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Math for K-8 Teachers - Seattle University
EPDMA2 9120-01 (3 credits) Mathematics for K-8 Teachers
 * **Summer, 2018**
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The class will meet in Loyola 301 from 5:30PM this is a space thing until 8:55 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 26th – July 19th || **__Instructor__**__:__ Mark Roddy, Ph.D. Office: Loyola 310 Phone: 296-5765 E-mail: mroddy@seattleu.edu Office Hours: Tu and Th 4PM - 5PM __and by appointment__ || Bassarear, (2005). Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. (3rd Edition ) Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN: 0-618-34886-7
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 * __MATERIALS__:** A calculator: recommended model Texas Instruments, TI-15 Explorer or ME+ but the one on a cell phone, tablet, etc. may be sufficient.

Catalog Description: "This is a participation-oriented, hands-on review of the mathematical content needed to teach elementary / middle school mathematics in a manner consistent with national reform standards in mathematics education. The focus is on the acquisition of conceptual understanding in preparation for teaching."
 * __COURSE DESCRIPTION__**

The syllabus for the course is here:

Supplemental Links: Here is a link to a comic-based exposition of factoring: []

Here is a link to the **Whistler Alley constructions summaries**: []

Here is a link to an interesting article from Smithsonian Magazine about number sequences, dates and the like: []