Upper elementary teachers have a huge undertaking, they need to help students to become efficient and deep-thinking mathematicians. A mathematics education course that merges mathematical content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge to design mathematical pedagogical knowledge is one that focuses on the whole learner with specific attention to the 3-6 grade aged student’s needs (cognitive, physical, behavioral, social and emotional). As an educator, students will focus on promoting participation of ALL learners through the development of a socially healthy mathematical community in grades 3-6 settings. Students will be introduced to reflective thinking to understand how their own biases will impact their instruction. The major mathematical content areas covered in this course will be: place value (multi digit operations, base 10 and other bases); multiplication and division (factors, multiples, area model, distributive property, commutative property, order of operations and inverse operations); fractions (unit fractions, equivalent fractions, relationship to decimal equivalents, operations with fractions and proportional reasoning); geometry (area, perimeter, volume, angle measure, shapes and attributes); and arithmetic patterns (setting up for algebraic thinking).This course will also expose students to various curricular resources, assessment tools, and instructional technology to promote age-appropriate active engagement and give direction to instruction. A minimum of 12 clinical hours are required for this course. Prerequisites: EN201 & MS110