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EDUCATION

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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: MATHEMATICS (ELEMENTARY)

Regular Summer Semester, 1991

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Instructor: Sarah Joyce

(May 6 - August 2)

Mondays, 5:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Location: MPX 7600

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402, or equivalent.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course

is

designed for prospective and practising elementary

school teachers who wish to explore the fundamentals of the

learning/teaching process as it applies to mathematics. It attempts

to foster enjoyment of mathematics through the use of a variety of

activities and games selected to promote interest and growth in the

subject as well as to reduce anxiety

about performance.

OUTLINE OF TOPICS

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history of mathemtics

- naming and counting

- operations on whole numbers

- fractions

- decimals

- percent

- the metric system

- problem solving

- geometry

TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS

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attendance, participation and completion of homework assignments

- one or more oral presentations

- lesson plan assignment

- one written assignment

- field experience

Due dates and general guidelines will be discussed during the first

sessions.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

Post, T. Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-8. Allyn & Bacon, 1988.

ISBN 0-205-11076-2.