Teach Math to Strug Learners

Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Education Program This course will provide the areas of research, assessment and instructional alternatives for students who struggle with learning mathematics. Participants will explore formal, informal and curriculum-based assessment tools, as well as specific instructional methods for conceptual and procedural knowledge, and problem-solving skills to adjust practice and identify and/or implement differentiated interventions and enhancements for students with special needs in mathematics. Participants will also develop sound
knowledge and understanding of the essential mathematics skills required of students and demonstrate knowledge of basic principles and concepts important for teaching elementary school mathematics in the following areas: Number and operations; Functions and algebra; Geometry and measurement; Statistics and probability. Offered fall and spring semester.