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Mathematics Primary and Junior Specialist AQ (OECTA, Winter 2024, Online)

February 5, 2024 to April 19, 2024

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Kindergarten
  • Grades: Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3)

Primary/Junior Specialist explores the theoretical foundations, the development of learners, program planning and implementation, assessment, the learning environment, and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions.

The course also leads participants in:

  • Providing leadership in the understanding and application of conceptual frameworks for Mathematics, Primary and Junior
  • Demonstrating leadership in implementing current Ontario curriculum and government policies relevant to the teaching and learning of Mathematics, Primary and Junior
  • Assisting colleagues to reflect on teaching practice and to engage in professional dialogue on the relationship of theory and practice in the teaching of Mathematics, Primary and Junior
  • Facilitating understanding and application of the role of metacognition in mathematics
  • Providing leadership in the application of the theory of constructivism as it relates to the teaching of mathematics
  • Facilitating the exploration of factors that influence changes in the teaching of mathematics
  • Facilitating the exploration of the interconnection of big ideas, key concepts, overall expectations, and enduring understandings in mathematics education
  • Providing leadership in the application of instructional strategies to respond to math anxiety, avoidance, and phobia
  • Sharing with others the knowledge and application of current research (for example, knowledge of mathematics-for-teaching, knowing the possible range of student responses to problems, error analysis, choosing effective models for specific instructional purposes and developmental levels)

The course is open to all elementary and secondary school teachers who have one of the following basic qualifications: primary, junior, intermediate, or senior division.