Courses
- Practicum in Teaching Elementary School Mathematics (MTHT 589): Graduate level course designed for practicing teachers; course focuses on understanding mathematics in ways needed for teaching.
Algebra for Understanding (MTHT 465): Graduate-level course designed for practicing teachers as part of the Chicago Public Schools Algebra Initiative; course is first course in three-course sequence focusing on elementary algebraic concepts.
Seminar on Mathematics Curricula (MATH 591): Doctoral course focused on examining research on mathematics curricula from historical, contemporary and international perspectives.
Arithmetic and Algebraic Structures (MATH 140): Undergraduate mathematics content course for preservice elementary teachers focused on whole and rational numbers and operations, proportional reasoning and algebra topics.
Journal Club Seminar (LRSC 540): Doctoral course focused on critical review, analysis and discussion of new and recent journal publications in the Learning Sciences or related fields.
Introduction to the Learning Sciences (LRSC 500): Doctoral course providing in- depth study of current theoretical and empirical work on how people learn, particularly from the perspective of implications for instruction and the design of learning environments.
Change in Individuals and Organizations (LRSC 513): Doctoral course examining the relationship between processes of individual learning and change, and processes of organizational learning and change.
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry (LRSC 503): Doctoral course focused on understanding the philosophical foundations of scientific inquiry and how such inquiry relates to teaching and learning processes.