Spring 2006 Mondays 7:00 – 9:45 pm Textbook: Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally by John Van de Walle email: Ingrid.Huisman@utdallas.edu (5th edition) Requirements for the course ALL STUDENTS in the course MUST do the following Tests and exam 50% in order to receive a passing grade for this course: Reflections and homework 25% 1. Earn an average of 75% on the 3 tests Attendance and class work 25% 2. Complete all reflections and major assignments including the exam project Dates Concepts (organized by TEKS strands) Chapters January 9 Overview / Teaching Developmentally 2 January 16 MLK Jr.Day – no class January 23 Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools (UPMT) 3 January 30 Number, Operations and Quantitative Reasoning 4 CGI problems due (NOQR) (Early number, operations and facts) February 6 NOQR place value including decimals + - estimating 6, 9, 10, TEKS Hunt due 12, 13 Test 1 Do February 13 NOQR x ÷including decimals 11, 14 Reflection 1 due February 20 NOQR (fractions) 15, 16 February 27 Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking 17, 18, Take home part 22 of Test 2 due Test 2 Do March 6 Spring Break March 13 No class - Online assignment 5 March 20 Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking 23, 24 Online assignment due Lesson Plan due March 27 NOQR (integers/exponents/functions/equations) 19, 20 Reflection 2 due Probability and Statistics April 3 Geometry and Spatial Reasoning /Presentations 21 Reflection 3 due April 10 Measurement /Presentations Reflection 4 due April 17 Presentations 20 Test 3 Do April 24 Last day of class / Misc. Activities Exam Projects due Issues for Reflections - J. Van deWalle – textbook Reflections should be at least 1.5 full pages typed (double spaced). Half of the reflection should contain important information/strategies from the textbook and the other half should be a personal reflection in first person (opinions about the issue, connections to class or personal experiences, examples) 1. Reform Movement (Due on or before February 13 ) 2. Technology in the Classroom (including Calculators) (Due on or before March 27) 3. Gifted and Talented (Due on or before April 3) 4. Learning Disabilities (Due on or before April 10) TExES Field 101 Generalist EC – 4 Range of Competencies 011-015 TExES Field 111 Generalist 4-8 Range of Competencies 010-028