Mathematics in Elementary Education I

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Survey of content, pedagogy, and psychology of mathematics instruction relating to numbers, operations, geometry, measurement, and algebraic thinking for pre-school through fourth grade. EDMTH 301 Mathematics in Elementary Education I (3). The course will provide students with the opportunity to explore and develop research-based practices needed to teach elementary mathematics in alignment with national and state content standards. This course will focus on the big ideas and learning trajectories associated with the mathematical content strands of numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, and algebraic reasoning across grades PK - 4. Course content will also focus on curriculum materials and considerations, planning effective lessons, pedagogical practices, and assessment of students' knowledge related to these mathematical content areas. The course will also emphasize the use of manipulatives and technology to represent the essential understandings needed to help students make sense of mathematical operations and make mathematical connections. Throughout the course, students will engage in mathematical tasks and mathematical discussions, and observe videos of elementary mathematics classes to explore the focus, coherence, and rigor needed across PK-4 grade levels relative to the content strands of numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, and algebraic reasoning. They will also learn about various formative and summative assessment strategies to identify students' misconceptions and learn various intervention strategies to clarify students' mathematical understandings. The course will also emphasize instructional approaches designed to help all students develop the mathematical behaviors associated with the Common Core Mathematical Practices across grade levels.