Teaching Mathematics

Teaching Mathematics investigates elementary curriculum mathematics, learning processes, and instructional methods.

offering recorded3 credits

Summary

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Assignments are perceived as low-value yet time-consuming, with strict attendance policies and harsh penalties for minor errors like capitalization.

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Elementary Education BSE and (CURRIC 320 or MATH 132)

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CURRIC 370

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Lisa Hennessey is described as micromanaging and passive-aggressive, with one reviewer noting she treats students like children and imposes strict penalties for minor infractions like lateness or capitalization errors. The reviewer found the course unnecessarily difficult and reported that the only positive aspect was the bonding among students over their shared dislike of her teaching style.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.86 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=48 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERIN EDGINGTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HALA GHOUSSEINI is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LISA HENNESSEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction36 / 350
LEC 002Classroom Instruction35 / 353
LEC 003Classroom Instruction19 / 350
LEC 004Classroom Instruction24 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Lisa Hennessey's course is described as overly strict and passive-aggressive, with students feeling micromanaged and unfairly penalized for minor infractions.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 99.0% A/AB (n=96 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.89 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=105 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=113 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Assignments are perceived as low-value yet time-consuming, with strict attendance policies and harsh penalties for minor errors like capitalization.

The primary student experience is frustration with the instructor's demeanor, though some note that the shared dislike bonds the program together.

Topics

  • Elementary school curriculum mathematics
  • Mathematics concept learning
  • Mathematics instruction

Skills

  • Investigating elementary mathematics curriculum and learning processes.

Grades

Historical instructor

Fall 2026 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 3 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

7 earlier forecasts · 0.03 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Fall 2026

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
CURRIC 370 · Fall 2026

Teaching Mathematics

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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