EDUC 6528A - Mathematics Curriculum & Methodology A

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016

The course aims to present information on a range of methodologies and develop a variety of pedagogical skills to help students to be better prepared for the start of their teaching career.

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Course Details

Course Code	EDUC 6528A
Course	Mathematics Curriculum & Methodology A
Coordinating Unit	School of Education
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	2 hours per week, in addition to a 2 hour common lecture focussing on Planning and Teaching
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	Pass in four courses in Mathematics including Mathematics IA + 1B or equivalent
Restrictions	Available to GradDipEd students only

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Carolyn Moule

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On Successful completion of this course student will be able:

#	Course Learning Outcomes	APST	GA Arts	GA Uni
Both Semesters
1 S1&S2	Assemble a range of subject-appropriate resources, including online, that engage a diversity of students in their learning.	2.6 & 3.4	1, 2	1, 2
2 S1&S2	Integrate relevant research and theory to develop a broad repertoire of subject-appropriate teaching and learning strategies, including use of ICT.	3.2 & 3.3	2	2
3 S1&S2	Demonstrate a commitment to work ethically and collaboratively so as to meet the professional expectations required of teachers.	6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 & 7.4	6	6
4 S1&S2	Demonstrate communication skills to present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas to a diverse range of students.	3.5, 4.2 & 5.5	3, 5	3, 5
5 S1&S2	Develop a broad repertoire of subject-appropriate teaching and learning strategies, including use of ICT.	2.1, 2.6, 3.2 & 3.3	2, 3	2, 3
Semester One
6 S1	Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of the complexity of the discipline and the teaching strategies of the learning area.	2.1, 3.2 & 3.3	1, 2	1, 2
7 S1	Design and sequence unit and lesson plans based on essential content of the subject area, curriculum and assessment principles.	2.2, 2.3 & 3.2	1, 2	1, 2
8 S1	Assemble relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers including subject professional associations.	6.2, 6.3 & 7.4	4, 6	4, 6
Semester 2
9 S2	Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning.	3.6 & 5.4	3, 4, 6	3, 4, 6
10 S2	Identify and interpret student learning needs and design learning strategies so as to respond to student diversity.	5.1 & 5.2	2, 3, 5	2, 3, 5
11 S2	Formulate a range of feedback and assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning in the subject area and for various curricula eg SACSA, SACE, ACARA, IB.	5.1, 5.2, 5.5 & 7.2	2, 3, 5	2, 3, 5
12 S2	Demonstrate understanding of assessment, moderation and its application to support consistent and comparable judgements of student learning.	5.3, 5.4 & 5.5	2, 3, 5	2, 3, 5
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Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 6, 7
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	8, 9
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	4, 10, 11, 12
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	3, 8, 9

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course will be taught through a 2 hour session combining lecture time and activities

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

There are two hours of contact time. A minimum of an additional two hours will be required to read materials provided.

Learning Activities Summary

Schedule
Week	Topic	APST Standards
Week 1	Introduction Overview of course Assessment requirements	1.1, 1.2, 1.5
Week 2	最新糖心Vlogn Curriculum and the Proficiencies What is unique about mathematics? What do we value in a mathematics classroom?	2.1, 2.2, 2.5
Week 3	Positive attitudes to mathematics learning How does a teacher foster these attitudes?	3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 6.1
Week 4	Catering for different abilities in a classroom Differentiating tasks Multiple entry/exit problems	3.4, 3.6, 4.1, 6.3
Week 5	Purposeful questioning Using student responses	3.3, 3.6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4
Week 6	What to look for	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Week 7	Appropriate use of technology in maths Graphics calculators and computers	4.1-4.5
Week 8	What have you learned?	2, 4, 6.1-6.4, 7.1

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Learning Outcomes
Task 1	Fluency is one of the proficiency strands of the 最新糖心Vlogn Curriculum: Mathematics. Explain why fluency is important in mathematics and how is it different from the Understanding proficiency strand. Then describe two teaching strategies you would implement in your classroom to develop students’ mathematical fluency as well as their understanding.	Week 6	50%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Task 2	You are to prepare a collection of materials that you are given, or which you have found, that will be useful resources when you are teaching mathematics in Year 8-10. Each piece should be annotated to indicate what you have found useful, might use in the future, year level/ability grouping it could be used for etc. What you actually pass in will be a summary of the above and more detailed information about any two items.	Week 12	50%	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8

Assessment Detail

Task 1 50%
Fluency is one of the proficiency strands of the 最新糖心Vlogn Curriculum: Mathematics. Explain why fluency is important in mathematics and how is it different from the Understanding proficiency strand.
Then describe two teaching strategies you would implement in your classroom to develop students’ mathematical fluency as well as their understanding. (Max 1500 words)

Task 2 50%
You are to prepare a collection of materials that you are given, or which you have found, that will be useful resources when you are teaching mathematics in Year 8-10. Each piece should be annotated to indicate what you have found useful, might use in the future, year level/ability grouping it could be used for etc.
What you actually pass in will be a summary of the above and more detailed information about any two items.

Submission

Students will submit materials by private email to course coordinator or by hand during lecture time.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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