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Mathematics 39A, Section 1
Seminar for Teaching Math in Schools (2 units, LG)
Mr. Emiliano Gomez
Monday 2:00 - 4:00, 31 Evans Hall, CCN: 54167
 The course includes a field placement in a local school. Students will have to log in observations in an online journal. There will be three main components to the course:
1. Important mathematics content for school mathematics; 2. Collaborative problem solving;
3. Discussions about classroom observations and issues of teaching practice. The last two strands will take up much more time than the first. Grading will be based on participation in the discussions, homework, and a final project: a lesson plan appropriate for the classroom of each students' field placement. There will be no required text. There will be short weekly homework to do. Prerequisite: Math 1A
Emiliano Gomez has a PhD in mathematics from UC Berkeley (2000). For the past six years, he has been involved in the professional development of mathematics teachers, and in the mathematics of K-12 schools. He is also director of the UC/CSU Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project for the UC Berkeley site.
"I have enrolled in many seminars and this one was the best by far. The instructors were knowledge, and engaging." -- student in Spring 2006 seminar
"[This seminar is] very informative for aspiring teachers of any subject not just math." -- student in Spring 2006 seminar
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