Senior Seminar in Mathematics Education: A course for mathematics majors planning to become mathematics teachers  

ABSTRACT  

The intent of this course is to provide students, who are Math Majors intending to become secondary teachers, with an opportunity to explore the high school mathematics curriculum from an advanced stand point.  Furthermore, it is the intent that students study mathematics in a way that is consistent with the goals of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics as well as the Mathematics Framework of the California.  Methods of instruction will include brief presentations by the instructor, interactive group work, small group and individual investigations of important mathematics.