Description
An overview of elementary mathematics education-- history, issues, and national standards. Standards-based topics for elementary mathematics will be examined and applied. Includes an emphasis on instructional technologies. Emphasis is given to problem-solving strategies with manipulatives, visuals, and other instructional technologies. This course is taken as part of a methods block, which requires a 30-hour field experience in which candidates prepare, teach, and assess lessons. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education; Educ 203; Educ 303; Educ 306; Educ 316; Educ 313. Educ 303; Corequisites: Educ 305; Educ 415; KNS 261; Educ 398 or Educ 399. Offered: Spring