The program consists of the following mathematics content, pedagogy, and leadership courses and the supervised mathematics instructional leader practica. Download a copy of the PreK-Grade 8 Program of Study to plan your course-taking.
Courses designed for PreK-8 teachers of mathematics
3 cr CI 511 Examining Base Ten Numeration and Operations
3 cr CI 512 Examining Operations with Whole Numbers and Fractions
3 cr CI 513 Enhancing Algebraic Thinking: Generalizations about Operations
3 cr CI 517 Developing Concepts of Data Analysis: Representing and Modeling with Data
Courses designed for grades PreK-12 teachers
3 cr CI 514 Enhancing Algebraic Thinking: Patterns and Functions
3 cr CI 515 Developing Geometric Thinking and Concepts
3 cr CI 516 Exploring Measurement Concepts
3 cr CI 540 Modeling with and Using Representations in Mathematics
3 cr CI 521 Mathematics Teacher Leadership: Responsive Mathematics Instruction and Assessment*
*required courses that include job-embedded practica
If interested in the PreK-8 specialization in Oregon, you must hold a multiple subjects or foundational mathematics endorsement on your license.
The program consists of the following mathematics content, pedagogy, and leadership courses and the supervised mathematics instructional leader practica. Download a copy of the Grades 6-12 Program of Study to plan your course-taking.
Course designed for grades 6-12 teachers
3 cr CI 541 Reasoning and Proving Across Mathematics
Courses designed for grades PreK-12 teachers
3 cr CI 514 Enhancing Algebraic Thinking: Patterns and Functions
3 cr CI 515 Developing Geometric Thinking and Concepts
3 cr CI 516 Exploring Measurement Concepts
3 cr CI 540 Modeling with and Using Representations in Mathematics
Courses selected from the mathematics education offerings in the mathematics department.
3 cr CI 521 Mathematics Teacher Leadership: Responsive Mathematics Instruction and Assessment*
*required courses that include job-embedded practica
If interested in the Grades 6-12 specialization in Oregon, you must hold an advanced mathematics endorsement on your license.
Educators seeking the Mathematics Learning and Teaching Certification of Completion complete the appropriate number of Mathematics Content-Focused Pedagogy Courses indicated above. That is, 15 credits for PreK-8 educators and 9 credits for Grades 6-12.
Those seeking the Mathematics Instructional Leader Specialization: PreK–Grade 8 or Grades 6–12 complete 9 additional credits, taking CI 518, 519, and 521.
If desired, the graduate credit received can be applied toward an M.A., M.S., or Ed.D. within the College of Education.
“I am both anxious and excited about experimenting with all of the things that I have learned... It is one thing to know that it is the way that it should be done, but another to actually implement. I think that it will be a process. [I need to] remind myself of that, and continue to focus on the students and their thinking. Together we will make progress.”
“ALL STUDENTS are capable of learning... There is no special math club that only a select few students can have membership in the club. All students are mathematicians.”
"Even though collecting conjectures takes time, which is something we teachers always feel we never have enough of, it is a powerful activity to incorporate into my teaching methods. Collecting conjectures is a powerful metacognition tool. Students can tweak and modify their conjectures/thinking as a lesson evolves, which lends to more opportunities to internalize a concept. Brilliant!"
"I am so thankful for ... these courses. It has really improved my instruction and my students' learning. It has made me a better mathematician and helped me understand how to better support my staff in their own math journey."
"I leave [this course] inspired to continue to improve my craft, to increase my teacher tool belt and to hopefully solidify the mathematical foundations of the students I encounter on a daily basis...I aspire to connect dots, to let kids tell the story, to let them build, to talk less and listen more, to remember math is hard, but we can do hard things! After teaching for 20 years, I think I still have the same wish I had after completing my first year, “I wish I knew then what I know now…”
If you have any questions about the courses or TSPC specialization, email Nicole Rigelman, program coordinator, at rigelman@pdx.edu.