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Center will be open Monday-Thursday, 10am-10pm, as well as Fridays, 10am-4pm, and Sundays 6pm-10pm. Please make use
of this valuable resource.
Special Needs:
If you have an identified disability or special learning need and require differentiated help please let me know. Please be
reminded that learning accommodation cannot be offered retroactively. I am more than willing to make accommodations that will
meet your learning needs. However, I have to know about the disability in order to this. So I encourage you to talk with me.
According to University policy, accommodations are granted only through my the Disabilities Services Coordinator, Priscilla
Lipe, Associate Director of Academic Advising, Duke 108, CB 2251, 336-278-6500.
Texts
Required
Dacey, L. & Bamford Lynch, J. (2006). Math for all: Differentiating Instruction. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions Publications.
Fosnot, C.T. (2001). Young Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Number Sense, Addition, and Subtraction. Portsmouth, NH:
Heinemann.
Book Clubs to be determined after class begins.
Additional Required Readings will be located on Blackboard eReserves and are listed on the Course Schedule.
Recommended
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Carin, A.A., Bass, J.E., & Contant, T.L. (2005). Teaching Science as Inquiry (10 th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice
Hall.
Guillaume, A.M. (2005). Classroom Mathematics Inventory for Grades K-6: An Informal Assessment. Boston, MA: Allyn and
Bacon.
Heibert, J. et al. (1997). Making Sense:Teaching and learning mathematics with understanding. Portsmouth, NH: Heineman.
Krajcik, J., Czerniak, C., & Berger, C. (2003). Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School Classrooms: A Project-
Based Approach (2 nd edition). Boston: McGraw Hill.
Spitzer, J.S. & Roddick, C.D. (2008). Succeeding at Teaching Mathematics: K-6. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Wheatley, G. H. (1996). Quick Draw: Developing Spatial Sense in Mathematics. Tallahassee, FL: Mathematics Learning.
Wheatley, G. H. & Reynolds, A. (1999). Coming to Know Number. Tallahassee, FL: Mathematics Learning.
Wong, H., & Wong, R. (1998). The first days of school. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.
Journals
These are available in Belk Library
Science & Children is published by the National Science Teachers Association
Teaching Children Mathematics is published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Books in Belk Library Course Reserves
Edge, D. (2000). Involving families in school mathematics: readings from “Teaching Children Mathematics. Reston,VA: NCTM.
e-Book
Moursund, D.G. (November 2004). Improving Math Education in Elementary Schools: A Short Book for Teachers. A pdf of the
book is available at: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~moursund/Math/.
This (free) 81 page book is written specifically for use in pre-service Math Methods for elementary school teachers and in inservice
courses for elementary school teachers. The book divides math expertise into math content and math maturity. The book
focuses on math maturity from the point of view of:
• Brain Science and Developmental Theory
• Craft & Science of Teaching & Learning
• Information & Communications Technology
A list of other free books and other materials that are written by Dr. Moursund is available at
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~moursund/dave/moursund-websites.html.
Important Professional Web Sites
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction http://www.ncpublicschools.org
National Science Education Standards: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org/standards/
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