MATH-220 Math for Elementary Teachers II

Credits 4 / 5 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 or ACLT-074 with a minimum grade of 3.0. Pre-requisite: MATH-210  with a 2.0 or higher.
This course is a continuation of MATH-210. Topics include probability, statistics and number theory with emphasis trhoughout on problem-solving.  Learning will occur via discovery-based activities done in a group work setting.  Skills for the elementary classroom will be emphasized.   

Course Outcomes
1. This is the secondcourse in a two semester sequence designed to increase the prospective teacher’s understanding of the mathematical concepts used in the elementary classroom 2. The purpose is to strengthen the student’s appreciation and understanding the basic structures of arithmetic and its uses 3. To provide the mathematical concepts needed to teach the “new approaches” found in a modern arithmetic curriculum 4. To give the prospective elementary teacher the necessary confidence as well as knowledge for elementary school mathematics 5. The purpose of the laboratory setting is to provide the necessary concrete experiences to help students develop and understand the abstract mathematical principles.