MATH 651 - Teaching and Learning Number and Operations

Credits: 3

This course is designed to enhance pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge of number and operations for K-6 teachers and teacher leaders. Topics include the 8 Effective Teaching Practices, the 8 Mathematical Practices for K-6 students, pre-number concepts, structure of word problems, place value, strategies for solving multi-digit problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), properties of real numbers and the real number system. The pedagogical focus of the course will be on facilitating meaningful mathematics discourse by posing purposeful questions, using and connecting mathematical representations, eliciting and using evidence of learners’ thinking, and supporting productive struggle in learning mathematics.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Science in Education program

Term(s) Offered: Odd-numbered Fall semesters

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