First semester of a two-semester sequence for childhood education majors, designed to provide an understanding of the mathematical ideas presented in elementary school. Course-work will focus on topics from the five NCTM NCTM and NYS content strands: Number sense and operations, Algebra, Geometry Measurement, and Statistics and Probability. Additional emphasis will be given to the NCTM and NYS process strands.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Mathematics for Childhood Education I is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.