EDUC 7520 Mathematics and Technology: Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum in the Elementary School

This course presents methods and materials useful in teaching mathematics to early childhood and elementary school children and the different ways in which technology can be used in the elementary school classroom. The course will consider the teaching of mathematics and the use of technology from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Course overview

Department
Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.64 / 5 · Very Good
106 responses
Instructor rating
3.97 / 5 · Very Good
106 responses
Terms evaluated
9
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Jaai Phatak3.23.44.24.33.94.04.34.04–6 hrs/week11 of 15
Spring 2025Kyunghoon Son3.33.74.44.34.33.94.34.34–6 hrs/week12 of 13
Fall 2024Kyunghoon Son3.64.14.14.14.44.04.14.74–6 hrs/week16 of 18
Spring 2024Rebecca Mitchell4.04.33.94.04.04.34.84.44–6 hrs/week16 of 20
Fall 2023Kyunghoon Son—————————12 of 16
Spring 2023Rebecca Mitchell3.84.04.44.53.84.34.64.04–6 hrs/week8 of 13
Fall 2022Kyunghoon Son3.84.33.94.24.24.04.34.4—12 of 16
Spring 2022Rebecca Mitchell3.84.13.94.23.94.44.54.21–3 hrs/week13 of 17
Fall 2021Rebecca Mitchell4.24.33.84.24.54.24.74.54–6 hrs/week6 of 18

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Comfort M Ayavga · Campion Hall 16 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Comfort M Ayavga · Campion Hall 10 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered