Teacher candidates learn strategies for teaching problem solving, how to use manipulatives for instructional purposes and how to integrate technology into their teaching. Teacher candidates also learn how to take the effect of intellectual, gender and cultural diversity into account when planning mathematics instruction. Formal and informal assessment of mathematics learning is also emphasized. Teacher candidates demonstrate understanding of integrating mathematics with other content areas by designing cross-curricular thematic units and implementing them in their field placements. A summative final assignment is to create a detailed plan for a mathematics unit on a subject from the Ohio Model Curriculum and to implement it in the field, complete with identified objectives, materials, lessons, teaching strategies, accommodations, assessments, and future planning. This course should be taken with a field practicum.
Prerequisites
Admission to Teacher Education Program