Summer 2024 - EDUC 475 E400
Designs for Learning: Elementary Mathematics (4)
Class Number: 4250
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Aug 2, 2024: Wed, 4:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Michael Pruner
michael_pruner@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
EDUC 401/402 or corequisite EDUC 403. Students must successfully complete an SFU criminal records check.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Focuses on teaching elementary school mathematics. Students explore mathematical learning, their own mathematical thinking, and curriculum; and plan mathematical instruction within a consistent framework using appropriate instructional materials and methods. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course is designed for prospective and practicing elementary school teachers who wish to explore the fundamentals of teaching and learning as it applies to mathematics. Each class will have both a pedagogical and a mathematical focus.
Through engagement in selected readings, classroom discussion, and collaborative inquiry, students will be given the opportunity to explore their own beliefs and values about teaching mathematics.
On completion of the course it is hoped that participants will feel more at ease with the subject of mathematics, be able to deal confidently with the prescribed curriculum, and gain a practical sense of how it unfolds in the classroom.
Grading
- Mathematics Curriculum Paper 25%
- Communicating and Reflecting 25%
- Mathematics Problem Solving Assignment 25%
- In Class Activity Presentation 25%
NOTES:
*There is no final exam for this course.
The details of the assessment process will be shared in the first class and may evolve as the class progresses. Evidence of performance will be gathered via course assignments and observations in class.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Van de Walle, John A., Folk, S., Karp, K., & Bay-Williams, J. (2018) Elementary & Middle School Mathematics: Fifth Canadian Edition. Pearson Education Canada.
Digital version available for rent at: https://www.vitalsource.com/en-ca/products/elementary-and-middle-school-mathematics-john-a-van-de-walle-karen-s-v9780134802077
Due to recent challenges in finding this edition, please feel free to purchase any edition that you can find, and we will adapt for this in class.
ISBN: 978 0 13 409591 2
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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