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Innovative Practice for Deeper Math Learning
EDU T266C

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Description

In this course, educators investigate and enact teaching methods that position students as powerful math problem solvers.  We frame math classrooms as sites of distinct cultural activity, where teachers build the structures, practices, routines, and techniques that equip and motivate students to be active thinkers and doers of rigorous mathematics.  Mathematical themes of sense- and mistake-making, motivation, fluency, curiosity, relevance, discussion, achievement, and collaboration are explored alongside specific methods that we will regularly practice in small group and whole class teaching episodes.  This course is not a traditional seminar.  Rather, all participants should be prepared to be on their feet in each session, doing and discussing math, enacting the pedagogies we’re learning about, teaching each other, and actively collaborating with peers in rehearsal and workshop settings.

School Graduate School of Education
Credits 4
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Department Education
Course Component Regular Course
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Letter Graded
Learning Goals [SMK.1] Uses evidence-based pedagogical practices that enable all students to develop and apply grade-level knowledge and skills in relevant, real-world contexts. [SMK.2] Supports students in making connections between the subject matter and real-world issues impacting their communities and the world. [SMK.3] Understands the importance of the difference in social and academic language in planning, differentiating, and delivering effective instruction, especially for English learners at varying levels of English language proficiency and literacy. [HES.3] Provides flexible and responsive supports, scaffolds, and tools to meet students' needs. [HES.4] Communicates clear criteria for success (e.g., models, rubrics, exemplars).
Career Focus <p>Secondary Mathematics Teaching</p>
Pedagogy N/A