ECED 284 - Numeracy Skills for Teachers

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Develop fundamental mathematics and test-taking skills needed for success on standardized exams and in teaching preschool through 3rd grade.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Apply concepts and principles of number sense and arithmetic operations.
Apply concepts and procedures of measurement using the metric and imperial systems.
Solve problems using concepts and principles of geometry.
Interpret data displayed in various formats (e.g., tables, graphs, scatterplots).
Solve linear equations or inequalities involving one variable.
Express ideas and situations using appropriate mathematical language and algebraic and geometric models.

Course Contents

Place value, estimation, and rounding.
Concepts and procedures of measurement.
Problems using concepts and principles of geometry.
Data displayed in various formats (e.g., tables, graphs, scatterplots).
Linear equations or inequalities involving one variable.
Ideas and situations using appropriate mathematical language and notation.

Instructional Units: 3