Supporting and Strengthening Standards-Based Mathematics Teacher Preparation (S3MTP)

Supporting and Strengthening Standards-Based Mathematics Teacher Preparation: Guidelines for Mathematics and Mathematics Education Faculty (2004) (pdf 1mb). This book is designed for mathematics and mathematics education faculty who have prospective mathematics teachers in their classrooms. It includes standards-aligned mathematical tasks appropriate for college students seeking teacher certification. The book also includes two sets of vertically connected tasks—one on number concepts and one on infinite processes—that demonstrate how to build and connect mathematical concepts across the teacher certification levels.

Issue brief (pdf 240kb): Supporting Mathematics Teacher Education: Policy Recommendations

S3MTP Evaluation Surveys and Reports

Texas Educator Certification Standards (State Board for Educator Certification)

S3MTP Project Description (pdf 53kb) (funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education)

Information—PowerPoint Slideshow

S3MTP Teacher Preparation Faculty Retreats

Materials from the March 2004 retreats