Opportunities to Learn from (Advanced) Mathematical Coursework: A Teacher Perspective on Observed Classroom Practice

This article explores secondary teachers' opportunities to learn from an innovative real analysis course, as reflected in their actual classroom teaching. The course used cases of teaching as a site for applying mathematics and developing pedagogical mathematical practices. This article explores particular teaching moments in (N = 6) secondary teachers' classrooms, and the attributions they gave for why they engaged in those teaching practices. Teachers engaged in instructional practices that exemplified course objectives, and their attributions for their actions contribute a teacher perspective on opportunities to learn in teacher education from (advanced) mathematical coursework. Results highlight cases of teaching and modeled instruction as catalysts of change and as opportunities to develop pedagogy from mathematical activity, and vice versa.