Courses for the Mathematics Specialist Degree
Fall 2008
SED 535MA Contemporary Mathematics Teaching
An introduction to current theories of mathematics teaching and learning and how they translate into practice. Major assignments center on your personal teaching practice. Also, exposure to current forms of research, to prepare you for systematic inquiry into your own practice.
SED 619 Application and Utility Software in the Secondary School Curriculum
Explore various strategies for teaching mathematics content through the use of technology. Design and develop learning activities using graphing calculators, computers, and application and utility software (such as CBR, Geometer’s Sketchpad, Fathom, Excel, etc.). Course provides tools for conducting research in preparation for the classroom research project and supports discussions in SED 535MA through research related to the use of technology in secondary schools.
Spring 2009
SED 625MA Theory and Research in Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
Further develop your theoretical understanding of teaching mathematics in secondary schools as you critically analyze current secondary mathematics curricula based on a foundational understanding of the literature discussed in SED 535MA. Apply your theoretical understanding of teaching by creating, analyzing, and reflecting on exemplary mathematics lessons.
SED 600 Research in Education
Explore the role of teacher as researcher. Find and analyze educational research related to mathematics curriculum, teaching strategies, and student learning. Learn about types of educational research; design a classroom action research project; and write early sections of the project report. Also, complete an initial draft of the NBPTS Documented Accomplishments entry.
Fall 2009
SED 610 Current Issues in Education
Through research, reading, collegial discussion, reflection, and writing, you will develop a more thorough understanding of some of today’s most pressing issues for multiethnic schools, to be better positioned for leadership as well as for personal decisions about career and professional development.
SED 690 Seminar in Education
Develop a deeper understanding of current issues being addressed in SED 610 by applying them to mathematics education. Further refine your skills in researching and producing scholarly work by completing further sections of your classroom research project. Build your leadership capacity by presenting your work at conferences.
Spring 2010
SED 697 Graduate Project
Complete your classroom research project, leadership activities, and assemble your MA Portfolio.
SED 695X Seminar in Instructional Leadership in Mathematics
Final seminar to help you translate your learning in the program into leadership activity and career decisions, and to complete portions of your MA Portfolio.
Six additional units are required for the completion of the 30-unit Master’s Degree. If your teaching degree was completed within the past five years, you can apply 2 of your credential courses (SED 514 and SED 525) as electives in the Master’s program. If you are unable to transfer units from previous coursework, you may take electives during the summer sessions to complete this requirement.