MATH 371 - Teaching P-3 Mathematics I

Foundations of mathematics education for pre-kindergarten to grade three, including early number and counting, development of number sense, meaning for the operations, basic facts, place value and appropriate number theory. This course emphasizes problem solving, use of models, and appropriate technology. This is the first of a sequence of three courses and all are required to ensure a comprehensive and necessary background for teaching pre-kindergarten to grade three. Not acceptable for any departmental major except BA/Ed, Elementary.

Prerequisites & Notes: Admittance to Woodring’s Early Childhood Education Certification program; suitable math assessment score, or a grade of C or better in MATH 112, or college-level intermediate algebra course, or waiver of the math placement test by the Mathematics Department due to college credit for a calculus course equivalent to MATH 124.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter