Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 44 Issue 1, December 2006
5 – 7
Noticing as a Form of Professional Development in Teaching Mathematics
Julie S Long
As a teacher, I constantly change my practice. I make changes not to correct something but to respond to students and to answer my own questions about teaching mathematics. These changes are a form of professional development because they are often derived from readings or working with other teachers. This article focuses on how John Mason’s book Researching Your Own Practice: The Discipline of Noticing (2002) can enrich professional development. In particular, I will look at accounts-of and accounts for experience, professional development and connections to mathematics.
