EDUC 557 - Methods for Mathematics Teaching Grades 6-12

Credits: (3)

Prerequisites: EDEF 600 (or equivalent); EDEF 607 ; admission into the Teacher Education Program
Corequisites: EDUC 647
This course is designed to help graduate-level teacher candidates become inquiring, analytical, and reflective middle/secondary mathematics educators. It provides a foundation for instructional design and teaching methods at the middle school and high school levels. The course will highlight a hands-on, inquiry-based approach to teaching mathematics to adolescents that is based on current research in mathematics education. Participation in this course will help candidates design and successfully implement developmentally appropriate mathematics instruction, including management of the learning environment and safety in the mathematics classroom, and prepare them to be skillful teachers of mathematics content in middle/high school settings.