ESM310 - Teachers and Mathematics: Creating An Effective Classroom

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Nicole Lewis
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in E330, E334, E359
Prerequisite:

E359 students must have passed one unit from ESM210 or ESM211

E334 and E330 students must have at least 10 credit points and completed units ECE211 or ECE352

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: EME500
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture per week (recordings provided)
1 x 2-hour on campus seminar

E359 Bachelor of Education (Primary) students need to attend on campus seminars as per their mode of campus enrolment.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided)
1 x 2-hour online seminar per week per non-placement teaching week 

E359 Bachelor of Education (Primary) students are encouraged to attend seminars as per their mode of campus enrolment.

In-person attendance requirements:

Current teacher placement details:

E330
E334 15-days Primary
E359 10-days Primary

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

The unit aims to enhance pre-service teachers' understanding of how mathematics is learned and therefore taught in primary school settings. Rational number, statistics, probability, and geometry in the upper primary years will be the focus. Students will continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of teaching and assessing for understanding. Effective numeracy teaching strategies incorporating key mathematical concepts, mathematical language, multiple representations and flexible strategies will be attended to. Students will engage with the relevant curriculum documents, research literature and assessment tools as they engage with assessment for learning incorporating the analysis of student responses to support mathematics and numeracy learning. Published teaching and learning resources will be drawn on and critiqued in the planning process. The use of manipulatives, calculators and other digital technologies in primary mathematics classrooms will be addressed.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply mathematical knowledge for effective teaching of rational number, geometry and statistics and probability.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Analyse individual student work samples and interview data to demonstrate an understanding of common misunderstandings in learning mathematics.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Critique pedagogical strategies to support the effective teaching of mathematics, particularly in the upper primary years.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Apply insights from research literature to develop teaching strategies that support mathematics and numeracy learning.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO5

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of physical and digital resources for teaching and assessing mathematics.

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Teaching and assessing fractions and decimals for understanding 2000 words
or equivalent
50% Week 6
Assessment 2 - Mathematical and numeracy activities and teaching strategies to develop conceptual understanding 2000 words
or equivalent
50% Week 10

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ESM310 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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