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Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools

EDSS 444

PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT

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Concrete, practical experience in the design of meaningful, interesting mathematics activities, lessons, and units, and in authentic assessment of students' knowledge.

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Pedagogical transformations of mathematics content

Demonstration and oral and written analysis of transforming mathematical topics for teaching: sequencing, connections, multiple representations, concrete instructional materials, alternative procedures, misconceptions and errors, instructional strategies, motivation

Goals and objectives

Writing goals and objectives for lessons and units

Lesson types and instructional techniques

Demonstration and discussion of various lesson formats and instructional activities

Lesson planning

Reading, finding, and writing different types of lesson plans

Unit planning

Reading and finding unit plans, and writing a 2-week unit plan for use in later student teaching

Assessment

Reading/discussion of various authentic assessment techniques, emphasizing need for multiple measures; designing an assessment plan for a unit



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