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Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part 1

The Primary/Junior Mathematics Part 1 Additional Qualification Course will engage you in a process of inquiry to explore and develop a life-long-learner mindset for teaching and, specifically, for instruction in mathematics. Using a multiple lens of mathematical processes, lesson study, flexible thinking, and multiple representations, you will examine the pedagogical content knowledge of the curriculum strands Number Sense in Counting as well as Quantity and Whole Number Operations. The summative task for this course is the creation of a mini-unit focused on embedding mathematical processes, observations, and conversations as pre/post/and ongoing assessment, after which, you will assess successes and next steps from the results of teaching the unit.

Prerequisites

• An undergraduate degree acceptable to the Ontario College of Teachers
• Be a member in good standing with the OCT

Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part 2

The Primary/Junior Mathematics Part 2 Additional Qualification Course will engage you in a process of inquiry to explore and develop a life-long-learner mindset for teaching and, specifically, to take you from what you learned in Part 1 to the next level of expertise for instruction in mathematics. The course embeds proportional/ relative thinking and spatial reasoning in all strands.

Using the multiple lenses of big ideas, cultural diversity, and lesson study, you will examine the pedagogical content knowledge of the curriculum strands in Number Sense (proportional reasoning, fractions, decimals), Geometry and Measurement. Further, you will collaboratively create a guide to the most challenging part of mathematics instruction: the debrief.

The summative activity for the course is to further develop the entire process of design-down planning by pre-assessing through sample conferencing and other methods the planning, delivery, post-assessment and analysis of the results of a study unit.

Prerequisites

• Be a member in good standing with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Supervisory Officer’s Form by course end date confirming required teaching experience

Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part 3 Specialist

The Primary/Junior Math Specialist Additional Qualification Course will engage you in the overall goal of using a process of inquiry to take your lifelong learner mindset in teaching to the next level of expertise by assuming a leadership role in mathematics’ instruction. Using the lenses of big and bigger ideas; threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge; and, the lens of algebraic reasoning added to the lens of spatial and proportional reason, you will examine the pedagogical content knowledge of the curriculum strands of Patterning and Algebra and Data Management and Probability.

You will also choose areas of interest, controversy, or future directions in mathematics’ instruction for conducting research through academic and classroom experience. With the candidate group, you will facilitate and participate in discussion on the chosen area/topic through online and/or onsite dialogue.

The summative activity for the course is the creation of at least one professional-development activity/experience in mathematics for use with peers. This endeavour will include research on colleagues’ needs and ideas as well as examination of academic research and consultation with the Instructional Leader (IL)

Prerequisites

• Be a member in good standing with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Mathematics at the Primary or Junior Level

Documents Required

• Signed Supervisory Officer’s Form by course end date confirming teaching experience

• Organizer: York University
• Cost: $685.00 See website for complete detail
• Location: Various locations. See website for exact locations and dates.
• Website: http://edu.yorku.ca/profdev/
• Contact: Office of Professional Learning
• Phone: 416-736-5003
• Fax: 416-736-5023
• Email: [email protected]