Primary Mathematics 2A: Space, Measurement and Number

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Key facts

UNE unit code: EDME358

*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

Start

Trimester 1 - On Campus
Trimester 1 - Online

Campus

Armidale Campus

24/7 online support

Intensive schools

Supervised exam

Credit points

UNE student studies on a laptop on her lounge at home

There is continued focus in Australian education on children’s development of core skills in mathematics throughout their school years. The foundations for strong mathematical knowledge are laid down in primary education.

This unit equips you with content knowledge and skills within the curriculum strands of Measurement and Geometry, and Number.

By examining developmental teaching theories and the psychology of learning mathematics, you will learn how to foster flexible, critical and creative thinking in your students.

You will also explore learning sequence design and lesson planning that promotes student-centred teaching and learning, examine investigative activities and tools to promote problem-solving and mathematics communication, apply strategies for assessment task development and learn to effectively integrate contemporary ICT tools and strategies into your classroom.

Offerings

Teaching period	Mode/location
Trimester 1	On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 1	Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

candidature in AssocDTeach(PacFocus) or BEd(EC-Prim) or BEd(InServConv) or BEd(Primary) or BSpecEd(Prim)/BDS or MTeach(Primary); or candidature in BEd(K-6Teach) or BSpecIncEd(Prim) and 48cp discipline units; or BEd(K-12Teach).

Restrictions

EDME258 or EDME458

Notes

This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Martin SchmudeAtrium HEPPP Retention project (Academic Lead) - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

use curriculum, assessment and mathematical content knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson plans (GTSD 2.3.1);
plan lesson sequences and activities that promote problem solving, working and communicating mathematically, using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies (GTSD 3.2.1);
demonstrate an understanding of informal, formative assessment approaches to assess student learning and the purpose of providing this assessment as timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning (GTSD 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1); and
implement a wide range of teaching strategies, tools and resources related to ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities (GTSD 2.6.1).

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Assessment 1	Yes	50%	All offerings	Lesson Planning. Relates to GTSD: 2.3.1, 3.2.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1 No. Words: 2000
Assessment 2	Yes	50%	All offerings	Teaching activities.Relates to GTSD: 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.2.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1 No. Words: 2000 equivalent
Workshop attendance	Yes		All offerings	On campus students must attend and participate in 80% of workshops, with absences to be satisfactorily accounted for e.g. by a doctor's certificate. Online students should participate in the online activity/forum postings. Students not meeting this requirement will receive an NC (Compulsory Fail) grade for the unit.

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assessment 1

Yes

50%

All offerings

Lesson Planning. Relates to GTSD: 2.3.1, 3.2.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1

No. Words: 2000

Assessment 2

Yes

50%

All offerings

Teaching activities.Relates to GTSD: 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.2.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1

No. Words: 2000 equivalent

Workshop attendance

Yes

All offerings

On campus students must attend and participate in 80% of workshops, with absences to be satisfactorily accounted for e.g. by a doctor's certificate. Online students should participate in the online activity/forum postings. Students not meeting this requirement will receive an NC (Compulsory Fail) grade for the unit.

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Teaching Measurement: Early Stage 1 - Stage 1

NSW Department of Education Learning and Teaching Directorate, NSW Department of Education Learning and Teaching Directorate, 2017

Note: Available from: https://education.nsw.gov.au.