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Classroom Instruction Courses: Mathematics
 
 

EDCN 5043 Curriculum Activities for the Elementary Classroom: Math and Science (5 credits)

Focuses on activities used to teach and reinforce math and science concepts taught in the elementary grades. Highlights math and analytical thinking activities and science investigations appropriate for use in grades 1-6. Discover a range of activities and games to accommodate students' differing abilities.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60534 Bennett, Mary (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Autumn 2008 7040 Bennett, Mary (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDCN 5578 Travels of Marco Polo in Asia and Africa: Science and Math Emphasis (5 credits)

Provides dynamic 'expansive learning' experiences in units of forty-five 'Travelogue lessons' that follow a specific and historic geographical itinerary. These readings are derived from primary source accounts to foster high academic achievement proficiencies and appreciation for these moral dramas. Many of these compelling accounts directly involve the experiences of young people--the boy Marco Polo venturing on the Silk Road, for example. Empasizes Math and Science.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60419 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Summer 2008 61098 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Autumn 2008 6960 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDCN 5580 Eleanor of Aquitaine & the Crusade of the Kings: Science and Math Emphasis (5 credits)

Provides dynamic 'expansive learning' experiences in units of forty-five 'Travelogue lessons' that follow a specific and historic geographical itinerary. These readings are derived from primary source accounts to foster high academic achievement proficiencies and appreciation for these moral dramas. These timeless moral themes are implicit and consistent in journey accounts of notable individuals ranging from those of Abraham and Herodotus to Eleanor of Aquitane and Lewis and Clark. Emphasizes Science and Math.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60421 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Autumn 2008 6962 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDCN 5583 The Expeditions of Lewis and Clark and Z. Pike: Science and Math Emphasis (5 credits)

Provides dynamic 'expansive learning' experiences in units of forty-five 'Travelogue lessons' that follow a specific and historic geographical itinerary. These readings are derived from primary source accounts to foster high academic achievement proficiencies and appreciation for these moral dramas. These timeless moral themes are implicit and consistent in journey accounts of notable individuals ranging from those of Abraham and Herodotus to Eleanor of Aquitane and Lewis and Clark. Emphasizes Science and Math.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60424 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Autumn 2008 6965 Scheuerman, Richard (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $400 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDCN 5605 Teaching Developmentally: Computational Fluency (K-4) (1-2 credits)

Focuses on developing and reinforcing computational fluency after students experience the conceptual aspects of operations. Explores direct modeling, invented strategies, mental computation, traditional algorithms and a variety of approaches to encourage the reinforcement of basic skills in this highly participatory class. Equivalent: EDSE 5165.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60627 Craighead, Donna (1 credits)
Jul 28-Jul 29 9:00am-2:30pm MT Burlington-Edison SD, Curriculum Room, Burlington, WA
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: Preregistration is required by calling Kristine Juhl at 360/299-4038.
Fees: Additional $135 course fee payable to NW ESD 189.

EDMA 5192 Constructing Mathematical Understanding (1-3 credits)

Helps teachers understand mathematical concepts found in all elementary and middle school math curricula. Addresses the WASL test expectations. Focuses on the use of mathematical manipulatives as a way to assess and individualize any curricula to meet each student's level of mathematical understanding. May be repeated for credit 2 times. Equivalent: CEU 0405. Class not open to: Undergraduate level.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60404 Chittenden, Melissa (3 credits)
Aug 11-Aug 15 9:00am-3:30pm MTWThF University Child Development School, Seattle, WA
(Also available under CEU 0405 (3 Units))
Tuition: $43 per credit
Register: Preregistration is required by calling Brooke at 206/547-8237.
Fees: Additional $350 course fee payable to UCDS.

