Mathematics
To become eligible for North Carolina Level A Licensure for Grades 9-12, you must successfully complete those courses required by Duke in General Studies, courses required for the math major, and certain courses in the area of professional knowledge. Your Long Range Plan should indicate courses you will use to meet the requirements for General Studies and the major. This checklist outlines courses necessary for teacher licensure in math.
The Secondary Math Teacher Preparation Program is designed to help candidates master certain Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions in addition to the Duke University Teacher Preparation Knowledge, Skills, and Disposition for all candidates (described here).
Students must meet the requirements of the math major, including
Required
Analysis
Algebra
Geometry
Statistics
TopologyRecommended
Combinatorics
Differential Equations
Logic
Number theory
Numerical analysis
Physics
Probability
Independent Study
In addition, students are required to take one or more courses in a quantitative social science or natural science (e.g., computer science, economics).
Students must meet the requirement for general studies
- Curriculum 2000 requirements, including: 3 or more courses in Arts and Literatures, Civilizations, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences. All requirements for Curriculum 2000 must be met.
- One course in Psychology (e.g., Developmental or Adolescent)
Students must meet the following professional studies requirements
- Foundations of Education (EDU 100; must be taken before Senior Fall)
- Educational Psychology (EDU 118; should be taken before Senior Fall)
- Teaching High School Mathematics (EDU 197, senior fall)
- Secondary School Issues: Pedagogy, Culture, and Methods (EDU 190R, senior spring)
- Seminar in Secondary School Teaching - (EDU 215S, senior spring)
- Secondary Education Internship (EDU 216, student teaching; offered only in senior spring, counts for two course credits)
Coursework and field experiences in the professional knowledge area are sequenced; please discuss the sequence with an adviser. For example, students complete the Seminar in Secondary School Teaching (Edu 215S) in the spring semester of their senior year as part of the student teaching block. Edu 190R and Edu 215S are accelerated during the spring semester to provide students an opportunity to engage in student teaching for ten weeks.
A course may meet more than one requirement; for example, some Education courses count as Social Science electives. Candidates must acquire professional knowledge and specialty area competencies required by the state of North Carolina. Requirements may be met through advanced placement, Duke course credit, independent study, or other means approved by the Director of the Program in Education.
Secondary Math Teacher Preparation Program Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
All Secondary Math TPP Candidates will:
1. Understand algebraic systems and applications
2. Understand measurement, spatial sense, and geometry
3. Understand patterns, relationships, and functions
4. Understand probability and statistics
5. Understand and use major math processes
6. Be aware of and implement effective instructional pacing
7. Use a variety of instructional strategies
8. Understand and use a hierarchy of instructional tools
9. Understand and use a variety of assessment tools
10. Believe students from all backgrounds must learn math
11. Promote diversity through various teaching styles
12. Understand and use historically-based pedagogy
Adapted from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Program Approval Standards
Any questions?
Contact Dr. Susan Wynn (919) 660-3075 or swynn@duke.edu