Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• the National and NYS Math Standards and their strands.
• a variety of materials available to help ease the integration of ELA and math.

Understand

• how integrating subject areas benefits both students and teachers.
• how integrating ELA and math will affect the students in their class.
• how poetry and writing can be incorporated into teaching math.

and Be Able To

• create lesson plans, appropriate to each elementary grade level, that integrate children’s literature and mathematics.
• use student work to guide future lessons.
• identify materials at their disposal which can be used to integrate ELA and math.