A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline.
Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general discipline knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter graded.
A mathematics education course for current middle school teachers. Content includes mathematics education topics appropriate for teachers of middle level mathematics.
Methods of teaching discrete mathematics including using technology, projects, cooperative groups and the development of curriculum materials. Topics will include the teaching of existence problems, counting problems and optimization problems.
Current search on instruction in algebra/trigonometry; current curricular issues. Approach teaching of Algebra and Trigonometry from a conceptual and problem solving point of view.
Students will develop teaching modules and models based on current theories of cognition and recommendations of professional societies.
Methods of teaching topics of probability and statistics including hands-on experience in collecting and analyzing data. Topics include descriptive techniques, random variables, curve fitting and use of technology.
This course explores the knowledge and skills to elicit, understand, build on, and respond to student thinking. It provides expertise to support student learning and teach secondary mathematics for understanding.
This course examines ways to integrate knowledge of the role of culture in mathematics teaching and learning into mathematics instruction with the goal of developing students' internal motivation.
We will analyze the mathematical and conceptual structure of quantities and relationships between quantities in secondary mathematics courses and explore pedagogy for teaching quantitative reasoning.
Methods of teaching advanced mathematics topics in high school mathematics with emphasis on pedagogy, working cooperatively and developing curriculum materials for teaching such topics as vectors, fractals and transformations.
Students research a current problem in secondary mathematics education relevant to their teaching situation, developing goals, reviewing relevant literature and planning the project as they progress through the program.