Narrative of Mathematics Teachers

Dorit Patkin, head of the M.Ed. program in Mathematics Education and senior lecturer of mathematics education at the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts in Tel Aviv, tutor of in-service and pre-service teachers. She has a vast experience in teaching methods and in coping with mathematics students' mistakes and misconceptions. She has published books engaging in geometry teaching and selected topics for high school students as well as a book about mathematical language and stories.Avikam Gazit, lecturer of mathematics education at the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts as well as faculty member of the Department of Education and Psychology at the Open University. He is highly experienced in teaching methods of problem solution and in the integration of creativity, humor and history of mathematics teaching. He has published four books about thinking challenges, two books about the history of mathematics and a book of poetry.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsPART 1: Teachers’ Education and Teachers’ Knowledge1 What Should We Expect from Somebody Who Teaches Mathematics in Elementary SchoolShlomo Vinner2 Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Integration of Humor in Mathematics LessonsAvikam Gazit3 Geometric Thinking Levels of Pre-Service and In-Service Mathematics Teachers at Various Stages of Their EducationDorit Patkin and Ruthi BarkaiPART 2: Teaching and Teachers’ Personality4 A Multicultural View of Mathematics Male-Teachers at Israeli Elementary SchoolsEti Gilad and Shosh Millet5 Do “Those Who Understand” Teach? Mathematics Teachers’ Professional ImageDorit Patkin and Avikam Gazit6 Elementary School Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers’ Perception of Their Professional ImageNili MendelsonEpilogDorit Patkin and Avikam GazitRoot CanalAvikam Gazit