EDU 373 - Elementary Mathematics Methods and Materials
Schedule -Spring Semester 2010
Updated: January 28, 2010
http://homepages.gac.edu/~mkoomen/edu373/springschedule373.html

NOTE: Burns=Math Facing an American Phobia
van de Walle = Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, Teaching Developmentally
CP= Course Packet

February 2010
Date & Time
Readings and Assignments
SCI/MATH
Class 1

Tuesday, February 10

10:30 am
Intro to Sci/Math
An Invitation to Teaching Math & Science

Marilyn Burns:1-4
Math class 2

Monday, February 16

8 am

Van de Walle
Chapters: 1 (Teaching Mathematics in the Era of the NCTM Standards) and 2 (Exploring what it means to do mathematics)
Math class 3
Tuesday, February 17
10:30 am

Van de Walle Chapter 12: Whole Number Place value
Explore 100 day activities on the Internet
Continued: Chapters: 1 (Teaching Mathematics in the Era of the NCTM Standards) and 2 (Exploring what it means to do mathematics)

Intro letter due
Math class 4
Monday, February 23
8:00 am

Van de Walle

Van de Walle: Chapters 3 (Developing Understanding in Mathematics)
Finish place value
Math class 5
Wednesday, February 25
10:30 am
Please read: Burns 5-8 Chapters
Van de Walle: Chapters 3, 12 & 13
Math Topic 1: Whole number operations
March
Math class 6
Monday, March 2
8:00 am
Van de Walle: Chapters 14
Math Topic 1: Whole number operations & estimation
Math class 7
Tuesday, March 3

10:30 am
Course packet (Inclusion section): Supporting Diverse Learners; Ten Strategies for Helping English Language Learners; Problem solving Model in Inclusive Education; Tips for Teaching ELL and LD students; A synthesis of content enhancement strategies for teaching with Learning problems                                     

Van de Walle
Chapters 6 & 7: Building Assessment into Instruction and Teaching Mathematics Equitably to all Children

How to teach all children Whole Number operations
Math class 8
Monday, March 9
10:30 am
Van de Walle: Chapter 9: Developing & Teaching Early Number Sense
Math class 9
Monday, March 16
8:00 am
Please read: Burns Finish the last chapters

Van de Walle
Chapter 10: Developing & Teaching Meaning for the Operations
Math class 10
Tuesday, March 17
10:30 am
Van de Walle
Chapter 11: Helping Children to Master the Basic Facts: Teaching Basic Facts

Read: Van de Walle:  Chapter 4: Read this entire chapter very carefully. This chapter will really be at the heart our math lesson planning.
Math class 11
Monday, March 30
8:00 am

Read in course packet: (Research article section): The impact of Two Standards-Based Mathematics Curricula on Student Achievement in Massachusetts

Van de Walle
Rational numbers (looking closer at some concepts of fractions, percentages and ratios): Read: Van de Walle Chapter 16: Developing Fraction Concepts
and 17 (just skim for today): Computation with Fractions
Math class 12
Tuesday, March 31
10:30 am

Van de Walle
Rational numbers (looking closer at some concepts of fractions, percentages and ratios): Read: Van de Walle Chapter 17: Developing Fraction Concepts
and Chapter 18: Decimal and Percent Concepts and Decimal Computation (check Moodle for questions and exercises to do to prepare for our discussion and activities): Teaching rational numbers

 
April
Math class 13
Monday, April 6

8:00 - 9:50 (peer teaching)

Peer teaching

Peer review and feedback of math lesson plan 1:
Due Friday at 5:30pm by e-mail to Michele and your peer reviewer
SCI/MATH Class 1
Wednesday, April 8
10:30 am

Course packet: (Research
articles and additional reading section) page 65: Stockall, N., &
Gartin, B.  (2002).  The nature of inclusion
in a blue ribbon school: a
revelatory case.  Exceptionality, 10 (3), .

Second hour: Topic: Qualitative Methods
Read in the assignment section of CP on Researching Teaching: Qualitative Data Analysis
May
SCI/MATH Class 2

Friday, May 15
1:30
Finish Barton
Research topics and preparation

1:30 pm

SCI/MATH Class 3

Wednesday, May 20
Research presentations to whole class
Math & Science notebook due for final check
Saturday, May 23

Small group final exam

8:30-10:00 or 10:30-12:00 or 12:30-2:00 pm