ELCL 6160 Contemporary Trends and Research Issues in Mathematics Education

The purpose of this course is to enable students to examine current esearchableissues and trends affecting mathematics education in grades PreK-12. These issues will be studied in the context of professional and public debates about curriculum, learning, and assessment as reflected in national and regional standards as well as in current mathematics education research. The goals of this course are to have what is learned serve to inform candidates’ teaching, provide them ideas for developing their own classroom research master’s thesis projects, and to empower them as potential agents of curricular change in their schools and districts. This course is intended for TCM and MHSM students, but may be taken by others with permission. Prerequisite(s): Open only to teahers of mathematics; permission of the graduate program director required.
Credits: 3.0