MTHE 769 - Mathematical Modeling in School

Credits 3
Students will investigate via both primary and secondary research the realities of incorporating a strong emphasis on the Mathematical Practice of Modeling with Mathematics. Through an Action Research project incorporating video and community critique each student will develop, write, field test, report on, and have critiqued by the others a Modeling project in their classroom. They will also, via pointed secondary research, become familiar with the literature regarding this practice. Outcomes include the development of a corpus of research information on the subject of Mathematic Modeling in the classroom and a small body of field-tested modeling projects across age groups and topics.