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Ed. 475-4 Designs For Learning: Mathematics
Fall 1979
Monday evenings, 4:30 - 8:20 p.m.
First Meeting: September 10, 1979
Place: MPX 8620a
Instructor: Professor John V. Trivett
This course is intended mainly for elementary and junior secondary
teachers of arithmetic/mathematics, in a way which is joyful, practical and
enduring.
It aims at raising the quality of learning in classrooms which for the
students guarantees a much higher understanding and competence in the subject
than we have traditionally been led to expect; and for the teachers a more
satisfying approach which better uses their energies and professional
dedication.
The contents outlined in the B.C. Curriculum guide and the Core Curriculum
guide are accepted in the spirit of the 'innovativeness' for the teachers'
methods, also urged officially by the Ministry of Education.
Recommendations from those guides as to the essential importance of
children 'doing mathematics', the use of 'physical materials and manipulative
aids' to act as entries to mathematical studies will be emphasised. Regard
will be taken of the needs of various age levels in this.
Meetings f q
ill be held in an informal and relaxed climate, with shared
discussion and involvement. The Instructor's new book will be used as a
source, details of which will be given at the first meeting:
.And So On, a new design for learning the teaching of Mathematics.
Participants will be expected to use in their own classrooms what they
develop during Ed. 475 and such will be the foundation for a required written
report.
For further details please feel free to contact the Instructor, Professor
Trivett (291-4151 or 922-6683).
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