co-director Rebecca McGraw investigates the nature and processes of collaborative work between mathematicians and educators on identifying the mathematical knowledge necessary for teaching secondary school mathematics and how it develops.
Teams of mathematicians and educators will co-teach courses aimed at building integrated knowledge of mathematics content and pedagogy. The project will document approaches to collaboration, methods and practices associated with collaborations, and student learning associated with collaborations.
Through analysis of the nature and processes of collaboration, and the interactions between content and pedagogy, the project will generate critical knowledge about
During the 2006–2007 academic year, William McCallum and Rebecca McGraw team-taught two courses in the mathematics department's math ed major, Math 407, Synthesis of Mathematical Concepts, and Math 406A, Curriculum & Assessment in Secondary School Mathematics. Their interactions were documented by audio interviews by graduate student Wieke De Boer.
