EDU515 Teaching of Math (Int. and Sec.)

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course addresses the knowledge and skills needed to teach mathematics at the intermediate and secondary levels. Students are introduced to the nature of math, the goals of math education at the intermediate and secondary levels, math local and foreign curricula, and effective math teaching to facilitate students’ conceptual understanding, inquiry skills and mathematical reasoning. Students begin to develop lesson plans and tools for assessing math learning.  60 hours of observation is required.