• Next session:
  EDUC 744 965 September 29 – November 28, 2008
  
• Totally online - no travel to campus required
• 3 semester hours graduate credit

This course meets the following Wisconsin Teaching Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) # 1, 3, 7, 8

Wisconsin Standards for Administrator Development and Licensure (WI DPI) # 3

International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers, (NETS-T)

Learning Outcomes
Participants who complete the course will be able to:

1. Analyze research-based practices for improving mathematics instruction. (WI DPI  1)
2. Design effective standards-based classroom activities for K-3 students and reflect on student outcomes. (WI DPI 1)
3. Develop varied formative assessment practices and assess mastery of the same essential math concepts in different ways. (WI DPI 8)
4. Apply instructional strategies and appropriate practices for analyzing student work and modify lessons based on assessment information.  (WI DPI 7)
5. Apply instructional strategies to promote mathematics learning among students of a wide range of academic diversity including ESL and special needs students. (WI DPI 3)
6. Differentiate math instruction based on students’ learning styles, interests, and readiness levels. (WI DPI 3)
7. Modify lessons based on the synthesis of the relationship between problem solving and communication.  (WI DPI  7)
8. Understand the impact of aligning math classroom environments with real world environments by infusing problem-solving strategies. (WI DPI 1, 7)
9. Apply technology tools in classroom instruction to connect math activities to everyday experiences and the real world. (WI DPI 7)

You will connect to learning modules via the World Wide Web and interact with other participants and the instructor through email and a private online class discussion board. Each module provides opportunities for participants to share ideas and participate in discussion with the instructor and peers. Participants may work with one other participant as a team.

By the conclusion of the class each participant will reflect about their math instruction and develop approaches for curriculum enhancement. Students will be evaluated on their discussion board participation, reflective journal entries, a self-assessment of progress, portfolio of artifacts created during the class showcasing lesson plans providing for differentiated assessment items including adaptations and accommodations for students of all ability levels to demonstrate mastery of the same essential concepts in different ways.

Conducted online with no on campus class sessions required, you may participate using your home or work computer without having to drive to the university campus at set times.

Additional classes are listed in the online catalog.

Outline

1. Recent Research in K-3 Mathematics Instruction
2. Conceptual Understanding - Making Wise Curricular Decisions
3. Solving Problems Mathematically
4. Literacy Strategies for Improving Math Instruction
5. Making Mathematics Work for All Children - Differentiating Math Instruction in Grades K-3
6. Formative Assessment Methods
7. Uses of Technology in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Gr. K-3
8. Connecting Math

Readings
McCain, Ted. Teaching for Tomorrow: Teaching Content and Problem-Solving Skills. Corwin Press, 2005.

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Additional recommended articles will be available via the course website or via the university's distance learning library web-based databases.

Instructor
Sara Turansky - background information

Prerequisite
Hardware and Software Requirements

What are the minimum technology requirements?

Complete the system checkup on this website, https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/
by clicking on the link that says: Check your system.

Review the list of compatible/recommended browsers and software programs for Learn@UWStout at the Online Help Desk.

If you have any questions about these preferences, please call one of the numbers listed below and indicate that you are a UW-Stout student needing help with Learn@UW-Stout . Help is available 7 days a week.

• 1-888-435-7589 select option 3
, or
• 1-608-264-4357 select option 3

Modem - 56 kbps ( A high speed connection to the Internet is preferred. )
Operating System - Windows XP, Macintosh OSX or System 9 (Older operating systems will work for most of the course content.)
Memory - 128MB of RAM (256 or greater preferred) Older computers will be able to access most of the course content.

All projects will be exchanged by posting to the course DropBox, and your peers and instructor will provide suggestions and comments by posting to the discussion board.

Take a few minutes to review the Frequently Asked Questions, (FAQs).

Registration:
Tuition is payable by university billing, MasterCard, or Visa.
Participants may select the payment plan option in fall and spring, but it is not available during summer session. Refund policy

Enrollment is limited to twenty participants; register online .

Check out the list of additional online classes.

For additional information, e-mail your comments or questions to:

Contact: Joan M. Vandervelde
Online Professional Development Coordinator
School of Education
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
phone: (715) 642-0209
fax: (715) 232-3385

Orientation Activities
After you are enrolled, complete the Introduction Questionnaire and review the orientation activities. Review the Student Expectations and Responsibilities and Academic Expectations and Dishonesty Policy.