Week 1

1/24

Topics: Course Intro; NYS Standards

Read and Review Syllabus for Wednesday, 1/26/11

Cathcart: Chapter 1

Week 2

1/31

Topics: NYS Standards, Problem Solving, Lesson Planning

Cathcart: Chapters 2 & 3

Math Autobiography due Wednesday, 2/2/11

Week 3

2/7

Topics: NYS Assessments, Problem Solving, Lesson Planning

Cathcart: Chapters 4 & 5

Week 4

2/14

Topics: Whole Number Operations, Alternative Algorithms and Lesson Planning

Cathcart: Chapters 7 & 9

We will meet on 2/17 from 8:30 - 11:00 - Room TBA

Week 5

2/21

RAQUETTE LAKE

Draft of First LP due via eLearning by Monday, 2/21

Games Analysis due Wednesday, 2/23 at Raquette Lake

Week 6

2/28

Topics: More on teaching the four basic operations

Cathcart: Chapters 6 and 8

First Lesson Plan Final Copy Due in hard copy Wednesday, 3/2

Week 7

3/7

Topics: More on operations and lesson planning with texts and literature

Idea for Math Night due Monday, 3/7

Bring book for your Literature-based Math Lesson Plan due Wednesday, 3/9

Problem Presentation 1 on Monday, 3/7

Problem Presentation 2 on Wednesday, 3/9

Week 8

3/14

NO CLASS
SPRING BREAK

Week 9

3/21

Topics: Fractions

Cathcart: Chapters 10 and 11

Draft of Math Night Lesson Plan due Wednesday, 3/23

Problem Presentation 3 on Monday, 3/21

Problem Presentation 4 on Wednesday, 3/23

Week 10

3/28

Topics: Decimals and Ratio

Cathcart: Chapters 12 and 13

Literature-based lesson plan due 3/30

Problem Presentation 5 on Monday 3/28

Problem Presentation 6 on Wednesday, 3/30

Week 11

4/4

Topics: Geometry

Cathcart: Chapters 14

Problem Presentation 7 on Monday, 4/4

Math Night, Wednesday, 4/6, 5:30 - 8 pm, Smith School

Week 12

4/11

Topics: Measurement

Cathcart: Chapters 15

Math Nigh Packet due Monday, 4/11

Draft of Standards-based mathematics curricula Lesson Plan due Wednesday, 4/13

Week 13

4/18

Topics: Algebra

Cathcart: Chapters 17

Problem Presentation 8 on Monday, 4/18

Problem Presentation 9 on Monday, 4/20

Week 14

4/25

Topics: Graphs and Stats

Cathcart: Chapters 16

READING EXAM - April 27

Week 14

5/2

Catch-up

Week 15

5/9

Wrap Up

Final copy of Standards-based mathematics curricula lesson plan and lesson plan reflection paper due 5/10.

5/13 - Webfolio presentations