PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE OF MATHEMATICAL MODELING FOR STEAM TEACHING

Catalog description

The student will be engaged in authentic interdisciplinary real world mathematical modeling problems in STEAM contexts, and develop foundations of models and modeling perspectives as a way to integrate traditionally isolated subjects across the STEAM disciplines in K-12 education. with a special focus on grades 4-9. The student will become acquainted with the best teaching practices for supporting mathematical modeling in K-12 classrooms; and will be taught to design and facilitate mathematical modeling lessons, and devise assessment and feedback techniques for student-developed models and modeling processes. PREREQ: ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION