MATH 5035
Algebra for Middle Grades Teachers
Fall 2009
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 – 1:45 pm in room 322 Boyd Graduate Studies
Instructor:
Dr. Sybilla Beckmann, Professor of Mathematics
501 Boyd Graduate Studies Building
706-542-2548
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:50 am – 12:20 pm and Wednesdays 1 – 1:45 pm. You are always welcome to make an appointment to see me at other times or to e-mail me or call me with questions. Please contact me as soon as possible if an illness or emergency prevents you from attending class.
Writing Intensive Program (WIP) Teaching Assitant:
427F Boyd Graduate Studies
706-542-2619
lnunley at math dot uga dot edu
Office hours: Mondays
12:15-1:15 and Tuesdays 3:15-4:15
You are always welcome to make an appointment to see Laura at other times or to e-mail or call with questions.
Information about and policies of this
section of MATH 5035
MATH 7035 (graduate credit) information
Assignments, test schedules, and
announcements
Websites of special relevance:
The
textbook's
website
with chapter by chapter links of interest
For
the Georgia Performance Standards in math, go to: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/MathStandards.aspx
National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Focal Points
Textbooks used in
Singapore: singaporemath.com
Primary Mathematics 1A, 1B (first grade) through 6A, 6B (sixth grade)
Translations of
textbooks used in Japan: http://www.globaledresources.com/
(Tokyo ShosekiÕs Mathematics for Elementary School)
Other websites of interest:
Project
INTERMATH, which focuses on
building teachers' mathematical content knowledge through mathematical
investigations that are supported by technology
Problems and tasks that Sybilla Beckmann wrote for her 6th graders during the 2004/2005 school year organized according to the grade 6 Georgia Performance Standards
The National Council on Teacher Quality report, No Common Denominator (June 2008), describes UGAÕs program for preparing elementary teachers in math as exemplary and ranks BeckmannÕs textbook first. See NCTQ publications page for links to the report.