PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS 2
Further develop the pedagogical knowledge that elementary and middle school teachers need to appropriately understand and extend students' mathematical ways of knowing as defined by the Common Core State Standards. Critically reflect on personal assumptions about mathematics and think beyond standardized mathematical practices.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: CURRIC 319 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Deepen their understanding of the reasoning, problem solving strategies, models, mathematical tools, structures, and principles, which underlie core elementary mathematics topics related to fractions, decimals, proportional reasoning, measurement Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop the important mathematical practices, or habits of mind, that are also an integral part of the Common Core State Standards. This includes practices that question and critique the assumptions that we make about mathematical knowledge and practices Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Deepen their understanding of the reasoning, problem solving strategies, models, mathematical tools, structures, and principles, which underlie core elementary mathematics topics related to fractions, decimals, proportional reasoning, measurement Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop the important mathematical practices, or habits of mind, that are also an integral part of the Common Core State Standards. This includes practices that question and critique the assumptions that we make about mathematical knowledge and practices Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027