Teaching Elementary and Middle School Mathematics

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Resident Prerequisite: ((Undergraduate Initial Gate 2 with a score of 5 or UG - Licensure Opt-Out Gate 2 with a score of 5) and EDUC 318 and EDUC 319 and EDUC 289 (may be taken concurrently)) Online Prerequisite: EDUC 318 and EDUC 319 and EDUC 288 (may be taken concurrently) and (Undergraduate Initial Gate 2 with a score of 5 or UG - Licensure Opt-Out Gate 2 with a score of 5) An analysis of trends and practices of teaching mathematics in the elementary and middle school. Emphasis is on how to transfer theory into practice through the five processes as they relate to the development of instructional planning for the integrated study of major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define number systems and their structure, basic operations, elementary number theory, ratio, proportion, geometry, statistics and probability, and algebra and other related areas appropriate for the elementary and middle classroom. Emphasis will also be placed on technology integration and meeting the needs of culturally and academically diverse learners. Note: Admission to Educator Preparation Program