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Diana White
      University of Colorado Denver

Math Teachers' Circles, Inquiry Based Learning, and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching

Math Teachers' Circles (MTCs) focus on developing teachers' problem solving skills, often in an open-ended fashion, bearing a strong resemblance to inquiry based learning in this regard.  In fact, one could argue that MTCs are a form of inquiry based learning for in-service math teachers.  It is well-established that there is a specific mathematical skill set that teachers' need to teach mathematics that differs from the mathematical knowledge needed by those in other professions that use mathematics.  The development of this Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching is an ongoing focus of mathematics education research. 

In this talk, we discuss some preliminary results of a study on the impact of Math Teachers' Circles summer immersion workshops on participants Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching.