MA-01 Getting Ready
for Algebra by Using Virtual Manipulatives
This course will prepare
teachers to use virtual manipulatives to help their students get
ready for algebra. Participants will explore the 17 Algebra Readiness
indicators developed by the SREB (Southern Region Education Board)
and ETS (the Educational Testing Service), including the five "process" indicators
and the twelve "content and skills" indicators. Participants
will learn how they can use virtual manipulatives and other technologies
to help their students gain proficiency in order to be successful
algebra students. Participants will complete a technology enhanced
classroom project for their students that is aligned to NCTM and
state standards.
MA-02 Differentiating Instruction
to Accommodate Learning Styles in Mathematics
Addressing the individual
learning styles of students can be a challenge for teachers. The
World Wide Web contains a vast number of resources to assist teachers
in understanding and planning for the different avenues through
which students learn best. Suitable for participants of all grade
levels and subject areas, this course will review a range of web
sites providing information about learning theory related to learning
styles and multiple intelligences, as well as resources to assist
teachers in both identifying students' learning styles and intelligences
and engaging students in activities which best suit those styles
and intelligences. Participants will become familiar with teaching
strategies and tools targeted for each learning style and intelligence
and develop a preliminary lesson plan using those strategies and
tools.
MA-03 Using Patterns to Develop Algebraic Thinking
In this course
for middle school teachers of mathematics, participants will explore
the nature of algebraic thinking and develop strategies for encouraging
the development of algebraic thinking in their students. Through
readings, video clips, and examination of student work, participants
will learn to: 1) recognize and build on opportunities for algebraic
thinking in a variety of mathematics contexts; 2) analyze their
students' algebraic thinking; and 3) pose questions that encourage
the development of algebraic thinking. Participants will also produce
a lesson plan that incorporates the key concepts of the course.
MA-04 Using Real Data in Math Classrooms
Technology tools and
web-based materials provide important ways for math educators to
meet local and national standards that emphasize problem solving
and making connections between mathematics, other disciplines and
the real world. This course will enable middle and high school
math teachers the opportunity to explore a range of web-based resources
and exemplary projects which utilize technology to support these
goals. Participants will learn how to find sources of real data
on the web and explore technology tools that help students model,
analyze, visualize and make sense of these data. Participants will
complete the course with a collection of resources and beginning
project ideas that serve their curricular goals.
MA-05 Using Technology in the Elementary Math Classroom
In this
course, participants will explore technologies that can be used
in elementary math instruction in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Participants will review NCTM and state standards and examine the
ways in which tools like virtual manipulatives, calculators, spreadsheet
programs, online data sources, and applets can support these goals.
In particular, the course will address ways in which technology
can support elementary algebra, geometry, and data analysis standards.
Participants will leave the course with complete lesson plans for
integrating technology into instruction in their own classrooms.
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