2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

EDUC 301 Methods: Elementary Mathematics

An overview of elementary mathematics education-- history, issues, and national standards. Standards-based topics for elementary mathematics will be examined and applied. Includes an emphasis on instructional technologies. Emphasis is given to problem-solving strategies with manipulatives, visuals, and other instructional technologies. This course is taken as part of a methods block, which requires a 30-hour field experience in which candidates prepare, teach, and assess lessons

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to teacher education; EDUC 203; EDUC 303; EDUC 306; EDUC 316; EDUC 313

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Explore the NCTM and state/national standards.
  2. Increase pedagogical knowledge and varying strategies for learning and teaching math.
  3. Analyze math concepts, reasonings, and processes.
  4. Demonstrate mathematical tools, manipulatives, and models for deeper understanding.
  5. Plan, develop, teach, and reflect on math lessons.