There is compelling evidence on the effectiveness of bibliotherapy for facilitating one's development. Arguably, in teacher education, bibliotherapy has been shown to facilitate prospective teachers' professional development. However, teacher educators may experience difficulties in finding relevant reading to stimulate prospective teachers'…

In this study, we consider the potential of multimedia cases as tools for teacher professional development. Specifically, we examined online and face-to-face discussions that occurred within groups composed of pre-service mathematics teachers, in-service mathematics teachers, mathematicians, and mathematics teacher educators. Discussions within…

Discusses the use of case methods in a teacher development setting where participants included teachers implementing an innovative four-year secondary mathematics curriculum. Suggests that the cases had played a surprisingly powerful role in helping the teachers acknowledge their classroom concerns and begin to address these concerns. (Contains 40…

Reports findings from a five-day summer institute conducted with 27 practicing primary grade teachers that was part of a year-long professional development project that supported teachers' thinking about children's arithmetical understanding. Indicates that teachers developed two hypotheses about children's thinking and what it means for children…