A Bachelor of Science in Education - Secondary Mathematics is designed to produce graduates who are qualified to pursue careers as math teachers in grades 5-12 in the Turtle Mountain area or across North Dakota. Candidates who complete the program will have passed all three Praxis examinations to become a state licensed math teacher. In addition, candidates will have successfully completed the required student teaching experience. The program will produce teachers who are fully equipped to engage students using the pedagogical knowledge of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe mathematics systems balanced with the Western U.S. perspective to advance the opportunities available to tribal community members.
Candidates entering the 4-year program should declare for a B.S. in Education degree in their freshman year. Candidates will take two math courses nearly each semester beginning their freshman year and two education courses nearly each semester beginning their sophomore year. A cohort structure begins their junior year with each cohort capped at 15 students. Cohorts start every two years. The program is designed to ensure candidates take the required courses in 8 semesters
Before colonization and assimilation, the Ojibwe had a mathematics system, but today various communities now have limited knowledge about Ojibwe math “diba’akiiwin.” The mission of the Secondary Mathematics Education Bachelor of Science degree program, at Turtle Mountain College, is to prepare future middle school and high school math teachers with content and pedagogical knowledge from a balanced perspective of Western and Turtle Mountain Ojibwe ways of knowing – two-eyed seeing. “We have come to understand that Western mathematics and Indigenous mathematizing can be viewed as having complementary strengths. Recognizing the strengths of each will maximize mathematical learning for all students” (Sterenberg & O’Conner, 2018, p.185, cited in Meyer & Aikenhead, 2021, p.129-130). This is essential for economic and political self-determination and self-sufficiency.
Western Math SLO:
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in North Dakota required content standards.
• Assessment – Praxis II results, ESPB Assessments 1-5
• Core Courses – MATH 103, MATH 105, MATH 129, MATH 165, MATH 166, MATH 210, MATH 380, MATH 480
Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Math SLO:
• Students will articulate Turtle Mountain Ojibwe mathematical ways of knowing within the larger context of Indigenous mathematics.
• Assessment – Community presentations, Community engagement project
• Core Courses – MATH 172, MATH 272, MATH 364, MATH 366, MATH 372
Two-Eyed Balanced Math SLO:
• Students will articulate the connections between Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Math and the North Dakota Secondary Math Content Standards.
• Assessment – EDUC 472 Unit Plan
• Core Courses – MATH 341, MATH 342, MATH 364, MATH 366
Western Education SLO:
• Teacher candidates will demonstrate proficiency in the North Dakota required pedagogical standards.
• Assessment – Praxis II results, ESPB Assessments 6-7, InTASC Assessments 1-10
• Core Courses – EDUC 200, EDUC 299, EDUC 300, EDUC 329, EDUC 353, EDUC 472
Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Education SLO:
• Teacher candidates will implement Anishinaabe ways of teaching, learning, and knowing (e.g. decolonizing, community, and place-based education).
• Assessment – Community presentations, Community engagement project
• Core Courses – EDUC 320, MATH 172, MATH 272, MATH 364, MATH 372
Two-Eyed Balanced Education SLO:
• Teacher candidates will implement pedagogical practices at the overlap between Western education and Anishinaabe ways of teaching, learning, and being (e.g. collaborative, student-centered, equitable, and caring pedagogical practices).
• Assessment – EDUC 472 Unit Plan
• Core Courses – EDUC 235, EDUC 236, EDUC 329L, EDUC 350, EDUC 353L, EDUC 360, EDUC 414, EDUC 415
Total Credits for the 4-year Program: 122
Total Credits for the General/Core: 35
Total Credits for the EDUC portion: 38
Total Credits for the MATH portion: 49
Program Degree Graduation Requirements:
