Key facts
UNE unit code: EDME369
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- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Trimester 3 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
The foundation for development of strong mathematical knowledge and core skills in mathematics is laid down in primary education.
Current Australian education strategies focus on quality teaching, informed by the best available evidence, to help students develop their number sense from the early years of schooling.
This unit equips you with essential content knowledge and skills across the curriculum strands of Data, Chance, Patterns and Algebra and later Number.
This unit prepares you for primary mathematics teaching, allowing you to demonstrate your understanding of the critical importance of numeracy to learning.
You will also learn and refine teaching strategies to create developmental learning sequences relevant to the curriculum strands.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
| Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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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.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching of the mathematics in Data, Chance, Algebra and Number, necessary for interpreting student assessment data and evaluating student learning for the purposes of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement and modifying teaching practices (GTSD 2.1.1, 3.1.1, 3.5.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1);
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet specific learning needs across the full range of abilities, taking into account the impact of culture and linguistic backgrounds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners, and for planning and preparing outcomes-based mathematics programs for years K–12 (GTSD 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 1.6.1);
- know and understand numeracy teaching strategies and their application in teaching mathematics to provide children with opportunities to build on their existing mathematical understandings and numeracy, including strategies that address priority areas (GTSD 2.4.1, 2.5.1);
- demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources including ICT to engage students in their learning (GTSD 2.6.1, 3.4.1); and
- demonstrate an understanding of working with data and basic statistical literacy including planning, gathering and applying data to solve problems in an effective learning and teaching sequence (GTSD 2.2.1, 2.5.1).
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 | Written task. Relates to GTSD: 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.5.1, 2.6.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1 No. Words: 2000 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Written task. Relates to GTSD: 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1 No. Words: 2000 |
| Workshop attendance | Yes | All offerings | All students must attend and participate in at least 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 Mathematics. Foundations to Middle Years
ISBN: 9780190311537
Dianne Siemon, Elizabeth Warren, Kim Beswick, Rhonda Faragher, Jodie Miller, Oxford 3rd 2020
Text refers to: All offerings
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