Essential Mathematics of Elementary Grades

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This course will focus on building teacher knowledge about how students construct essential mathematical understanding of the major, overarching mathematical themes of multiplicative and fractional reasoning. Participants will explore the learning progressions associated with these critical mathematical ideas and understand the models and strategies that students use to build a deep understanding of the associated concepts. Participants will examine the mathematical concepts that precede the multiplication and fraction topics as well as the concepts that build from these critical understandings. Participants will review research-based practices for high quality mathematics instruction and assessment to address the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics for students in grades 3 – 5. While a deep understanding of multiplicative and fractional reasoning is critically important for grades 3 – 5 classroom teachers, the material in this course is essential content knowledge for all PreK-8 teachers and is equally helpful to interventionists, special educators, math specialists and administrators.