Date

Course Topic

Readings

Assignment

Week 1
August 28

Course Information and Expectations

 
Week 2
September 4

 
National and State Standards and Understanding Mathematics

 
Chapters 1-3

National  Standards Activity

Exploring The TEKS Activity

 
Week 3
September 11

 
TEKS and Instructional Planning

 
Math TEKS

 
On-line TEKS Clarification Module

 
Week 4
September 18

 
Process Standards—Problem Solving and Representation

 
Chapters 4-5

 
Module 2; Lesson 3 Engaging Task and Activity 1

 
Week 5
September 25

 
Classroom Assessment
 

 
Chapter 6

 
Assessment Task

 
Week 6
October 2

 
Number and Operations

 
Chapters 
13-14, 16

 
Activities
Work on Lesson Plan

 
Week 7
October 9

 
Week 8
October 16

 
Algebra

 
Chapters 15, 24

 
Chapter Readings
Lesson Plan Due

 
Week 9
October 23

Module 3; Lesson 1; Activity 3
What's wrong with the picture?

 
Week 10
October 30

 
Geometry and Measurement

 
Chapters 20-21

 
Activities

 
Week 11
November 6

 
Data Analysis and Probability

 
Chapters 22-23

 
Activities

 
Week 12
November 13

 
Review for Course Exam

 
Study for Course Exam

 
Week 13
November 20

Course Exam

 
Course Exam

 
Week 14
December 2

 
i-Folio Presentations
 

Scheduled as small groups
in 2 hr blocks. 

 
End of Semester

 
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