MHE 540 Methods for Teaching Elementary Schools Mathematics

In this course teacher candidates examine and evaluate issues in the field, including curriculum patterns, learning resources, instructional materials, and approaches for integrating mathematics across the curriculum, and reading and writing for mathematics. Candidates study and demonstrate strategies and techniques for teaching diverse learners mathematics and creating an equitable learning community in the classroom. They examine differentiated instructional approaches to accommodate various learning needs in mathematics instruction. Candidates prepare lesson plans, level- appropriate mathematics units, and assessment strategies. Teacher candidates also learn how to integrate technology into the mathematics curriculum. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the Elementary Education M.A.T. program or consent of M.A.T. program director. For the initial teacher licensure candidates, prerequisite includes ELE 500, EPS 511, FND 510, and MHE 542. Co-requisite(s): None. 2-3 semester hours