MAED 4414:Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Mathematics I

2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education, EDUC 2120, MATH 2203, and two of the following three: STAT 2332, MATH 2390 or MATH 3260 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.