2011 Cohort - Mathematics: Secondary Teaching Emphasis (MA)

Tentative course schedule

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Summer 2011

On-campus for 3-4 weeks and an online learning component; 3 days of the on-campus instruction will include professional development experiences

MATH 6286 New Developments in Mathematics Education -- 3 unit(s)

TBD To be determined -- TBD unit(s)

MATH 6371 Probability and Statistics for Secondary Mathematics Teachers -- 3 unit(s)

Discrete and continuous random variables, central limit theorem, regression, correlation, analysis of covariance and categorical data analysis. Multiple regression, ANOVA and categorical data analysis will provide students with tools to analyze real data sets. Prerequisite(s): STAT 1772 or MATH 3751 or consent of instructor.

Fall 2011

Online learning environment

MATH 6259 Seminar: Reflective Teaching I -- 1 unit(s)

Topic: Cognitive Demand of Mathematical Tasks

Spring 2012

Online learning environment

MATH 6259 Seminar: Reflective Teaching II -- 1 unit(s)

Topic: Classroom Discourse

MATH 6259 Contemporary Assessment in Mathematics Education I -- 2 unit(s)

Contemporary Assessment in Mathematics Education I, 2 units

Summer 2012

On-campus for 3-4 weeks and an online learning component; 3 days of the on-campus instruction will include professional development experiences

MATH 6208 Contemporary Assessment in Mathematics Education II -- 1 unit(s)

MATH 6215 Geometric Content and Pedagogy for Teachers -- 3 unit(s)

MATH 6410 Foundations of Calculus -- 3 unit(s)

Fall 2012

Online learning environment

MATH 6381 Current Research in Mathematics Education -- 3 unit(s)

Understand purposes and methods of research in math education with a focus on action research. Review mathematics education research and its implications for instruction. Conduct a classroom-based action research project. Prerequisite(s): MATH 6201 or consent of department.

MATH 6232 Reflective Teaching: Meaningful Distributed Instruction -- 1 unit(s)

Students will critically reflect on classroom practice with the focus on meaningful distributed instruction.

Spring 2013

Online learning environment

MATH 6530 Topics in Discrete Mathematics -- 3 unit(s)

Topics from combinatorics, graph theory, analysis and application of algorithms, recurrence relations, difference equations, linear programming, and mathematical induction. Applications of these topics in the secondary curriculum. Prerequisite(s): MATH 3530/MATH 5530 or MATH 4500/MATH 5500.

MATH 6235 Reflective Teaching: Investigation of Classroom Practice -- 1 unit(s)

Students will critically reflect on classroom practice with the focus on instruction.

Topic: Investigation Classroom Practice

Summer 2013

On-campus for 3-4 weeks and an online learning component; 3 days of the on-campus instruction will include professional development experiences

MATH 6370 Applied Linear Statistical Methods for Secondary Mathematics Teachers -- 3 unit(s)

Elements of experimental design. Statistical inferential processes, confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, for comparing means, medians and proportions from multiple groups. Prerequisite(s): STAT 1772, MATH 3751 or consent of instructor.

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MATH 6234 Reflective Teaching: Leadership -- 1 unit(s)

Students will critically reflect on classroom practice with the focus on leadership in mathematics education.

Topic: Leadership
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