Two Courses in Mathematics Education for Prospective and Practicing K-12 Teachers and Others

Offered Spring 2013 at NMSU

These two courses earn attendees 3 hours of math credit.

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Partnership course 1: Math 111 Section 2/Math 511 Section 1

Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics 1

Instructor: Pat Baggett, baggett@nmsu.edu , (575) 646-2039.

MW 4:30-5:45 PM

Walden Hall 232

First class: Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Materials will be presented as lesson plans that can be used in elementary and middle grades. Most lessons will have a large "hands- on" component using projects and technology, including the TI-108 and possibly TI-34 calculators. We will not use a text book; we will use materials from Breaking Away from the Math Book: Creative Projects for Grades K-6 (2004), Breaking Away from the Math Book II: More Creative Projects for Grades K-8

(2004), and Breaking Away from the Algebra and Geometry Book: Original and Traditional Lessons for Grades K-8, by Dr. Patricia Baggett

and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, as well as extensive handouts and units on their website, http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~breakingaway. A course pack of materials is available from Prof. Baggett for just the cost of the binder and Xeroxing, $16. There are no tests in the class!

Syllabus of the Math 111/511 course

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Partnership course 2: Math 313/513 Section 1

Fundamentals of Algebra and Geometry 1

Instructor: Pat Baggett, baggett@nmsu.edu , (575) 646-2039.

MW 6:30-7:45 PM

Walden Hall 232

First class: Wednesday, January 23, 2013

This course intends to provide future K-8 (and higher)  teachers with adequate algebraic and geometric knowledge in a format that can be directly used in their classrooms.  We will combine algebra with geometry based on measurement of distance, providing hands-on activities suited even for the youngest students in kindergarten, first, and second grade.  Many lessons that we will study are appropriate for middle school, and some can be adapted for high school. We will use the TI-83/84, TI-34, and TI-108 calculators.

We will not use a text book; we will use materials from Breaking Away from the Math Book:  Creative Projects for Grades K-6 (2004),  Breaking Away from the Math Book II:  More Creative Projects for Grades K-8  (2004), and Breaking Away from the Algebra and Geometry Book: Original and Traditional Lessons for Grades K-8, by Dr. Patricia Baggett and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, as well as extensive handouts and units on their website, http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~breakingaway. A coursepack of materials is available from Prof. Baggett for just the cost of the binder and Xeroxing, $17.00.  There are no tests in the class!   Many lessons have been used in workshops, and most have been classroom tested. We hope that you will find some of them suitable to try with students in your future classes.

Syllabus of Math 313/513 course

For more information (on either course, on dates to register, how to register, etc.), contact Pat Baggett, baggett@nmsu.edu , (575) 646-2039.

A super cool link: Breaking Away from the Math Book