Mathematics

To succeed in math, students need a solid foundation in concepts and procedures they can build upon year after year. To succeed in teaching math, you need practical strategies for helping students build and deepen that foundation, overcoming knowledge gaps and math anxieties along the way.

Canter’s two graduate courses in teaching math provide the tools you need to engage students and help them master essential math skills, concepts, and procedures. From differentiated instruction methods for middle and secondary school students to foundational concepts for elementary school students, these courses offer multiple approaches to reaching students and feature presentations by master teachers and nationally recognized experts in math instruction.

Whether you teach mathematics in elementary, middle, or secondary school, Canter graduate courses provide the tools you need to help students succeed in math—today and in the future. 

Mathematics courses

• Differentiation in the Mathematics Classroom  (Grades 6–12)
  In this graduate course, you’ll learn how to apply grade-appropriate, differentiated instruction methods to provide students with multiple paths tounderstanding content. Through these strategies, you’ll learn to help students master fundamental skills and concepts, internalize content, visualize key concepts, and collaborate to solve problems.
• Math: Teaching for Understanding (Grades K–6)
  With this course, you will learn how to deliver high-quality, engaging mathematics instruction while developing your own understanding of foundational mathematics concepts. You will examine methodology to assist students in absorbing new ideas, calculating efficiently and accurately, as well as formulating alternative solutions. Also addressed are the five primary content areas of elementary mathematics.

Distance Education for Teachers
Canter’s distance-learning approach helps teachers across the country invest in their own education. Working at your own pace, you can develop new skills to help improve your daily professional performance. Every Canter course features experts who share their experience and research in their own words via DVD (print & DVD format) or streaming video (online format).

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