Foundations of Mathematics Education II: Teaching

Catalog description

Teaching is the object of study encountered through connections among classical and contemporary theories of teaching and research on teaching. MTHED 502 Foundations of Mathematics Education II: Teaching (3) Teaching mathematics and developing knowledge, skills, and dispositions of mathematics teachers are central tasks in the work of mathematics educators. Thus acquiring deeper theoretical knowledge and practical skills in teaching are fundamental objectives for doctoral students in mathematics education. The focus of this course is on teaching - and not the teacher - as an object of study.In this course, students explore and connect classic and contemporary research and theories of teaching, come to know the nature of mathematics teaching in tradition and vision, relate theories of teaching to theories of learning, develop ability and disposition to study and improve mathematics teaching and hone ability to evaluate and conduct research on teaching.This course would be one of four required Mathematics Education courses for all doctoral students in the Mathematics Emphasis Area/Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. program. [The other required courses are MTHED 501 Foundations of Mathematics Education I: Learning; MTHED 503 Foundations of Mathematics Education III: Curriculum; and MTHED 504 Mathematics Education IV: Teacher Development and Policy. This course would typically follow MTHED 501 .]Students in this course would be expected to participate in weekly discussions, articulate their emerging philosophies of teaching, and analyze teaching episodes. Course grades depend on students' performance on all of these measures.