CIEE 3290 Mathematics Methods and Assessments K-6

This course focuses on the understanding and application of learning and assessment of mathematics at the elementary school levels, according to the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2000, 2002, 2014) and New Jersey Learning Standards (2020). Strategies of teaching whole class and small groups hands-on problem solving and posing; integrating mathematics across and within the curriculum; technology applications in mathematics; analysis of current mathematics curriculums and standards; and applications of mathematics in the real world are explored in depth. Candidates’ knowledge, understanding, and application of elementary mathematics curriculum, standards, and technology are expanded by building the underlying mathematical conceptual knowledge of educators, exploring the integration of literacy skills in mathematics and in-depth analysis of student thinking and teacher decisions during planning, implementation and assessment. Knowledge of cognitively guided instruction (Carpenter and Fennema, 1992) enables teachers to plan mathematics instruction based on their students’ mathematical thinking and provide opportunities for students to deepen mathematical reasoning, conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. This course will give teacher candidates an understanding of students’ thinking which can provide coherence to teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and their knowledge of subject matter, curriculum, and pedagogy (Carpenter, Fennema and Franke, 1996). Prerequisite(s): CIED 2070 , CIEE 3420 , CIED 2140
Credits: 3.0