SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY •
EDUCATION 475-4
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: MATHEMATICS (SECONDARY)
D 1.00
8:30
Wednesdays/FridaysSummer
(July
A.
4-August
M.
Session,
- 12:20
11)
P.
1989
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M.
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Office:Instructor:
phone:
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291-3745
Ed
MPX8673
O'Regan
(Office)
Location: MPX7500F
PREREQUISITES:
Education 401/402, or equivalent.
OBJECTIVES
To consider the role of the teacher and of mathematics in the secondary school
curriculum. To acquire the expertise to deal confidently with the prescribed new
curriculum in mathematics for schools in B.C. (to develop the teaching strategies required
to implement the new curriculum and to revise relevant mathematical content). Among
the prescribed changes that occur in the new mathematics curriculum at the junior and
senior levels are the following: that content be integrated at most grade levels, that the
use of manipulatives be encouraged, that problem solving be an integral part of all course
work, that geometry be emphasized, that new topics in statistics be introduced at every
grade level, and that computers be used at senior levels as a problem solving tool.
Recent research on how best to teach a number of these topics will be reviewed.
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
Plan for instruction in mathematics. Construct a number of teaching and learning aids. Use a
variety of manipulative materials such as geoboards and models. Apply some of the techniques of
cooperative learning to the teaching of mathematics. Explore the use of language as a learning
aid. Use a selection of evaluation techniques. Discuss the role of the teacher and mathematics in
the secondary school curriculum.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS
* Learning theory and mathematics
* Statistics
* Measurement
* Technology
* Problem solving
* Real numbers
* Algebra
* Formal logic
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Geometry
* Algorithms
* Limits
a Evaluation/Remediation
(Planning for instruction, language as learning aid, and the appropriate use of
manipulatives will be linked to each topic.)
TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to attend all classes and to participate fully in classwork and
discussions. Assignment topics will include: (a) problem solving; (b) lesson and unit
planning; (c) a review of professional journals; (d) a classroom presentation; (e) review
of authorized textbooks and resource books; (f) exercises involving algorithms and
manipulatives.
TEXTBOOK:
To be announced.
