TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: EDU 501 and either EDU 546 or EDU 513. Mathematics curriculum course for elementary teachers. Students participate in elementary classroom practice, exploring in-depth curricular, theoretical, and practical educational frameworks. Students plan, implement, and evaluate mathematics lessons incorporating the state and national standards for mathematics; explore science and technology; practice and evaluate assessment tools and processes; become reflective practitioners; demonstrate effective techniques for instructional organization in an elementary school. Students will complete an action research project on a selected topic in elementary mathematics. Offered every spring.