Tentative Schedule for Edu 347 - Fall 2002

Date

Topic

Assignments and Readings Due To Be Completed Before Class

Tu, 8/20

Introductions, Course Overview, Pretest

Buy book and check out course website and Blackboard .

Th, 8/22

State and Natl. Standards, Professional Organizations, NAEP, CATS, TIMSS

Read Ch. 1, Participate in discussion on Blackboard. Check out links on website.

Tu, 8/27

Learning Theory, Psychology and Assessment

Read Ch. 2, Turn in pretest, checklist, and form from syllabus. Decide on Class Presentation.

Th, 8/29

Open-Ended Problems and Creativity, Problem Solving and Posing

Read Ch. 3

Tu, 9/3

Technology in Support of Mathematics

Read Ch. 4

Th, 9/5

Logic, Reasoning and Communication

Read Ch. 5, Create draft of problem for open-ended lesson to turn in (teach between 9/12 and 10/3)

Tu, 9/10

Concepts of Whole Numbers and Exponents

Read Ch. 6

Th, 9/12

Consolidating Whole Number Operations

Read Ch. 7 - 8, Decide on topic/problems for Learning Center

Tu, 9/17

Review for Exam 1

Th, 9/19

Exam 1

Study Ch. 1 - 8, websites, assns.

Tu, 9/24

KCCT Assessment

See web for sample open response and multiple choice items

Th, 9/26

Concepts of Rational Numbers & Proportional Reasoning

Read Ch. 9

Tu, 10/1

Addn. and Subtr. of Ratl. Nos.

Read Ch. 10, Student presentation on Rational Numbers

Th, 10/3

Mult. and Div. of Ratl. Nos.

Complete all work on open-ended lesson

Tu, 10/8

Concepts and Operations with Integers

Read pp. 427 - 430, Student presentation on Integers, Turn in completed Open-ended Lesson, Student Work, Reflection, etc.

Th, 10/10

Probability

Read Ch. 11, Student presentation on Probability, Create draft of lesson and assessment for second lesson to turn in (teach between 10/17 and 11/14)

Tu, 10/15

Fall Break

Enjoy

Th, 10/17

Graphing

Tu, 10/22

Statistics

Student presentation on Statistics & Data Analysis

Th, 10/24

Introducing Geometry

Read Ch. 12, Student presentation on Geometry

Tu, 10/29

Developing Geometry Concepts

Th, 10/31

Introducing Measurement and Formulae

Read Ch. 13, Student presentation on Measurement

Tu, 11/5

Introducing Algebra

Read Ch. 14, Student presentation on Algebra

Th, 11/7

Developing Algebraic Concepts

Tu, 11/12

Review for Exam 2

Review Chapters 1 - 14, web assignments, projects, etc.

Th, 11/14

Exam 2

Complete all work on second lesson

Tu, 11/19

Focus on Alternative Assessment and Evaluation

Turn in completed Second Lesson, Student Work, Reflection, etc.

Th, 11/21

Organizing for Instruction

Read Ch. 15

Fri, 11/22

Middle Grade Math Day

Present center, if possible

Tu, 11/26

Share Learning Centers

Turn in completed learning center, reflection, etc.

Th, 11/28

Thanksgiving

Enjoy

Tu, 12/3

Your personal philosophy of teaching

Th, 12/5

Review for Final Exam

Tu, 12/10

Final Exam

Good Luck