This course provides opportunities for prospective elementary teachers to strengthen their mathematical   knowledge   and   skills   and   to   gain   confidence   in   their   understanding   of mathematics. An important outcome of this course is for prospective teachers to be able to teach mathematics successfully in the elementary grades. Research-based knowledge about good math instruction provides a solid base of information for educators to use as they identify mathematics skills students need to develop, as well as teaching strategies and instructional approaches that best support the development  of these skills.   The course is designed based on what research tells us about good math instruction. In summary, the General Mathematics course is a comprehensive effort to build and deepen maths content knowledge, to learn and use high-quality instructional practices, and to study ways in which young students approach and learn mathematics.

Learning Outcomes

• Increase their mathematical content knowledge for Number and Operations, Algebra and Algebraic Thinking, Geometry and Geometric Measurement, and Information Handling for teaching in the primary, elementary, and middle grades
• Increase their confidence, competence, interest, and enthusiasm for mathematics by exploring and doing mathematics
• Deepen an understanding of how children learn mathematics
• Build a variety of instructional techniques with clear purposes
• Enhance their use of questioning techniques to elicit children’s understanding
• Learn ways to engage students in mathematical thinking through interactive activities

Week Plan:Week wise plan is attached below along with attachments 

Assessment Criteria

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