MTHT 592 – Topics in Advanced Mathematics for Teachers
This course is only open to a select group of approved teachers. To see if you qualify for enrollment, please contact Alison Superfine by e-mail at amcastro@uic.edu.
Note: If you are a regularly admitted UIC student and wish to enroll in this course, you must enroll in the campus section of the course by using Student Self-Service.
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MTHT 592 – Topics in Advanced Mathematics for Teachers
College/Department: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences – Math, Statistics, and Computer Science
Program: Illinois Elementary Math Specialist Project
Dates: 1/11/21 – 4/30/21
Credits: 4 graduate semester credit hours
Tuition/Fees: $495 per semester credit hour tuition.
Description: The course will focus on developing teachers’ conceptual understanding of rational numbers, making connections to earlier work with whole numbers and moving into working with multiplicative reasoning connecting work with fractions to ratio and proportional reasoning concepts.
Prerequisites: Course offered to Graduate ONLY
Textbook: For textbook information contact the instructor at kapitvor@uic.edu
Audit Option: No
Instructor(s): Kathleen Pitvorec & Mary Jo Tavormina
Location: This course meets online
Schedule: This course meets online with synchronous sessions Thursday 5pm-8pm
Enrollment Deadline: Two weeks prior to the first class