Tentative Syllabus

ELEMMID-425 Teaching Mathematics in the Elem./Mid Grades

Spring 2003

Instructor: Phil Makurat

Class: 9 -11:30 T/R WH3006

Office: Winther 3051

Office Hours: T & R 7:30-9, 11:30-12:30 During Field Study (10 Mar – 2 May) by appointment.

Phone: 414-472-5802

Email: makuratp@uww.edu

Course Prerequisites: Coreq: 430-422. Restricted to students with Professional Education admission.

Required Texts: Text from rental.

Recommended Materials: Math on Call, TI-Explorer calculator

Course Goals:

Become familiar with Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

Become familiar with Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure

Become familiar with NCTM Professional Teaching Standards

Become familiar with constructivist learning in the classroom

Create a mathematics education portfolio

Course Objectives:

Identify and model strategies for problem solving in grades K-8

Prepare to use technologies as tools

Know and use a variety of manipulative materials for teaching K-8 mathematics

Know and use a variety of available resources, including software, internet, www, and video

Know and use developmentally appropriate, simulating, mathematical tasks

Know appropriate conflict resolution approaches

Be able to plan for "ALL" students - "ALL" means ALL!

Be able to discuss personal and student's thinking

Know and use collaborative learning activities

Know and apply national, state and local guidelines relating to instruction

Know and use a variety of assessment techniques related to mathematics education

Attendance policy: The student is expected to be at every class meeting for the full class meeting time. The student should call the office whenever absent. It is the student's responsibility to obtain class information that was missed. The grading process is indirectly affected by attendance - see grading policy.

Grading Policy:

It is NOT the intent of the grading policy to compare the individual to a group, but to supply information about an individual's work in comparison to a standard. The reflective exam must be completed satisfactory, to receive a grade of A or B. Grade ranges:

A 95 - 100

B 90 - 94

C 85 - 89

F Below 85

Assignments:

Notebook (20 %) Wisconsin Teacher Standards (WTS) 1, 3

Create a three-ring notebook divided into sections B - F as related to the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards. Each section must contain:

Part 1

Related PSSM Standards for PreK-2, 3-5, and 6-8 from standards.nctm.org.

Part 2

At least one K-4 activity from the book with the WMAS Performance Standard identified.

At least one 5-8 activity from the book with the WMAS Performance Standard identified.

Part 3

At least one K-4 activity from the internet with the WMAS Performance Standard identified.

At least one 5-8 activity from the internet with the WMAS Performance Standard identified.

Part 4

Real world applications/uses of the standards (i.e. A response to the question of “When will we use this?”)

Due - 20 Feb. 2003

Sample Activities from Class (30 %) WTS 1, 4

Complete activities that were not completed in the class period. Approximately10 projects.

Due two weeks after the class activity.

How Children Learn Mathematics Report (10 %) WTS 2

Use the textbook (http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/) write a summation and reaction to the Executive Summary (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/howpeople1/es.html) of the book, and to the Mathematics Teaching examples of Chapter 7. The paper should be 3-6 pages.

Due – 6 Feb. 2003

e-examples (10 %) WTS 6

Select an e-example and prepare a lesson plan to use it.

Due – 13 Feb. 2003

Nprime (10 %) WTS 6,9

Postings and summary of information gleaned from assigned and discovered readings and reflections.

Due –8 May. 2002

Daily Journal (20 %) WTS 1, 8, 9

Must be word processed, and must be handed in at the beginning of class on the day they are due. May not be submitted after the due date. They will be returned at the next class period.

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