Secondary Mathematics
Reading Schedule
This is a tentative outline for the course. There may be changes throughout the year. Watch for readings to be posted as they become available.
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Date |
Topic |
Readings |
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Sept. 9 |
Introductions
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Resources: |
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Sept. 14 |
Exploring the NCTM Principles & Standards and The Atlantic Canada Mathematics Curriculum
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On-Line Overview Available at
http://standards.nctm.org/document/index.htm Focus on the the
Principles, and
the Standards in
particular and peruse the rest of the sections. Please complete
this sheet
while reading. Problem Set 1 Problem Set 2 |
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Sept.16 |
Lesson Planning and Unit Planning
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Skemp, Richard (1978).
Instrumental
understanding and relational understanding. Mathematics Teaching,
77, 20-26. (Click on papers and then choose this paper).
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Sept.21 |
Mapping a Unit Sheet Math 10 Plus Sample Yearly Plan Unit Plan example |
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Sept.23 |
Unit Planning and Lesson Planning PowerPoint on Lesson Planning Resources: |
Watson, Anne (1994). What I do in my classroom. In M. Selinger (Ed.), Teaching Mathematics (pp.52-62). London: Routledge. (This is on-reserve in the resource centre). |
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Sept.28 |
Designing Tasks |
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Sept. 30 |
Levels of Questions Handout | Resources: Section 3 of Math 10 Plus A teaching Resource: Assessment and Evaluation NCTM Assessment Principle NCTM Illuminations site: http://illuminations.nctm.org/ (A great source for lesson ideas, you may adapt ideas but do not copy directly). Classroom activities from TI |
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Oct. 5 |
Assessment Integers |
Learning about Integers with Zoltan Paul Dienes |
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Oct. 7 |
Integers |
Van de Walle, J. & Folk, A. (2005). Elemenatry and middle school mathematics: Teaching developmentally. Pearson Education Canada inc: Toronto ON. This book is on-reserve in the CRC. Please read pages 428 - 435 on Integers. |
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Oct. 12 |
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Oct. 14 |
Algebra |
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Oct. 19 |
Group Presentations | |
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Oct. 21 |
Group Presentations | |
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Oct. 26 |
Algebra | |
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Oct. 28 |
Algebra Smart Board File PDF of Smart Board file |
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Nov. 2 |
Graphing Calculators | |
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Nov. 4 |
Graphing Calculators | |
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Nov. 9 |