Courses
Mathematics Education (N)
- EDUC–N 102 Teaching and Learning Elementary School Mathematics I (3 cr.) B-I Helps preservice teachers develop an understanding of the mathematics content and pedagogy relevant for a successful elementary school teacher. Focus is on content and methods that are consistent with recent recommendations about mathematics learning and teaching, and the state of Indiana academic standards. Pedagogical methods address number theory, data and chance, and algebraic thinking.
- EDUC–N 103 Teaching and Learning Elementary School Mathematics II (3 cr.) Helps preservice teachers develop an understanding of mathematics content and pedagogy relevant for a successful elementary school teacher. Focus is on content and methods that are consistent with recent recommendations about mathematics learning and teaching, and the state of Indiana academic standards. Pedagogical methods address geometry, measurement, and algebra.
- EDUC–N 343 Mathematics in the Elementary School (1–6 cr.) B-I Emphasizes the developmental nature of mathematical ideas and processes and the role of mathematics in the elementary school curriculum. Public school participation required.
- EDUC–N 443 Teaching Elementary Mathematics Problem Solving (1–6 cr.) B-I The teaching and learning of problem solving. Topics include types of problems, appropriate instructional sequences, strategies for solving problems, factors related to problem difficulty, evaluating problem-solving learning. Work with elementary school children is included. May be repeated.