EDMA 5532 Teaching Developmentally: K-4 Algebraic Thinking (1 credit)

Algebraic thinking focuses on patterns, functions, and the ability to analyze situations with the help of symbols. This introductory course spotlights developing algebraic sense in early learners according to Washington State GLE guidelines. Hands-on activities, role-playing and video lessons are just a part of this highly interactive class.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60617 Craighead, Donna (1 credit)
Jul 16-Jul 17 9:00am-2:30pm WTh Burlington-Edison SD, Curriculum Room, Burlington, WA
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: Preregistration is required by calling Kristine Juhl at 360/299-4038.
Fees: Additional $135 course fee payable to NW ESD 189.

EDMA 5568 Math Activities for the Primary Grades (5 credits)

Highlights activities developed using a variety of high-interest formats that are easily adapted for different achievement levels and concept areas. Includes a course manual that features 51 activities on blackline masters that can be used to make duplicate copies for individuals, small groups, the whole class, or for overhead projector transparencies. Shares suggestions on how to adapt to higher or lower achievement levels, which can be used for homework and peer and cross-age tutoring. Designed for grades 1-3.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60535 Bennett, Mary (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Autumn 2008 7041 Bennett, Mary (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDMA 5569 Math Activities for the Intermediate Grades (5 credits)

Offers activities that introduce and reinforce basic math and critical-thinking skills for grades 4-6, and can be used for class instruction, homework and peer and cross-age tutoring. Includes helpful transparencies, activities, games and cassette tapes for planning daily math lessons.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60516 Bennett, Mary (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Autumn 2008 7042 Bennett, Mary (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDMA 5617 Problem Solving for Grades 5-9 (5 credits)

Builds a strong foundation for the effective teaching of problem solving. Provides a guided opportunity for the implementation of problem solving instruction in a classroom setting. Provided by the AIMS Education Foundation.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60432 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Autumn 2008 6977 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $435 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDMA 5618 Developing Time Concepts for Grades K-2: It's About Time (5 credits)

Provides a guided opportunity for implementation and sustained use of hands-on experiences in a classroom setting. Serves to enable participants to reflect upon their teaching practice and engage in dialogue with an experienced practitioner in the field. Provided by the AIMS Education Foundation.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60433 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $425 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Autumn 2008 6978 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $435 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDMA 5619 Developing Multiplication and Division Concepts for Grades 4-5 (5 credits)

Builds a foundation for teaching and understanding multiplication and division concepts. Expands participants' knowledge base of mathematics education. Makes connections to professional literature regarding content, theory and practice. Provided by the AIMS Education Foundation.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60434 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $440 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Autumn 2008 6979 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $435 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDMA 5631 Developing Money Concepts: Grades K-2 (5 credits)

Builds a foundation for teaching and understanding money concepts. Provides guided opportunities for implementation and sustained use of hands-on experiences in a classroom setting. Students will learn to identify and compare the values of various coins and distinguish between the quantity of coins and their values. Determine combinations of coins for equivalent values and recognize that equal amounts can be reached through different coin combinations. Use coins in problem solving and in real life situations. Supported by lesson plans written and compiled by the AIMS Education Foundation.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60435 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $450 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Autumn 2008 6980 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $435 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDMA 5632 Addition and Subtraction Concepts: Grades 2-3 (5 credits)

Builds a foundation for teaching and understanding addition and subtraction concepts. Provides guided opportunities for implementation and sustained use of hands-on experiences in a classroom setting. Students will develop a strong sense of place value and meaning for addition and subtraction at the concrete and representational stages. Use models and algorithms to construct an understanding of addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. Supported by lesson plans written and compiled by the AIMS Education Foundation.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60436 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $440 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Autumn 2008 6981 Youngs, David (5 credits)
Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
Tuition: $435 flat fee
Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDMA 5730 Book Study: Student-Centered Mathematics: Grades K-3 (5 credits)

Provides practical guidance using proven strategies for practicing teachers of kindergarten through grade 3. Uses student-centered, problem-based appraches to help students develop real understanding and confidence in mathematics, including clear and succinct explanations of the most critical concepts in K-3 mathematics. Includes problem-based activities and expanded lessons, in addition to NCTM Content Standards.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60741 Kane-Ronning, Susan (5 credits)
Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
Autumn 2008 7198 Kane-Ronning, Susan (5 credits)
Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

