Fayetteville State University Education Students Work with Cumberland County Schools Specialists

September 10, 2019, Cumberland County Schools’ 6-12 Mathematics Curriculum Specialists, Yimiya Pearson and Shonette Simmons, conducted a professional development session for Fayetteville State University (FSU) students on “Unpacking the North Carolina Standards for Middle School and High School Mathematics.”

FSU Professor Dr. Kimberly Smith-Burton’s EDMG 433 Methods and Materials in Middle Grades Math and EDUC 460 Methods and Materials in Secondary Math students were actively engaged in effective math teaching practices and standards. The math methods students participated in routines that emphasized the goals for rigor in the mathematics curriculum: conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and application. Students were afforded the opportunity to interact and ask the CCS mathematics specialist questions regarding what to expect during their methods observations, clinical experience (student teaching) semester and first year teaching.

About Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville State University is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina System and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state, having been founded in 1867. FSU is a historically black university offering degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. With more than 6,400 students, Fayetteville State University is among the most diverse institutions in the nation. To learn more about Fayetteville State University, visit https://www.uncfsu.edu.