Teaching Mathematics to Exceptional Children

Catalog description

An exploration of the literature and current practices in teaching mathematics to exceptional children in K-12 classrooms that focuses on the content, pedagogy, and pedagogical-content knowledge related to equitable and effective K-12 mathematics instruction. Emphasis on responding to interventions, assessing mathematics learning formatively, and developing strategies and interventions that target specific difficulties in learning mathematics. The activities and projects in this course are designed to develop the mathematical confidence, problem-solving skills, and communication skills of prospective teachers of exceptional students so that they can support all learners in seeing themselves as mathematicians.