Share Paper: An Exploration of a Mathematics Teachers Concerns Enacting Project-Based Instruction

  1. Tod Shockey, University of Toledo, United States
  2. Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo, United States
  3. Thehazhnan Ponnaiyan, University of Toledo, United States
  4. Ahmad Javaid, University of Toledo, United States
  5. Jared Oluoch, University of Toledo, United States
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Abstract: We present a case of one teacher’s engagement in project-based learning for algebra I students. This teacher was a member of a cohort of mathematics teachers and career technical educators who participated in a two-week intensive summer institute investigating autonomous vehicles. During the academic year, the follow up support for these educators includes classroom support and monthly meetings where teachers give a formal presentation on their lessons. This paper presents the first of nine presentations that will be given by the mathematics educators during the 2020-2021 academic year. While her students loved the lesson, she reveals that the lesson will ...