{"id":10451,"date":"2021-03-19T19:17:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citejournal.org\/\/\/"},"modified":"2021-08-23T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:32:17","slug":"theoretically-framing-the-pedagogy-of-learning-to-teach-mathematics-with-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citejournal.org\/volume-21\/issue-2-21\/mathematics\/theoretically-framing-the-pedagogy-of-learning-to-teach-mathematics-with-technology","title":{"rendered":"Theoretically Framing the Pedagogy of Learning to Teach Mathematics With Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Frameworks can influence the work of mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) in many different ways. Frameworks can suggest a structure around which MTEs design instruction, provide a common language for communicating with prospective teachers, and support prospective teachers as they design their own instruction. The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE, 2017) Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics <\/em>(SPTM) articulated the importance of frameworks in mathematics teacher education in indicator P.3.4, stating that<\/p>\n\n\n\n

an effective mathematics teacher preparation program ensures that practice-based experiences, including mathematics methods courses and equivalent learning experiences, provide candidates with experiences using tools and frameworks grounded in research to develop core pedagogical practices and pedagogical content knowledge for teaching mathematics. (p. 35)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The document went on to explain that frameworks serve as \u201cimportant vehicles for connecting theory and practice and guiding candidates in their work with authentic artifacts of teaching\u201d (p. 36). Frameworks are thus positioned as important to the work of MTEs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The field of mathematics teacher education has begun to consider seriously the ways and the extent to which MTEs follow such recommendations \u2013 how MTEs use research-based frameworks to build and explore our work with prospective mathematics teachers (PSMTs; e.g., see Kastberg et al., 2012, Kastberg et al, 2017). In 2005 Mewborn emphasized this work when she challenged the field to develop conceptual definitions for big ideas and frameworks for \u201clong-used ideas\u201d (p. 7) in mathematics teacher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the articulation of new frameworks, however, comes the need to compare and contrast them to identify gaps and overlap, and the need to reconcile differences between those that rival each other (Lester, 2005). In doing so, the field need not coalesce around a single framework, but rather can adopt and adapt those that meet our goals (Lester, 2005).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If MTEs aim to meet the goals set forth by the AMTE SPTM, specifically as they relate to teaching mathematics with technology (C.1.6), the time is ripe for this careful consideration of the frameworks that have emerged related to teaching with technology. This paper describes our findings related to the frameworks that MTEs are currently using in their work of preparing secondary mathematics teachers to teach with technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Framing Our View of Frameworks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We adopted a broad view of frameworks for this work and speak of these frameworks in terms of what is being framed. Many phenomena are related to the pedagogy of learning to teach mathematics with technology that could be framed (i.e., viewed in a particular way). One might seek to frame the work of the MTE, the work of the mathematics teacher, or the work of the mathematics students. One might seek to frame technology itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of its object, framing takes an explicit theoretical stance regarding ways of viewing this object \u2013 how one might distinguish this phenomenon from other phenomena, how one might discern critical characteristics, and nuances of the phenomenon. Noting the importance of such work, Leatham (2019) stated, \u201cWe frame our work theoretically by drawing on, adapting, and developing theories (plausible explanations for phenomena) in order to delineate the scope and nature of the phenomena we study\u201d (p. 169).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this conceptualization of framing in mind, in this study we sought to answer the following research questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n