- Geometry and Measurement Concepts for Educators

Catalog description

Provides a foundation in geometry and measurement concepts appropriate for elementary and middle school teachers. This course explores the fundamental ideas of planar and spatial geometry. Content includes the analysis and classification of geometric figures; the study of geometric transformations; the concepts of tessellation, symmetry, congruence, and similarity; and an overview of measurement. The course includes an introduction to the use of Geometer's Sketchpad in the teaching and learning of informal geometry. A graphing calculator is required; the model is specified by the instructor.