MTL 4630Teaching Secondary Mathematics

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Prerequisite(s): MTL 3620 with a grade "C-" or above and Senior Standing; or permission of instructor Corequisite(s): MTL 3638 or permission of instructor In this senior experience course, students examine teaching practice that supports conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas for all students in diverse classrooms.  Prospective teachers enrolled in this course analyze teaching with particular attention to: planning for instruction; selecting and adapting curriculum materials; establishing classroom norms and expectations; fostering mathematical discourse; and assessing students' developing mathematical understanding. This course must be taken along with MTL 3638 - Secondary Mathematics Field Experience in the semester immediately prior to MTL 4690 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7-12.