EDU 766N - Helping People Learn Math: A Research Based Mindset Approach

1.5 Credit(s) This course provides current brain research based approaches to teaching and learning mathematics. Topics will include: science of the brain, productive struggle, creativity in mathematics, mathematically rich tasks, assessment that encourages learning, strategies to increase students’ motivation and achievement, teaching through open, creative mathematics for a growth mindset. Hands-on activities will be a major component of the course. 1.5 lecture hours per week.