Wednesday, September 13, 1:00-2:00, JR 218

Wednesday, October 4, 11:30 OR 1:00, Patrick Henry Middle School, 17340 San Jose St, Granada Hills, CA 91344, (818) 363-7401

Wednesday, October 25, 1:00-2:00, JR 218 Reading assignment: Ball, D. L., Hill, H.C, & Bass, H. (2005). Knowing mathematics for teaching: Who knows mathematics well enough to teach third grade, and how can we decide? American Educator.

Wednesday, November 15, 1:00-2:00, JR 218

Wednesday, December 13, 1:00-2:00, JR 218

Reading, observation and writing assignments will be handed out at each meeting and due at the subsequent meeting.

You should attend CSUN's Math Mini-Morsels Conference on Saturday, October 28.

Your conference report and reports on two journal articles are due at the last campus meeting along with the Record of Participation and Field Service Participation Form.

During the meetings at CSUN, you will turn in your analyses of your field experiences and share your observations with other students.

Participation and Observation: Observe and participate a minimum of 45 hours in the mathematics program of the school assigned to you. You will be at the school at least two days and four hours per week. You must maintain, on a daily basis, the Record of Participation. After completing 45 hours of observation and participation, have your supervising teacher(s) complete and sign the Field Service Participation Form . You must provide an envelope for the teacher to return the form, sealed, to you or mailed to Professor Evans at the following address: Department of Mathematics, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330-8313.

Math 391 meetings and assignments: Arrive promptly, prepared, and ready to participate for all mandatory Math 391 meetings at CSUN. Complete the required reading, writing, and other assignments and turn them in at the beginning of each meeting. If you must miss a meeting, you must substitute a 6 page written report on the topic of that meeting prior to the following meeting. In addition, you must watch any videos you missed and complete the assigned observation and reading.

Conference report: Attend a conference for mathematics teachers such as CSUN's Math Mini-Morsels on Saturday, October 28, 2006. Write about at least 5 presentations that relate to the mathematical topic you are observing most often. Your report should be at least 3 pages long and include: a summary of each presentation; an explanation of why you think the advice given by each speaker would be effective or not effective in helping students understand the subject matter; and justification of your opinions based on your Math 391 observations, reading, and/or discussions about how adolescents learn.

Reports on articles: If you are a single subject credential candidate, prepare reports on two articles from The Mathematics Teacher. If you are a multiple subjects credential candidate, prepare reports on two articles from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School.

One of the articles should describe an activity that you could use to teach a topic in algebra or geometry. Your report should be 1-2 pages long and include: a brief summary of the activity; a discussion of how the activity would be helpful and in what ways it might fall short; and a justification of your opinion based on your Math 391 observations, reading, and/or discussions about how adolescents learn.

The other article should further your own knowledge of the mathematics behind an algebra or geometry topic taught in secondary schools. The report should be 1-2 pages long and include: a summary of the article and a discussion of what you learned from it and how it might be useful to you in teaching the topic.