Syllabus

Prerequisite: Full admission to the Teacher Education Program
Co-requisite: FOED 3800

General Course Description: ELED 3150 Lec.2 Credit 2-Using modern methods and strategies for teaching mathematics; translating theory into practice.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
*Demonstrate understanding of Tennessee Curriculum Math Standards for Grades K-8.
*Discuss each of the five general math strands and illustrative how these can be integrated into learning activities.
*Develop math activities that are supportive of and engage the learners in an active, problem solving, hands-on approach to developing math concepts.
*Explain the process of teaching children a math concept in such a way as to move them from the concrete and pictorial levels to the abstract.
*Illustrate a given activity using several different real-life and concrete examples appropriate for various cultural groups.
*Use diagrams, drawings, and models as an aid to help solve various mathematical problems.
*Explain the benefits of using non-traditional problem solving as opposed to traditional problem solving techniques and illustrate its use in given problems.
*Discuss each of the five general standards that should permeate all of math instruction and illustrate how these can be integrated into learning activities.
*Demonstrate the use of materials, media, and technology in learning, teaching and communicating mathematical content.
*Modify instructional plans to better serve the needs of diverse students in today's inclusive classroom.

Learning Outcomes:
1.The student will be able to design and categorized learning activities as they apply to the Tennessee Math Standards.
2.The student will demonstrate understanding of problem solving approach to teaching math.
3.The student will develop strategies for teaching math to all students, and be able to formulate modifications for challenged students.

Major Teaching Methods: Lecture, discussion, reading assignments, written assignments, group and individual projects.

Instructional Materials: Tennessee Math Curriculum Standards, Blueprint for Learning and video tapes of teacher presentations.
Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarism, the use of another's writing as one's own, is prohibited. The Student Handbook, p.28, item 2, explains the penalties of such an action.

American Disability Act: Students with a documented disability requiring special accommodations should contact the faculty member and the disabilities services coordinator to complete the accommodation request form by the end of the first week of the course. Students with a disability requiring special accommodations should contact the office of Disability Services (ODS). An Accommodation Request (AR) should be completed as soon as possible, preferable by the end of the first week of the course. The TTU Office of Disabilities is located in the Roaden University Center, room 112; phone 372-6119.

Attendance/Tardy Policy: Regular class attendance is an integral part of the total performance required for the satisfactory completion of this course. For each unexcused absence, there will be five (5) points deducted from your final grade. Promptness is reflective of a professional disposition that is expected of all teacher education candidates. All students are expected to be in the classroom on time. Failure to do so will result in one (1) point deducted from the final class grade.

Additional Resources:

Journals:
Several publications by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) are excellent sources for teaching ideas. Their journals are Teaching Children Mathematics (pre-K-6) and Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (Grades 5-9). These journals are located in the TTU Library, or see website below.

Websites:
State Department of Education: http://www.state.tn.us/education/index.htm

State Department of Education Content Standards: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards.htm

Blueprint for Learning: http://tennessee.gov/education/ci/cistandards2001/cibluept

NCTM: http://www.nctm.org/

Assignments & Grading Scale:

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