Math/Stat 4500

Methods of Secondary School Mathematics and Statistics Teaching

Description

This course is designed for preservice secondary or middle school mathematics or statistics teachers, so that they may apply research-based teaching strategies and techniques that lead students to discover, create, appreciate, and utilize mathematics that is personally meaningful to them in their own real worlds. Students taking this course will develop their talents for teaching in accordance with the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM) published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), so that as instructors they will motivate their students to eagerly construct mathematical concepts for themselves, discover mathematical relationships, develop and maintain algorithmic skills, and communicate in the language of mathematics to devise solutions to real-life problems. A significant portion of the course is field-based so that students have the opportunity to develop their teaching strategies and practices through direct interaction with students and teachers at Mount Logan Middle School and Logan High School. During this course, students will build a working portfolio to use in their profession as mathematics teachers.

Textbook

Cangelosi, J.S. (2003). Teaching mathematics in secondary and middle school: an interactive approach (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Course Schedule and Assignments

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Links

Secondary Mathematics -- Utah State Office of Education
http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/math/sec

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org

Virtual Manipulatives
http://matti.usu.edu

Mathematical Encyclopedia
http://mathworld.wolfram.com

Annenberg Videos
http://www.learner.org/resources/series34.html#

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