Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21
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ECEE 3300 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics for Early Childhood and Elementary Education
This course focuses on research-based approaches to teaching mathematics to elementary age children. Students plan and enact mathematics lessons in their field placement and reflect on their teaching. There is a strong emphasis on identifying and building on children’s home, community, and mathematical strengths; on understanding the relationship between mathematics, children’s lives, and real-world issues; and on supporting children in making sense of mathematical ideas through problem solving and discussion.
Requisites: EDTE 2000, 2010, 2020 concurrent and advanced standing in education and 2.75 GPA
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify children’s mathematical strengths.
- Students will be able to identify children’s home and community resources and how to build on them in the mathematics classroom.
- Students will be able to create and modify lesson plans so they reflect current standards and research recommendations.
- Students will be able to make connections between mathematical concepts and real-world contexts, including social and political issues.
- Students will be able to engage children in mathematical discussions that focus on important concepts in elementary mathematics.
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