Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Decisions in a Time of Crisis: Self-Reflections as a Basis for Community Inquiry
A time of crisis is a time of uncertainty, when many decisions need to be made. This study combines self-reflection, along with community inquiry, as three mathematics teacher educators recount a lesson that they taught in the past and how it was changed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Decisions were an...
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| description | A time of crisis is a time of uncertainty, when many decisions need to be made. This study combines self-reflection, along with community inquiry, as three mathematics teacher educators recount a lesson that they taught in the past and how it was changed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Decisions were analyzed in terms of goals, orientations, and resources. The findings showed that the key issue was the immediate requirement to change one’s regular routine. For some, resources were replaced. For others, dominant orientations receded to the background, and new goals were set. A final reflection conducted after returning to the classroom revealed how challenges during the crisis led to change and the adoption of new goals both during and after the crisis, clarifying our values and leading to the use of additional resources today. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2568973b71f147a5bb37921d8adaa6b42023-11-18T01:08:11ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-04-0113545310.3390/educsci13050453Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Decisions in a Time of Crisis: Self-Reflections as a Basis for Community InquiryEsther S. Levenson0Ruthi Barkai1Michal Tabach2Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, IsraelDepartment of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, IsraelDepartment of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, IsraelA time of crisis is a time of uncertainty, when many decisions need to be made. This study combines self-reflection, along with community inquiry, as three mathematics teacher educators recount a lesson that they taught in the past and how it was changed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Decisions were analyzed in terms of goals, orientations, and resources. The findings showed that the key issue was the immediate requirement to change one’s regular routine. For some, resources were replaced. For others, dominant orientations receded to the background, and new goals were set. A final reflection conducted after returning to the classroom revealed how challenges during the crisis led to change and the adoption of new goals both during and after the crisis, clarifying our values and leading to the use of additional resources today.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/5/453decision makinggoalsresourcesorientationsuncertaintymathematics teacher education |
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| title | Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Decisions in a Time of Crisis: Self-Reflections as a Basis for Community Inquiry |
| title_full | Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Decisions in a Time of Crisis: Self-Reflections as a Basis for Community Inquiry |
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