2022-2023

Section

OLA01

Class Time & Place

Asynchronous

Campus

Online

Instructor

Dr. Lynda Luckie

Email Address

lluckie@piedmont.edu

Phone

(770) 364-2193

Office Hours

Via Zoom by appointment upon request.

Textbooks and Class materials

Required textbook:

Carpenter, T., Fennema, E., Loef Frank, M., Levi, L., Empson, S. (2015). (2nd). Children's Mathematics, Cognitively Guided Instruction. Portsmouth NH: Heinemann

ISBN 13 : 9780325052878

Supplemental readings will be required as needed throughout the course. These readings may include research, professional documents, and personal reading.

Access to mathematics manipulatives is also required, either physical or virtual.

Grading Scale

To promote fair and consistent assessments, the following grading guidelines will be applied on the total points:

A	100%	to	90%
B	less than 90%	to	80%
C	less than 80%	to	70%
D	less than 70%	to	60%
F	less than 60%	to	0

Grading System

Grades will be weighted as follows:

25%   Weekly Discussion Boards

25%   Written Assignments

20%   Lesson Plans

20%   CGI Paper

10%   Participation

Grading Scale is as follows:

A	100%	to	90%
B	< 90%	to	80%
C	< 80%	to	70%
D	< 70%	to	60%
F	< 60%	to	0%

Attendance

Attendance, timeliness, and participation are required in each course and are a part of professional dispositions. Each candidate is expected to be
regular and prompt in attendance. Every class should be attended in order to gain the most toward professional development. The only time a candidate should be absent from a class is if he or she has an illness, emergency, extenuating circumstance, or approved college absence (e.g., athletics, drama, field trips, school system function).
Contact the professor of the course in advance when possible (if you are attending a cohort program, you must also notify the cohort coordinator). Keep in mind that tardiness or leaving class early is also considered a partial absence. It is expected that a candidate make up work that was missed due to an absence. Understand that reading a classmate’s notes cannot easily duplicate many of the experiences of the course.

For asynchronous courses, attendance, timeliness, and participation are required in each course and are a part of professional dispositions. Each candidate is expected to be prompt and actively participate in order to gain the most toward professional development. Points will be deducted from your participation grade if you are not an active participant.

Active participation means:

·         Candidate contributes effectively and appropriately in all class activities.

·         Candidate displays professionalism and demonstrates openness to constructive criticism.

·         Candidate willingly enters a supportive/collegial role with other class members offering well-thought-out and helpful ideas.

·         Candidate arrives and leaves on time, especially in collegial meetings.

·         Candidate turns in all assignments on time.

As a candidate progresses through the program of study, he or she is developing a professional reputation. Upon completion of a program of study, a candidate often requests that a reference be provided to a school system for employment or for admission to an advance degree program. Almost every reference asks the recommender about a candidate’s attendance, promptness, punctuality, dependability, and exercise of professional judgment in absences. Thus, a candidate should work toward developing an exemplary reputation regarding attendance and punctuality.
Furthermore, candidates for all professional educational roles are expected to model dispositions of professional educators.
The GAPSC guidelines state: “Candidates’ work with student, families, and communities reflects the dispositions expected of
professional educators as delineated in professional, state, and institutional standards. Candidates recognize when their own dispositions may need to be adjusted and are able to develop plans to do so.”

Class Policies

 

Active Participation
Active participation in this class means that you will:
· prepare for classes by reading the text and/or other assigned readings;
· attend all classes for duration of allotted class time
· take active part and contribute significantly during class discussions and activities;
· be attentive and respectful of peers and the professor during the discussions, dialogue, and presentations.
· practice professional use of a laptop (no surfing, emailing, instant messaging, or use of Facebook during class)
· submit all assignments on time.

General Guidelines for Written Work:

Use APA style (7th Ed.). All papers for the course are to be typed using 12 point Times Roman or Arial font. Papers should be
double-spaced, error-free, and grammatically correct (including punctuation, spelling, capitalization, etc.). It is assumed that
you are actively using and will submit the Grammarly report with any written assignment for this class. Make good use of writing
references such as dictionaries, writing handbooks, the writing reminder materials, computer spelling and grammar checks, and
tutoring from the Learning Center. Work submitted should reflect your professionalism and college level writing. Your writing
and reflections will be assessed according to the depth, breadth, clarity, and accuracy they convey. I reserve the right to
deduct points from your total grade if there are significant grammar and/or APA style errors in what you have turned in.

 

Make-up Policy

Make-up Policy
All assignments and activities will utilize the Canvas platform. All work for the course is to be in on time, or handed in on an agreed upon future date. Work submitted late will automatically lose points unless prearranged by the professor and candidate. To meet the deadline, assignments may be sent electronically on or before the due date. Make-up work will be considered if a reason for missing the original work is justified.
Completion of all assignments is required for a passing grade in the course.
If at any time you are unclear about assignments or expectations, please contact me for clarification.
Other assignments or activities may be required as deemed necessary to assure the mastery of the course objectives as stated.

Course Outline/Schedule

1/9/2023 5:00-6:00 PM. Online Synchronous via Zoom, optional, but strongly encouraged.
Other classes will be Asynchronous for this course. Modules will be completed as assigned in Canvas.
Assignments in the modules will be completed in a timely manner. Please make submissions in Canvas by the due dates listed below.

1/9/2023

Module 1

Topics: Course Introduction and Thinking Mathematically

Chapter 1, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 1 due 1/16/2023

1/16/2023

Module 2

Topics: Examining Addition and Subtraction

Chapters 2 and 3, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 2 due 1/23/2023

 

1/23/2023

Module 3

Topics: Examining Multiplication and Division

Chapter 4, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 3 due 1/30/2023

 

1/30/2023

Module 4

Topics: Effective Use of Manipulatives and Models, Concrete to Abstract 

Various professional readings

Assignments as described in Module 4 due 2/6/2023

 

2/6/2023

Module 5

Topics: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Mathematics, Part I

Chapter 5, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 5 due 2/13/2023

 

2/13/2023

Module 6

Topics: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Mathematics, Part II

Chapter 12, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 6 due 2/20/2023

 

2/20/2023

Module 7

Topics: Examining Base-Ten Number Concepts

Chapter 6, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 7 due 2/27/2023

 

2/27/2023

Module 8

Topics: Error Analysis and Student Work

Chapter 7, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 8 due 3/6/2023

 

3/6 2023

Module 9

Topics: Problem Solving 

Chapters 8 and 9, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 9 due 3/13/2023

 

3/13/2023

Module 10

Topics: Differentiated Instruction and Student Engagement

Chapter 10, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 10 due 3/20/2023

 

3/20/2023

Module 11

Topics: Relational Thinking and Number Sense

Chapter 11, Children's Mathematics

Assignments as described in Module 11 due 3/27/2023

 

3/27/2023

Module 12

Topics: What Does the Research Say?

Research paper due

 

4/3/2023

Module 13

Topics: Good Questioning and Assessment

Various professional readings

Assignments as described in Module 13 due 4/10/2023

 

4/10/2023

Module 14

Topics: Technology in the Mathematics Classroom

Various professional readings

Assignments as described in Module 14 due 4/17/2023

 

4/17/2023

Module 15

Topics: Bringing It All Together: Future Implications

Various professional readings

Assignments as described in Module 15 due 4/24/2023

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