COD 2012 - D046

Teaching Maths Effectively

Maths Teachers and Coordinators in Primary Schools.

4 sessions, start: 05-Jun

Course detail

Year: 2012
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: A distancia
Facilitator/s: Ms. Laura Llobet
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Non affiliate
ARS 400.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Schedule
1 05 June - 11 June 2012 Online session
2 12 June - 18 June 2012 Online session
3 19 June - 25 June 2012 Online session
4 26 June - 02 July 2012 Online session

Facilitator/s

Laura Llobet

Laura Llobet completed 4 years of study at the "Instituto Normal" before being graduated as a Teacher in 1971. Has been teaching at state schools and at private, bilingual schools for more than 30 years. Attended different seminars on education and teaching strategies delivered by professionals from different countries (Britain, Spain, New Zealand, USA, Belgium) and organized workshops for teachers and for parents. Designed an on-line Maths Framework for English Teachers at bilingual schools. Is Maths Coordinator at The British Schools, in Montevideo, since 1988.
Maths Teachers and Coordinators in Primary Schools.
To provide easy and fast access to mathematical knowledge and teaching methods.
- To help teachers become effective Maths Teachers by giving suggestions on how to plan active and useful mathematics lessons, improving vocabulary and clarifying specific terminology.
- To share experiences and learn together with colleagues.
- To help teachers assist those children who need special attention, suggesting activities to deal with low/high abilities in order to consolidate or extend knowledge.
Each module contains:
- A detailed explanation of the mathematical ideas attempted in the module.
- Two sample lessons for different levels, illustrating the stages that should be considered by a teacher when planning a lesson: Learning outcomes; Starting the lesson; Main teaching; Reinforcement/Extension activities; Plenary; Follow-up activities. (Level 1: ages 6, 7; level 2: ages 8,9; level 3: ages 10, 11)

Module 1: Developing Number sense
Sample lessons:
1 Patterns in simple addition - Level 1
2 How big is a million - Level 3

Module 2: Operations and their inverses
Sample lessons
3 Exploring the idea of difference - Level 1
4 Multiplying by two-digit numbers - Level 2

Module 3: Fractions, decimals and percentages
Sample lessons
5 Percentages as simple fractions - Level 3
6 Equivalent Fractions - Level 2

Module 4: Problem-solving strategies
Sample lessons
7 Drawing a diagram - Level 2
8 Making a table - Level 3
An online course-
After reading each module teachers will be asked to participate in forums in order to reflect, share, extend and enrich learning.
Nuffield Maths 5 - 11 - Nuffield Chelsea Currículum Trust.
- Mathematics in primary schools - Schools Council Curriculum Bulletin Nº 1.
- Numeracy lessons - National Numeracy Project.
- Mathematics For Schools - An integrated series – Harold Fletcher.
- About teaching mathematics - Marilyn Burns.
- Mathematics in the New Zealand Curriculum -Ministry of Education.
- Heinemann Mathematics.
- Primary Mathematics Today - E.M.Williams – Hilary Shuard.
- 100 Maths lessons - Scholastic.
- Challengers - Eric Albany.
- Junior Education - Scholastic.
- Mathematics in action - Macmillan / McGraw-Hill.
- Mathematics Encyclopedia - Leslie Foster.
- Mathematics in the National Curriculum - Department of Education - London.
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