Project-Based Instruction in Mathematics

Catalog description

Must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor and meet all college GPA standards to be eligible for this course. Must have taken EUT 305; co-requisite: EST 399. Project-based instruction engages learners in exploring authentic, important, and meaningful questions of real concern to students. This course also provides opportunities for candidates to gain experience in assessing, preparing, and teaching problem-based lessons through an extensive associated field experience (EST 399). Physical materials and strategies for teaching mathematics at the intermediate and secondary level are considered, as are student characteristics, teaching and learning styles, issues of equity and diversity and constructivist theories of learning.