Education

Designs for Learning:

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Mathematics ?

(Secondary)

Intersession, 1987

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Instructor: T. Schroeder

May 4 - June 11 ?

Phone: 291-4418

Tuesday & Thursday,

5:30 -

9:20 p.m.

? Location: MPX 7500F

Prerequisite:

EDUC 401/402 or equivalent

Objectives:

The goals of this course, are to increase teachers' confidence and

competence by providing them a theoretical framework- for discussing

important issues in mathematics teaching and curriculum development and by

providing them with experiences developing, discussing, and sharing

teaching ideas with their colleagues.

Outline of Topics:

What does it mean "to understand" mathematics? How can

understanding be fostered and promoted? How can teachers assess students'

understanding? How can problem solving abilities be developed?

What are' the practical, classroom implications of cognitive and

developmental psychology for the teaching of mathematics?

What approaches can be taken to teaching particular secondary school

mathematics topics (such as fractions, decimals, ratios, and proportions;

formulas and algebra; geometry, measurement, and graphing; data analysis

and statistics)?

How can activities with computers enhance students' learning of

mathematics?

How can teachers accommodate individual differences among students

and provide appropriate remediation and enrichment?

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Course Requirements:

Course grades will be based on participation in class discussion, ?

individually assigned class presentations, and short homework assignments.

Textbook: ?

(Required)

Posamentier, A. S. & Stepelman, J.

Teaching Secondary School Mathematics:

Techniques and Enrichment Units (2nd Ed.)

Columbus, Ohio: Charles

Merrill, 1986.