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SPRING SEMESTER 2004 COURSE OUTLINE

EDUC 475-4 (EDUCATION)

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

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This course is intended for teachers who already teach in the elementary grades as well as

prospective teachers. It covers a wide range of issues concerning the teaching of mathematics to

young children related to the changes in the curriculum for British Columbia. The five main units

are entitled: Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms, Numbers, Measurement and Data Analysis,

Geometry, and the Mathematics Curriculum.

Prerequisite:

EDUC 401/402. Students who have credit for EDUC 475 prior to 2001-2 semester

cannot take EDUC 475 for further credit.

TEXT(S):

Mathematics IRP K-7.

Ministry of Education, B.C., 1995.

(available from the Internet at http://www.bced.gov.bc-ca/irp/mathk7/mathtoc.htm)

REQUIREMENTS:

Assignment 1

15%

Assignment 2

15%

Assignment 3

15%

Assignment 4

15%

Assignment 5

15%

Portfolio

10%

Journal

15%

REQUIREMENTS NOTE:

Please note that some assignments will required working with children. Students who do not have

their own classrooms must make arrangements to have access to a small number of children

(perhaps 3 or 4) of the appropriate age group.

DELIVERY MODE:

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MODE OF DELIVERY NOTE:

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course materials and service fee $40.00

Deposit for additional materials

$70.00

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