EDUO 9545: Mathematical Practice #4: Model with Mathematics

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Course Overview

This course guides the teacher towards information that will help in the successful preparation, implementation and evaluation of a classroom lesson that fulfills mathematical practice #4 (Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.)

Course Objectives:

Relating to the Common Core Mathematical Practice Standard #4, the teacher will be able to:

  1. explain the standard to people of varying abilities, ages & education
  2. use different materials to teach the standard
  3. develop an effective time line within a teaching plan
  4. create assessment processes that evaluates the ability of the students to grasp the standard
  5. analyze this class experience as to how well it helped prepare to teach the mathematical standard

Course Relation to CCS or other Professional Standards

Mathematically proficient students can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. In early grades, this might be as simple as writing an addition equation to describe a situation. In middle grades, a student might apply proportional reasoning to plan a school event or analyze a problem in the community. By high school, a student might use geometry to solve a design problem or use a function to describe how one quantity of interest depends on another. Mathematically proficient students who can apply what they know are comfortable making assumptions and approximations to simplify a complicated situation, realizing that these may need revision later. They are able to identify important quantities in a practical situation and map their relationships using such tools as diagrams, two-way tables, graphs, flowcharts and formulas. They can analyze those relationships mathematically to draw conclusions. They routinely interpret their mathematical results in the context of the situation and reflect on whether the results make sense, possibly improving the model if it has not served its purpose.

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Instructor

Julie Sweetman

B.S., B.A., M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction

20 years teaching middle school and high school math.

Professional Outlook: I enjoy helping my students see that math has a place in their lives, and that they can be successful.

Personal: I enjoy cooking, reading, skiing, the beach and anything that involves spending time with my dog.