Pre-requisites

Major or minor study in Mathematics

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Integrate ICT into planning and teaching appropriate to the learning and teaching context.

• Plan and organise lesson scope and sequence according to appropriate content, student learning needs, effective teaching strategies and Christian worldviews.

• Communicate high level of knowledge and understanding of the structure and substance of the learning area appropriate to the students’ learning needs and incorporating Christian worldviews.

• Examine and evaluate curriculum, (including informal, school based and contemporary Australian curricula) and assessment (formal and informal) for the junior and middle years of secondary schooling appropriate to the method.

• Analyse and evaluate literacy and numeracy needs and strategies relevant to the method and level of student proficiencies.

• Select and organise content, providing scope and sequence for effective learning and teaching in the junior and middle years of secondary schooling.

Unit Description

Students undertaking this unit have completed a minor or major study in Mathematics. The material in this unit is designed to assist the students in applying this content knowledge in teaching Yr. 7-10 Mathematics.

This unit will cover the particular content that is mandated through the Victorian and Australian Curriculum documents and the pedagogical content knowledge – the art of making the content understandable and relevant for youth.

This unit covers relevant learning theory and strategies for promoting motivation, engagement, participation and learning in Mathematics as well as strategies for assessing students’ mathematical competencies and for organising and managing Mathematics classes. In addition, the unit will address teaching mathematical knowledge, skills and processes to students with additional needs in order to create inclusive access to mathematical learning. The unit also examines teaching resources and their effectiveness for supporting mathematical learning. These areas of focus are then applied to prepare units of work, individual lessons and assessments.

The unit will also introduce various perspectives of teaching Mathematics, with particular attention to a Christian perspective.

Topics

TBA

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Even), Semester 1)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.