Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part 2

Course Code: WF18MA21

The Primary/Junior Mathematics Part 2 Additional Qualification Course will engage you in a process of inquiry to explore and develop a life-long-learner mindset for teaching and, specifically, to take you from what you learned in Part 1 to the next level of expertise for instruction in mathematics. The course embeds proportional/ relative thinking and spatial reasoning in all strands.

Using the multiple lenses of big ideas, cultural diversity, and lesson study, you will examine the pedagogical content knowledge of the curriculum strands in Number Sense (proportional reasoning, fractions, decimals), Geometry and Measurement. Further, you will collaboratively create a guide to the most challenging part of mathematics instruction: the debrief.

The summative activity for the course is to further develop the entire process of design-down planning by pre-assessing through sample conferencing and other methods the planning, delivery, post-assessment and analysis of the results of a study unit.

Prerequisites

  • Be a member in good standing with the OCT
  • Part 1 completed
  • Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

  • Signed Supervisory Officer's Form by course end date confirming required teaching experience
Session Dates
Start Date: Sep 26, 2018
End Date: Jan 23, 2019
In Class: Wednesdays: (6:00pm - 9:30 pm) September 26, 2018 - January 23, 2019 (excluding December 19, 26, 2018 & January 2, 2019); PLUS 47.5 hrs. online; PLUS 25 hrs independent assignment.

Location
Mississauga Secondary School (map)
550 Courtney Park Dr W Mississauga ON (McLaughlin Rd./North of 401)

Instructors
Peter, Daniel