| Date |
Major Activities |
Assignment/Reading |
| Class #1 |
- Introductions
- Information Cards
- Syllabus/Course Overview
- Intro to course website, student folders, uploading files
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Read:
Chapters 1 and 2 in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Assignment:
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| Class #2 |
- Mathematics Activity
- Assign Groups for NCTM Projects
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Read:
Assigned sections of NCTM chapters 3, 4, 5, 6.
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Begin work on the Content and Process Standards for Grades PreK-2, 3-5,6-8 and to create a lesson activity that exemplifies each standard. Due Week of September 23rd Class session
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| Class #3 |
- Introduction to Lesson and Unit Planning
- NCTM Standards Project Work Time
|
Read:
- In Reading Packet -- Chapter 3: "Planning for Instruction"
- Chapter 17 of Fostering Children’s Mathematical Power (Baroody)
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Work on NCTM Project
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| Class #4 |
|
Read:
In Reading Packet - "Making mathematics meaningful in multicultural contexts"
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Continue work on NCTM Project
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| Class #5 |
Presentations of NCTM Projects
|
Read:
In Reading Packet -
- "Kathy: A Case of Innovative Mathematics Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom"
- "Goals and Misconceptions"
- "Dimensions and School Characteristics"
Assignment:
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| Class #6 |
- Investigations in Number Sense, Operations and Measurement
- Discussion of the Case Study Article
|
Read:
In Reading Packet - "Mathematics as a Creative Art"
Assignment:
- Field Exercise #1 (Due class #7)
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| Class #7 |
- Investigations in Geometry
- Discuss "Mathematics as a Creative Art"
- Intro to Unit Plan
|
Read:
TBA - Focus on Classroom Practice
Assignment:
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| Class #8 |
Investigations in Data, Probability and Statistics
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Read:
TBA - Focus on Classroom Practice
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Websites about Data, Probability and Statistics Teaching. Include short description.
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| Class #9 |
Investigations in Patterns, Functions and Algebraic Thinking
|
Read:
TBA - Focus on Classroom Practice
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Find a children's literature book that promotes mathematical thinking to bring into class and write and upload a brief description of how you would use it in the classroom.
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| Class #10 |
Literature in Mathematics Presentations
|
Read:
In Reading Packet - "Assessing For Learning."
Assignment:
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| Class #11 |
Assessment (Part 1): Games to Promote Mathematic Thinking
|
Read:
In Reading Packet - "ISAT Sample Mathematics Materials."
Assignment:
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| Class #12 |
- Assessment (Part 2): Building Rubrics
- Unit Plan Project Work
|
Read:
In Reading Packet - "Using Concept Maps to Link Mathematical Ideas"
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Field Exercise #2 (Due class #13)
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| Class #13 |
- Work Time for Final Projects
- Concept Maps & Connections Activities
|
Read:
In Reading Packet -"Culturally Relevant Mathematics"
Assignment:
- Metalesson
- Work on Unit Project
|
| Class #14 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK
|
Work on Unit Project
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| Class #15 |
Group Presentations (Units DUE for presenters)
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Assignment:
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| Class #16 |
Group Presentations (Units DUE for presenters)
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Assignment:
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