Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Summer 2025 - EDUC 475 E200

Designs for Learning: Elementary Mathematics (4)

Class Number: 4401

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Thu, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • 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

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.