Description
- Understand the role that mathematics plays in the school curriculum and society.
- Analyze PK-16 mathematics teaching from a critical perspective, including understanding how social, historical, and institutional contexts affect the learning and teaching of mathematics.
- Complement and build on teachers' learning via the K-3 math specialist graduate certificate if they have completed it.
- Develop theoretical and practical understandings of practices to improve mathematics education for every student in PK-16 settings, and focus attention on grades 4-16 and 6- 12, depending on teachers' goals.
Program-Related Information
Graduate Chair
Lorraine Males
402-472-2231
lmales2@unl.edu
Support Staff
Joelle Tangen
402-472-2231
jtangen2@unl.edu
Program Website
https://cehs.unl.edu/tlte/graduate/
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
- Resume/CV
- Personal Statement: Statement of interest
Certificate programs are not considered degree programs, so international students should be aware that admission to this program is ineligible for immigration forms for an F-1 student visa.
Admission Application Deadlines
February 1 for admission in Summer or Fall. October 1 for admission in Spring.
Requirements
Complete 15 credit hours as described:
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| TEAC 807A | Equitable Practices in Mathematics Education: Identity, Access, & Equity in Mathematics Education | 3 |
| TEAC 807B | Equitable Practices in Mathematics Education: Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice | 3 |
| TEAC 807C | Equitable Practices in Mathematics Education: Mathematics Classroom Discourse | 3 |
| TEAC 808G | Improvement of Instruction in School Mathematics: Manipulatives in Mathematics Education | 3 |
| TEAC 836G | Professional Development: Mathematics Education Leadership | 3 |
| TEAC 848G | Introduction to Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Curriculum Analysis & Design | 3 |
| TEAC 849G | Studies in Assessment and Leadership for Learning: Assessment in Mathematics Education | 3 |
| TEAC 880E | Teaching with Technology: Instructional Technology in Mathematics | 1-3 |
| TEAC 856P | Learning Models: Theories and Applications Specific to Mathematics Instruction | 3 |
| TEAC 907 | Seminar in Elementary School Mathematics | 3 |
| CYAF 890A | Workshop Seminar: Early Childhood | 1-3 |
| MATH 800T | Mathematics as a Second Language | 3 |
| MATH 802T | Functions, Algebra, and Geometry for Middle Level Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 803P | Algebraic Thinking in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| MATH 804P | Problem Solving and Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| MATH 804T | Experimentation, Conjecture and Reasoning | 3 |
| MATH 805T | Discrete Mathematics for Middle Level Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 806T | Number Theory and Cryptology for Middle Level Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 807T | Using Mathematics to Understand Our World | 3 |
| MATH 808T | Concepts of Calculus for Middle Level Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 810T | Algebra for Algebra Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 811T | Functions for High School Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 812T | Geometry for Geometry Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 814T | Linear Algebra for Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 816T | Math in the City for Teachers | 3 |
| STAT 812T | Statistics for High School Teachers | 3 |