PRT4201 Becoming Numerate (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst (ONC)Springfld

Units 2.0 (Nursing Education Teacher Trai) Band 5

Pre-requisite: PRT3201 and PRT3202

State law in Queensland (Australia) requires that all adults working/undertaking professional experience/researching with children under the age of 18, in the state of Queensland are required to possess a current suitability card (Blue Card). (See "Other Requirements" for further information.) Also see: http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/employment/bluecard/informationSheets.html.

Synopsis

The predominant mode of delivery will be practical hands-on workshops conducted with the assistance of a specially designed workbook. The workbook contains numerous content samplings from each strand within the primary and middle school mathematics curriculum. A variety of pedagogical frameworks for each content sampling will be analysed, compared, adapted, modified and refined in the context of group discussion and guided workshop activities. Readings, computers and workbook activities will be used to help students identify pedagogical challenges faced by the typical teacher of mathematics. Students will be encouraged to construct appropriate strategies and responses for addressing these situations and demonstrate frameworks for thinking about and articulating their own approaches to teaching mathematics. Components making up the first assessment item will be integrated into these workshops and assessed on a weekly basis during the workshops.