MAED 4414:Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics I

2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2130 Corequisite: EDSM 4414
This is the first of three courses in a professional sequence toward becoming a well-prepared beginning secondary mathematics teacher. Topics include introductory ideas about mathematics education, including current mathematics standards and policy documents, cognitive learning theories, and teaching frameworks. Students will explore how secondary students think about and learn mathematics, examine how to select and modify tasks, use appropriate manipulatives and technology, differentiate instruction, and apply their learning in an accompanying field experience.