K-12 Mathematics Education Certificate

This certificate program is designed to improve mathematics instruction at the K-12 level. Graduates will emerge with a strengthened appreciation of the central issues in mathematics education and increased fluency with the relevant research base. The program is designed to deepen understanding of K-12 mathematics concepts, to draw attention to K-12 student thinking, and to emphasize effective instructional approaches. In January of 2006, the SD Board of Education approved an administrative rule to establish a K-12 Mathematics Specialist endorsement. The certificate program proposed here meets many of the requirements within the administrative rule and represents a significant step toward the endorsement. (See Endorsements for additional requirements to complete the K-12 Mathematics Specialist endorsement.)