• Semester 1 (Day)
• Semester 2 (External)

Synopsis

This  unit is a method unit, which focuses on the methods for teaching
children  numeration and computation in the primary school.   Students
will discuss, adapt and refine particular teaching methods as a way of
developing  both their competence in the method and their skill in the
pedagogy.   The  study of the unit revolves around a series  of  video
taped  teaching  episodes  involving  a  student  teacher,  a  teacher
educator  and  a child.  The unit may be studied either internally  or
externally or through a combination of both. It has been designed in a
way  that  allows  the  student  maximum  autonomy,  flexibility   and
responsibility for his/her own studies. There are no formal classes as
such.  For those students who choose to study the unit on campus there
will  be  weekly  meetings  chaired  by a  member  of  staff  and  run
independently by the students.