A New Teaching Methods Course and Proposed Mathematics Education Minor for Prospective Middle School Mathematics Teachers Carol Fry Bohlin ~ [email protected]Karen Arth ~ [email protected]Lance Burger ~ [email protected]California State University, Fresno CMC-North Conference • 5 December 2009
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A New Teaching Methods Course and Proposed
Mathematics Education Minor for Prospective Middle School
As the Director of the San Joaquin Valley Mathematics ProjectWorking with Grant Participants
STIR (Supporting Teachers to Increase Retention)
Lesson StudySummer InstitutesFollow-up Sessions
Content for the Teacher and their StudentsTime and Opportunities to CollaborateTime and Opportunities to CommunicateExperiencing Mathematics through
Manipulatives
A New Middle School Math Methods Course is Created
Two Mathematics Faculty and the Director and Co-Director of the SJVMP:Collaborating together and
communicating ideas about how to create a course which:Delivered Rich and Challenging ContentModeled good teaching practices/PedagogyTaught/Encouraged Multiple Methods of Solving
ProblemsUsed a Variety of Manipulatives
A minor designed primarily for Liberal Studies students or other majors to acquire sufficient content and teaching knowledge for the Foundational-Level Credential in Single Subject Mathematics (FLM).
Main focus of the MME – Production of excellent middle school mathematics teachers.
Math Education Minor (MME) at California State University,
Fresno
Math 133. Number Theory for Liberal Studies (3)
MATH 134. Geometry for Liberal Studies (3)MATH 137. Exploring Statistics (3)MATH 138. Exploring Algebra (3)MATH 139. Advanced Algebra for Middle
School Teachers (3)Elective(s)–e.g., Trig., pre-calculus or calculus (at least
4 units); doesn’t include remedial math, Math 10A/B or Math 100
CI 161. Middle School Methods (3)taken outside of MEM for CTCC FLM approval.
Proposed Coursework (19 units)
MSTI Web Site: http://csufresno.edu/teachmathscience