Mar 14, 2026  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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EDSP 5300 - Teaching Mathematics for Diverse Learners


Students learn about the foundations of research-based approaches to teaching mathematics to students in preschool through grade 12, with a focus on supporting students with disabilities. They experience learning mathematics through rich problems that encourage multiple strategies, analyze children’s ways of solving similar problems, and develop lessons that align to current educational standards and research recommendations.

Requisites: Intervention Specialist - ECE, Mild to Moderate, or Moderate to Intensive Needs students
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to create and modify lesson plans so they reflect current standards and research recommendations.
  • Students will be able to critique existing lesson plans relative to research and current standards.
  • Students will be able to synthesize research on effective mathematics teaching.
  • Students will be able to analyze children’s mathematical thinking and describe how to build on them in the classroom.
  • Students will be able to identify children’s home and community resources and how to build on them in the mathematics classroom.
  • Students will be able to critique the quality of real-world connections in their own and pre-existing lesson plans.



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