MTL 3630 - Teaching Secondary Mathematics

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): MTL 3620 or Permission of instructor

Corequisite(s): MTL 3638 or permission of instructor

Description: This course examines teaching practice that supports conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas for all students in diverse classrooms. Prospective teachers enrolled in this course analyze teaching with particular attention to: planning for instruction; selecting and adapting curriculum materials; establishing classroom norms and expectations; fostering mathematical discourse; and assessing students’ developing mathematical understanding. This course must be taken along with MTL 3638 - Secondary Mathematics Field Experience in the semester immediately prior to MTL 4690 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7-12 . At the end of this course, students will have intermediate to advanced skills in the selection, operation, and classroom use of technologies including graphing calculators, computers and the Internet.