This report details the importance of professional development and training for graduate
student teaching assistants (GTAs) in in the teaching of calculus. Findings from a large …

Abstract Graduate student Teaching Assistants (GTAs) contribute to calculus instruction in
two ways: as the primary teacher and as recitation leaders. GTAs can also be viewed as the …

This chapter provides three models for graduate student teaching preparation and
development, and example of implementation for each. In this chapter, I use the phrase …

The purpose of this article is twofold: to give a sense of the current lay of the land in the
preparation of mathematics graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) and to describe the …

Across the nation, there is increasing national interest in improving the way mathematics
departments prepare their graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) because of their integral role …

Using data from the first National study on high school preparation for college calculus
success, the Factors Influencing College Success in Mathematics (FICSMath) project, this …

We present findings from case study analyses at five exemplary calculus programs at US
institutions that offer a doctoral degree in mathematics. Understanding the features that …

Graduate students teaching assistants (GTAs) are responsible for teaching a large
percentage of undergraduate mathematics courses and many of them will go on to careers …

A growing number of university STEM departments are incorporating active learning
practices in their courses in response to evidence of the general effectiveness of such …

In 2001, the International Commission of Mathematics Instruction issued a report outlining
the need for studies in mathematics education that examine the pedagogical knowledge of …