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Program Description The Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with Secondary Certification program at the University of Hartford aims to develop highly skilled mathematics teachers who are proficient decision makers, leaders, and innovators for the twenty-first century. The major emphasizes a balanced program of rigorous mathematics content and practical pedagogical knowledge. Teaching expertise is developed through several semesters of progressively challenging and diverse K-12 public school clinical experiences. Students in the program will benefit from small class sizes and faculty who have demonstrated excellence in research and teaching as well as a commitment to K-12 public schools. Why Major in Secondary Mathematics Education? Public schools in the United States continue to need highly-qualified secondary school mathematics teachers. For the past 10 years, the Connecticut State Department of Education has deemed secondary mathematics a “State certified shortage area”. And the future for filling vacant positions does not look bright. Consequently, successful graduates of secondary mathematics education programs are highly employable. Learning Outcomes: Candidates know, understand and apply the process of mathematical problem solving. Candidates reason, construct, and evaluate mathematical arguments and develop an appreciation for mathematical rigor and inquiry. Candidates communicate their mathematical thinking orally and in writing to peers, faculty and others. Candidates recognize, use, and make connections between and among mathematical ideas and in contexts outside mathematics to build mathematical understanding. Candidates use varied representations of mathematical ideas to support and deepen students? mathematical understanding. Candidates demonstrate computational proficiency, including a conceptual understanding of numbers, ways of representing number, relationships among number and number systems, and the meaning of operations. Candidates emphasize relationships among quantities including functions, ways of representing mathematical relationships, and the analysis of change. Candidates use spatial visualization and geometric modeling to explore and analyze geometric shapes, structures, and their properties. Candidates demonstrate a conceptual understanding of limit, continuity, differentiation, and integration and a thorough background in techniques and application of the calculus. Candidates apply the fundamental ideas of discrete mathematics in the formulation and solution of problems. Candidates demonstrate an understanding of concepts and practices related to data analysis, statistics, and probability. Candidates apply and use measurement concepts and tools. Students should be advised that this is the Direct Admission option for this program and as such does not offer conditional admission.
