Math with Young Learners

Catalog description

This course addresses the important "big ideas” in mathematics appropriate for PreK -3rd grade students, with an emphasis on student-centered learning and inclusive environments for all learners of math. Students will have the opportunity to engage in math, observe and reflect upon children’s mathematical thinking and solution strategies, identify and integrate children’s lived experiences and background knowledge into mathematics lessons, and use assessments to build on children’s understanding and extend their learning. This course is designed to have students experience and learn mathematics through a process of inquiry which differs in significant ways from traditional mathematics classes. Students will deepen their own mathematical knowledge while furthering their understanding of effective mathematics instruction. Students will develop an understanding of the math content in accordance with State and National Standards and contemporary educational research findings in early childhood mathematics teaching and learning.