Technology in Mathematics: Issues in Educating Teacher Candidates for Rural Math Classrooms

This paper examines the reality of teaching math in the rural southeast. Rural districts have low student expenditures and high transportation costs, due in part to the limited tax-base available. This leaves limited funds for technology. Universities prepare preservice teachers to teach math using...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers 2007-08, Vol.3
Hauptverfasser:	Franz, Dana Pomykal, Hopper, Peggy F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjustment (to Environment) Case Studies Educational Finance Expenditure per Student Field Experience Programs Mathematics Instruction Mississippi Preservice Teachers Professional Development Resistance to Change Resource Allocation Rural Areas Rural Environment Rural Schools Technology Uses in Education Theory Practice Relationship
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper examines the reality of teaching math in the rural southeast. Rural districts have low student expenditures and high transportation costs, due in part to the limited tax-base available. This leaves limited funds for technology. Universities prepare preservice teachers to teach math using the latest technology, however, many of these preservice teachers will return to classrooms with limited or out-dated technology. This paper presents a case-study of preservice students' education and field experiences in rural northern Mississippi. Further, implications for changes in how we teach technology to preservice students who will likely return to rural settings are discussed. (Contains 3 figures.)