Coursework

Below is a listing of Math Education Courses currently offered each year, or on a rotating yearly schedule. Additional math education courses found in the course catalogue are offered intermittently based on availability.

Content Courses for Teachers

  • Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Number Systems (Undergraduate: CAS MA 107, Graduate: WED ME 503)
  • Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Algebra, Geometry, & Statistics (Undergraduate: CAS MA 108, Graduate: WED ME 504)
  • Mathematics for Secondary Teachers: Algebra (Undergraduate: WED ME 360, Graduate: WED ME 560)
  • Mathematics for Secondary Teachers: Geometry (WED ME 559)

Methods of Teaching/Tutoring Mathematics Courses

  • Methods for Tutoring Math Students (WED ME 501)
  • Methods of Teaching Mathematics: Elementary (WED ME 545)
  • Methods of Teaching Mathematics: Middle School (WED ME 546)
  • Methods of Teaching Mathematics: High School (WED ME 547)

Practicum Coursework

  • Pre-Practicum in Mathematics Education (WED ME 506)
  • Student-Teaching Practicum: Mathematics, 5-8 (WED ME 507)
  • Student-Teaching Practicum: Mathematics, 8-12 (WED ME 508)

Seminars on Math Education Research

  • Learning Theory and Epistemology in Mathematics Education (WED ME 701)
  • Advanced Study of Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Education (WED ME 702)
  • Curriculum Research and Theory in Mathematics Education (WED ME 703)
  • Seminar: Mathematics Education (WED ME 851)

Other Math Education Coursework

    • Introduction to Mathematics Education (WED ME 200)
    • Problem Solving in Mathematics (Undergraduate: WED ME 363, Graduate WED ME 563)
    • Assessment in Mathematics (WED ME 525)
    • Equitable Pedagogies in STEM Education (WED ME 530)
    • Mathematics Curriculum: Program Issues, Trends (WED ME 558)
    • The Design of Secondary Mathematics Curriculum (WED ME 568)
    • Designing Professional Development Programs in Mathematics Education (WED ME 589)

    For the most up-to-date listing of courses and course descriptions, check out the BU Course Catalogue here: https://www.bu.edu/academics/wheelock/courses/mathematics-education/