Course Calendar for SMTE 1351 – Joe Champion

WEEK	DATE	TOPIC	CONTENT	HOMEWORK
1	6/4	Introduction	Pre-assessment, Syllabus, Reasons for Teaching	Register for ME by the SEa ($15, remember to "confirm") Read Job Outlook for Teachers and the Occupational Outlook Handbook on Elementary Teachers. Make some notes about (1) what you learned, and (2) what you want to learn more about.
	6/5	Real Numbers	Practice Writing a Thesis, Zoom in on that Number!, Naming Decimals	Write a Thesis and a Backup for Project Sign-up during class on Wednesday. Finish the Naming Decimals worksheet to turn in.
	6/6	Decimal Representations	Repeating and Terminating Decimals, Project Sign-up	Weigh-in on the Project Topics
	6/7	Data Types	Project Ideas, Base Ten Block Representations, Design an Observation Study	Complete Adding and Subtracting Decimals with Base 10 Blocks from class. Design the data collection for your project.
2	6/11	Data Collection and Processing	Observation Study of Campus (Go to Data Form), Representations of Data
	6/12	Data Representation	Modern Graphics, Examples of Chart Types, Pop Quiz	Get prepared to make 2 charts during class tomorrow. View our Observation Data.
	6/13	Charts	Chart Do's and Dont's, Making Charts
	6/14	Decimal Understanding	Decimal Understanding
	6/15	Professional Development Activities	ME by the SEa	Complete the ME by the SEa Reflection (~ 30 mins)
3	6/18	Comprehensive	Lattice Method for Multiplication of Decimals, Review for the Midterm Exam	Work on the Data Collection for your Project.
	6/19	Comprehensive	Midterm Exam
	6/20	Central Tendency, Spread, & Shape	Survey Design, Descriptive Statistics (in poster form), Standard Deviation
	6/21	The Mathematics of Science, Ratio	Listing the math in Size of the Universe, Assessing Math in a Science Context (writing and grading quizzes)
4	6/25	Rate, Ratio & Proportion, 21st century skills in Mathematics	Student-made Video, Ratio & Proportion Handout, Design a Lesson for Rate, Ratio, & Proportion
	6/26	Social Issues in Elementary Mathematics	Project Work Time, Discussion	Prepare to Present (see the Project Grading Form)
	6/27	Persuasion with Data	6 Class Presentations (8-12 mins each), Ratios & Percents	Extra Credit: (up to +10 on the final exam): Record 10 or more Evaluations of ME by the SEa
	6/28	Persuasion with Data	6 Class Presentations (8-12 mins each)	Study for the Final Exam
5	7/2	Comprehensive	Horatio, Review for the Final Exam	Check that you've completed the Project Guidelines and then Upload to Blackboard by 11:59 p.m. (upload via the "Assignments" link in the course page on Blackboard)
	7/3	Comprehensive	Final Exam

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