Welcome to the professional site for Dr. Michael D. Steele, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
On this site, you will find information about my research, teaching, and service and leadership. The pages included provide links to selected recent publications and presentations, current research projects, and information about professional development services I offer to districts.
Now available: the best-selling Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Grades 6-8 from NCTM.
AMTE’s Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics
I am currently leading the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators’ task force for the dissemination of the Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics. The Standards have messages for mathematicians, mathematics educators, mentor teachers, and districts who have stakes in the work of preparing future teachers of mathematics P-12.
Get more information on the Standards here.
AMTE Standards Overview with Randy Philipp from AMTE Video on Vimeo.
Upcoming Presentations
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Orlando, FL
Implementing the Eight Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Your Classroom (pre-conference workshop with Peg Smith), October 18, 2017
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics innov8 Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Restorative Circles to Promote Equity (with Cori Moran), November 15-17, 2017
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Chicago, IL
Facilitating Meaningful Mathematics Discourse and Productive Struggle in Middle School, November 29-December 1, 2017
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
The New Professionalism: Empowering Teachers as Researchers, Accomplices, and Agitators, April 2018