NAC391.339. Endorsement to teach mathematics in grades 5 to 8, inclusive.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive an endorsement to teach mathematics to pupils in grades 5 to 8, inclusive, a person must hold a valid elementary or secondary license, or a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, and must complete 24 semester hours of credit in courses in methods of teaching mathematics and courses involving:

     (a) Algebraic structures;

     (b) Geometry and measurement;

     (c) Probability or combinatorics;

     (d) The theory of numbers and solving problems;

     (e) Computer literacy or computer science;

     (f) Statistics or data analysis;

     (g) Concepts of calculus, including an introduction to limits, derivatives and integrals or precalculus or differential calculus; and

     (h) If necessary to complete 24 semester hours of credit:

          (1) Euclidean or non-Euclidean geometry;

          (2) The history of mathematics;

          (3) Computer application or programming; and

          (4) Finite mathematics.

     2. A recipient of such an endorsement may teach in grades 5 to 8, inclusive, any course in mathematics included in the course of study adopted by the Board, up to and including Algebra I.

     3. A licensed teacher may teach mathematics in a middle school without obtaining an endorsement pursuant to this section.

     4. To renew an endorsement to teach mathematics to pupils in grades 5 to 8, inclusive, the holder must complete at least 6 semester hours of course work before the endorsement expires.

     5. If a course in methods of teaching mathematics was not required for obtaining the initial endorsement, a person who received an endorsement to teach mathematics before January 11, 1996, must complete such a course to renew the endorsement.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, eff. 1-11-96; A by R005-05, 10-31-2005)