Report on mathematics teacher preparation in Ecuador

Abstract

The present volume is the third in the series of reports of the Capacity and Networking Project (CANP) of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). It is the outcome of the intensive work that was carried out during and following CANP5 that was held in Lima, Peru for two weeks in February 2016. CANP5 brought together mathematics educators in the Andean Region (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) and Paraguay. The workshop engaged the many participants in a range of mathematical and mathematics education activities. A key component of the workshop was the four country reports on mathematics teacher education. This volume brings together this significant work and insights developed during the workshop across the delegates from participating countries. It is thus a very important resource for all working in mathematics teacher education internationally.The successes and challenges described in the book, while illuminating of conditions in under-resourced countries globally, are all part of the landscape that must inform our collective work as an organization.