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EDUCATION 475-5

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Designs for Learning: Mathematics

ELEMENTARY

Intersession 1988

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Instructor: John Tnvett

May 9- June l7 ?

Phone: 688-6184

Tuesday and Thursday

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Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday,

1:00 - 4:50 P. M.

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4:00 - 4:50 P. M.

Location: MPX 7500

This course is for PDP students who expect to teach Math from K to 9th

grade.

Main concerns will be studies of topics essential to all mathematics

learning and teaching in schools, including how to communicate such to young

students with mastery and pleasure.

The 1988 B.C. curriculum guide states:

"Math is an integral part of humanexperience. Reasoning skills

developed ... are necessary for

all

citizens to function

productively... The curriculum should therefore, develop

understandings based on a sound foundation of concrete

experience."

We shall approach this through the 'subordination of teaching to

learning', using the powers and gifts all participants, young and old, bring to

every lesson. That guarantees growth and acquisition of attitudes and

knowings not previously realised!

Students will be expected to become quickly involved in discussion,

activities, an individual 'special study', and accept much responsibility for their

own learning, investigations, self-evaluations -- vital to all teachers.

The course can not attempt, in 6 weeks, an overview of other approaches

to math teaching and learning, although individuals may accept this as a

special study, comparing what we do in Inter-session with their own biases.

For any questions as to relevancy of this course to yourself, or for further

details, feel free to call John Trivett at 688-6184.

Text Requirements

Set of 8 I Love Math booklets, available in photo-copy form from PDP offices,

price $8.

Text. Optional, but recommended

Trivett, John V. ... And So On: New Designs for Teaching Math, Detselig Press,

Calgary, 1981.