ERIC Number: ED628498
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan-7
Pages: 12
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Elementary Teachers' Reports of Their Mathematics Instruction before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moeller, Babette; Duncan, Teresa; Schoeneberger, Jason; Hitchcock, John
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Virtual, Jan 2022)
As part of a federally funded grant, we conducted Math for All professional development workshops at elementary schools in the Midwest to support teachers' implementation of high-quality, standards-based mathematics education for a wide range of students, including those with disabilities. Our research included week-long instructional logs administered during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. These instructional logs from a small sample of K-5 teachers (n=22 at three rural districts, and n=53 at one urban district) help describe the nature of mathematics instruction and teachers' lesson planning practices prior to the COVID-19 crisis (October 2019-early March 2020) and during the pandemic (April-May 2020 and during the 2020-21 school year). Our findings demonstrate the need for more support for teachers in the areas of lesson planning and differentiating instruction to enable them to be more flexible and to be better prepared to address diverse students' needs under challenging instructional conditions.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics, Faculty Development, Teacher Workshops, Educational Quality, Standards, Students with Disabilities, Rural Schools, School Districts, Kindergarten, Lesson Plans, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Urban Schools, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Time Management
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U411B180037
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