This free course, Teaching secondary mathematics, will identify and explore some of the key issues around teaching mathematics in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your practice as a mathematics teacher and develop a greater awareness of the wider context of mathematics education and how this affects mathematics in the secondary school curriculum.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Key issue 1: Why do people learn mathematics and how can it be taught effectively?
- 1 Key issue 1: Why do people learn mathematics and how can it be taught effectively?
- 1.1 Why do people learn mathematics?
- 1.2 How can mathematics be taught effectively?
- 2 Key issue 2: What does it mean to act and be mathematical?
- 2 Key issue 2: What does it mean to act and be mathematical?
- 2.1 Mathematics and the curriculum
- 3 Key issue 3: How can you teach so that students are happy to be lifelong learners and users of mathematics?
- 3 Key issue 3: How can you teach so that students are happy to be lifelong learners and users of mathematics?
- 4 Key issue 4: How can mathematics be creative?
- 4 Key issue 4: How can mathematics be creative?
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
