EED 342 - Elementary Math Concepts and Methods

4 Credits
FALL

This elementary math methods course centers on children’s thinking in mathematics and classroom practices that extend children’s thinking. Based on groundbreaking research from the Rational Number Project and Cognitively Guided Instruction, this course will develop pre-service teachers’ frameworks for assessing children’s math content knowledge and then applying pedagogical content knowledge to develop elementary students’ abilities to implement problem solving strategies. This course integrates elementary math content with elementary math methods to enhance elementary students’ understanding of rational numbers, pre-algebra, geometry, data analysis, and fractions. Pre-service teachers will leave this class with specific instruments for helping elementary students construct for themselves meaningful interpretations of mathematical ideas.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Department.

Corequisite: EDU 312, EED 346, EED 356 and EED 360P