Geometry for Middle School Mathematics Teaching. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): MATH 1210 with a grade of C or higher and University Advanced Standing Explores important conceptual underpinnings, common misconceptions and students' ways of thinking, appropriate use of technology, instructional practices to support and assess the learning of geometry in grades 6-9, and designed for students seeking a Middle School Mathematics Endorsement from the Utah State Board of Education. Teaches constructions and transformations, congruence and similarity, analytic geometry, solid geometry, and the historical development of content and perspectives from diverse cultures. Makes explicit connections to various mathematical content strands (modeling, function, and algebra).