EDUC. 47
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    Designs for Learning: Mathemcs
    SPRING 1984
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    INSTRUCTOR: Professor John Trivett
    Office hours: Wed. 3:30 or 8:20 pm.
    (or by arrangement)
    Wednesdays 4:30 - 8:20 pm.
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    LOCATION: MPX 8620
    January 9 - April .6
    OBJECTIVES
    The course is for elementary and secondary teachers of mathematics, part or
    full-time, interested in improving their skills and understandings, with
    consequent student improved learning. The instructor and the instruction is
    biased -,against mechanical, narrowly conceived theories and practices of
    teaching; against the frequent and traditional pressures of time, rote drill
    and the quest for right answers; and toward the realities that, for example,
    every learner learns
    throughly
    only when she/he accepts the responsibility
    for her/his own learning; that everyone can learn mathematics provided they
    learned their first language between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. Actions,
    images, thought, process, imagination and patterning are known to be more
    important educational basics than answers, set algorithms and formulas.
    Such bias of the instructor does not exclude those biased differently. On
    the contrary they are welcomed, provided they agree to study and try also
    what is proposed in this course. The aim is to arrive at correct conclusions
    of the nature of learning and of learning math, to experience that such is
    attainable by all who wish to do so, and that all teachers can get their students
    to know likewise.
    Reading? ?
    A wholesale reading of books outlining other
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    approaches and
    traditional research will not be required. A list of
    recommended books will be available.
    Writing? ?
    Written accounts will be required from each student of
    his/her thought, study, teaching, both of some mathematics
    and its practice
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    the classroom.
    Requisites?
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    Everyone will be expected to join in with the activities
    and discussions; to spend at least double the time we
    meet, on homework, thinking, discussing, doing some
    mathematics, teaching, reading, writing, arguing, etc.
    If in doubt as to the suitability of this course for you, please feel free to
    discuss the issues with the instructor prior to registration. A limitation is
    being placed on the enrollment number for the course and more strictly adhered
    to than in past semesters. Professor Trivett can be contacted at 922-6683 or
    through his office.
    TEXTS:
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    (Required) Trivett, J.V. ... And So On: New Designs for Teaching Math,
    Detselig Press, Calgary.
    (Recommended) Dawson, A.J. Children Teaching Themselves Mathematics.
    (available in the course, or from Dr. Dawson).

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