EDMA 5732 Book Study: Student-Centered Math: Gr 5-8 (5 credits)

Provides practical guidance using proven strategies for practicing teachers' middle school students, specifically fifth through eighth grade. Uses student-centered, problem-based approaches to help students develop real understanding and confidence in mathematics, including clear and succinct explanations of the most critical concepts for mathematics in the middle grades. Includes problem-based activities and expanded lessons, in addition to NCTM Content standards. Also includes nearly 200 grade-appropriate activities.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60743 Kane-Ronning, Susan (5 credits)
Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
Autumn 2008 7200 Kane-Ronning, Susan (5 credits)
Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

EDMA 5748 Teaching Developmentally: Data Analysis and Probability K-4 (1 credit)

Participants explore and understand the concepts and procedures focused on data analysis and probability. They engage in related activities: vocabulary, likelihood of events, and data (formulating questions, organizing and collecting data, analyzing, evaluating and representing data, and measure of central tendency) while engaging in problem solving and connecting mathematical ideas.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60631 Craighead, Donna (1 credit)
Aug 4-Aug 5 9:00am-2:30pm MT Burlington-Edison SD, Curriculum Room, Burlington, WA
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: Preregistration is required by calling Kristine Juhl at 360/299-4038.
Fees: Additional $135 course fee payable to NW ESD 189.

EDMA 5749 Teaching Developmentally: Data Analysis and Probablity - Middle School (1 credit)

Participants focus on data analysis and probability beyond a K-4 level including: sampling populations to foster inferences and prediction, describing central tendencies and dispersion of data, creating graphical representations, and probing the relationships between data sets. Hands-on activities provide cross-curricular experiences that expand the participants' content area and pedagogical knowledge.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60635 Craighead, Donna (1 credit)
Aug 11-Aug 12 9:00am-2:30pm MT Burlington-Edison SD, Curriculum Room, Burlington, WA
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: Preregistration is required by calling the instructor at 360/299-4038.
Fees: Additional $135 course fee payable to NW ESD 189.

EDMA 5967 How to Read and Write Math (5 credits)

Provides an in-depth exploration of teaching systematic approaches for solving math word problems and developing written communication skills to describe solution processes. Teachers will learn a wide range of strategies to develop students' skills in the math problem-solving tasks of: comprehending the problem and indentifying relevant data; analyzing the problem's internal structure to determine what type of problem it is; selecting a viable solution process and carrying it out; explaining the solution process both orally and in writing. Class not open to: Undergraduate level.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60588 Ross, Cathy (5 credits)
Jun 16-Aug 31 Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, please contact Sandra Blazevich at 888/263-9980 x107.
Fees: Additional $345 course fee payable to CE Credits Online. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2008 7099 Ross, Cathy (5 credits)
Sep 1-Dec 31 Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, please contact Sandra Blazevich at 888/263-9980 x109.
Fees: Additional $345 course fee payable to CE Credits Online. Course medium: Internet.

EDMA 5969 Book Study: The Differentiated Math Classroom (3 credits)

Helps create high-quality differentiated instruction for students of all levels and abilities. Incorporates differentiation and day-to-day teaching, with an emphasis on helping students meet national standards. Provides information on the following: setting up a classroom to maximize opportunities for differentiation and establish community; getting to know students' strengths and needs through high-quality assessments; devising anchor activities that helps students work independently with meaningful math content to provide time for individual instructions; and creating tiered lessons that scaffold content and provide the flexibility to challenge students while offering assistance to those in need. Provides ideas for planning and designing units that engage students and facilitate learning about important math concepts. Lastly, it effectively shows how to think about students, mathematics and teaching.
Term CRN Instructor Credits
Summer 2008 60718 Kane-Ronning, Susan (3 credits)
Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print/Internet.
Autumn 2008 7201 Kane-Ronning, Susan (3 credits)
Online
Tuition: $40 per credit
Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

 
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