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    Designs for Learning: Mathematics
    Spring, 198
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    9:20 p.m.
    Location: SFIJ DOWNTOWN
    549 Howe Street
    Vancouver, }3
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    Instructor: John in vett
    Home Phone 922-683
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    VC 2C2
    The course is designed for prospective and practising
    teachers of elementary and secondary
    mathemati
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    explore the fundamentals of learning/teaching processes as
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    Students will be expected
    engage in
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    as to their own evolving, hows and whys of learning
    and teaching of math;
    explore the realities of children's and adults
    learning powers and patterns by examination of their
    own and others learning powers and patterns;
    become familiar with and confident in the use of a
    variety of aids such as fingers, colored rods logic
    blocks cico--boards etc.,and of recent literature on
    human learning;
    On completion of the course it is hoped that teachers
    will he more at case with the sub
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    ect of mathematics be
    able to deal confidently with some of the essentials of the
    prescribed curriculum math guide, 1978 or 1985/86, and be
    able to plan math instruction within a consistent framework.
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    The topics dealt with will be the usual contents of the
    S.C. curriculum. ?
    They will be dealt with from a method--
    ol oci:i ca:L viewpoint (how
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    ou teach multiplication, fractions
    etc.); from the perspective of mathematics (What is
    multiplication, fractions etc.); and from the vantage point
    of the role of this in everyone's growth and education.
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    Students of the course will be expected to
    -- participate full
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    in cl asswork and discussions,
    complete homework work on a term project
    without necessarily finishing it;
    implement some of the ideas and activities with
    kids arid/or with adult friends;
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    W. L. Math guide and representative text-
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    books used in schools.
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    Education 401/402 or equivalent.
    If you are in an
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    doubt as to the suitability of this course
    please contact the Instructor beforehand
    Illtbooka (Required)
    Trivett John V.
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