PREPARING TEACHERS TO CULTIVATE PARENT-CHILD COLLABORATION IN MATHEMATICS

The National Science Foundation, through its funding of curriculum projects such as Everyday Mathematics that include a family component, demonstrates its recognition of the significance of families in mathematics education. This is just one example of several curriculum projects and school initiatives that value collaboration with families. Such efforts respond to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ call to build family understanding of current school mathematics goals and instructional practices so that home and school may support each other (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000).