Advanced Teaching Methods: Secondary Mathematics - Fall

1.5 units

In this course, students will continue to refine their vision for high quality mathematics instruction in a secondary classroom. Students will revisit the fundamental design elements present in inquiry-based lessons, focusing on the development of their students' conceptual understandings. The course will also focus on the importance of computational and procedural fluency, and students will create a backwards plan that allows for daily fluency practice within their classrooms. Moving beyond fundamental lesson planning and assessment structures, students in this course will learn specific strategies to develop and assess students' problem-solving skills and abilities and implement effective discourse in their mathematics classrooms. Students will design instructional activities that allow their students to explore and discuss challenging problems and tasks through structures such as problem-solving seminars and performance-based assessments.