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Syllabus

Teacher Education
07E:163  Methods Elementary School Mathematics
Fall, 2009
Instructors: Robert van Deusen
Emails: robert-vandeusen@uiowa.edu
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Course Description

Methods for Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-6. The main course emphases include: teaching arithmetic algorithms, using and teaching problem solving, applying different learning theories to different instructional goals, examining commercially available instructional materials, looking at the history of classroom practices related to achievement patterns, using stories to teach mathematics, etc.

Required Readings

Course handouts

(Recommended) Math Stories by William Nibbelink (Available at Zephyr Services, 124 E. Washington Street, Iowa City )

Focus Standards and Student Assignments

StandardsStudent Assignments
A: Student Learning
  • Meeting of standard partly verified by exams.
  • Lesson plan
    • C: Planning Instruction
  • Meeting of standard partly verified by exams.
  • Evaluation of National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
  • Lesson plan
    • D: Instructional Strategies
  • Meeting of standard partly verified by exams.
  • Lesson plan
    • K: Subject Matter Knowledge Meeting of standard verified by exams