This 30-hour course is made up of five modules and (3) one hour long synchronous sessions. Synchronous sessions will be scheduled based on participants’ availability and will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The course will run for six weeks.
Participants will develop a deep understanding of what it means to think and reason mathematically. They will learn three different avenues of mathematical thinking that productive math doers bring to bear when making sense of and persevering through problems. Participants will develop each avenue of thinking through a series of targeted math activities and identify evidence of mathematical thinking in other’s mathematical work. In addition, participants will learn how to develop these avenues of thinking in their students. They will leave this course with the knowledge and strategies they need to ensure their students develop as powerful mathematical thinkers.
Goals:
- Know what mathematical thinking is
- Understand Quantitative Reasoning
- Be able to help students develop quantitative reasoning
- Understand Structural Thinking
- Be able to help students develop structural thinking
- Understand Repeated Reasoning
- Be able to help students develop repeated reasoning
