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EDG 797 Selected Topics in Mathematics Teaching (Gr. 5-8)
( Course Fee $100)
Instructor: Bill Collins, David Cook and Janice Mazella

Course Description
The course is designed to help teachers improve content knowledge and achieve mathematical proficiency through conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and problem solving. The course is designed to reflect the content and the process strands of the state Mathematics, Science and Technology Learning Standards (revised 2005).  There will be a strong emphasis on understanding, logical reasoning and application. 

The topics — algebra, geometry, problem solving, probability and statistics, teaching methods and information technology — reflect the ascendancy of certain content standards in grades 5-8 and note the importance of the process standard of problem solving.  The use of technology in the classroom to engage students in learning will be an important part of the program as well.

Outside consultants will take part in each section, with Mathematicians and engineers from the Sensis Corporation hosting a session for the mathematics group, dealing with the real world applications of mathematics.   While there will be a sessions dedicated to instructional technology and pedagogy, the “content” class sessions themselves will be conducted in a manner so as to model inquiry-based activities and will themselves utilize the technology to which the teachers would have access during the school year.

Attention will be paid to the cultural background of the students whom the participants teach.  Culturally responsive pedagogy will be a component of the “methods” sections of the institute.

Ethno-mathematics will be part of the program. 

Each participant in the mathematics section will be expected to construct a lesson plan that can be implemented in his/her classroom, within the context of their adopted curriculum materials.  This module should reflect their learning experience in the Institute and will be a major component of their course grade.  It will be posted on the college’s BlackBoard® site and as such will be available to all participants.

Instructor Information
Le Moyne faculty members from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of Education will serve as session leaders according to their areas of specialization in order to provide participants more in-depth appreciation of each topic.  The content in each area will be presented with a strong emphasis in understanding, logical reasoning and application. 

David Cook
David Cook has a BA in mathematics from SUNY Geneseo and master's degrees from both the University of Michigan and Syracuse University.  He is certified in secondary mathematics (7-12) and has been teaching in public schools for the past fifteen years; most recently, at East Middle School in Auburn, New York, where he teaches 8th grade math and Integrated Algebra.  Mr. Cook is also an adjunct instructor in the School of Education at Le Moyne College where he has been teaching for the past four years. 

Jancie Mazella
 Jancie Mazella has been a teacher in the Syracuse City School District for 28 years.  She has also taught Mathematics Methods for Elementary Pre-Service Teachers at Le Moyne College for three years.  In addition, Mazella taught in the Math Academy at Le Moyne College during the Summer of 2007.  She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the State University of New York at Cortland.  Mazella has extensive experience teaching grades pre-kindergarten through college.

Bill Collins
Bill Collins is the coordinator of the Center for Urban Education at Le Moyne College.  He teaches courses in both the education and mathematics departments.  He served as the K-12 mathematics supervisor of the Syracuse City School District until his retirement in 1998.  Collins has taught mathematics and education courses at Syracuse University, Oswego State University, Onondaga Community College and the Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center.  Currently a member of the Delegate Assembly of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, he has served as president of the New York State Association of Mathematics Supervisors and the Onondaga County Mathematics Teachers Association.  He currently serves on the editorial board of the online journal Mathematics and Culture and is the immediate past president of the North American Study Group on Ethnomathematics.

 

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