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Pre-Service Early Years/Primary Postgraduate Diploma in Education: EDUEYP6 - Integrated Mathematics and Science II in Primary

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this course, interns will develop and synthesize practical and theoretical knowledge, skills, and practices required to support the effective adaptation of integrated mathematics and science teaching and assessment methods in primary school settings. The course will offer interns opportunities to develop professional skills and dispositions as reflective practitioners by critically evaluating selected pedagogical practices, then, planning and implementing learning experiences. These opportunities will help primary students develop mastery of integrated mathematical and science concepts (e.g., mathematical operations, number sense, and earth and space science). The course will support interns to develop practical and theoretical knowledge and skills for realizing play-based problem-solving pedagogy in primary school settings. Interns will be supported in building research (a) into their developing teaching practice and routines, (b) as part of their skills as inquiring reflective practitioners, and (c) to help them connect theory and practice. Interns will be engaged in hands-on learning tasks aimed at developing their skills and confidence in teaching mathematics and science.   Learning technologies will be examined and how these can be used to support and extend learning using strategies that support the application of mathematics and science. The course is designed to support interns develop practical, theoretical, and methodological skills and understandings related to the development of student-centered and inquiry-based pedagogies to assist them to teach mathematics and science effectively with reference to the UAE context. 

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Course Resources

Week 1

Facilitating Metacognition in the Primary School Through Teacher-Pupil Interactions

  • Creating an environment that supports metacognition
  • Role of metacognition in solving scientific and mathematical problems in primary schools
  • Metacognition and pupil wellbeing

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Week 2

 

Dialogue and Thinking Together in Primary Science and Mathematics Settings

  • Cooperative learning in primary science and mathematics lessons
  • Teachers’ role in facilitating class discussions

Required Reading

  • Smith, M. S., Hughes, E. K., Engle, R. A., & Stein, M. K. (2009). Orchestrating discussionsMathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 14(9), 548-556.

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Week 3

 

Visible Thinking Routines

  • Innovative Pedagogies
  • Teaching place value using visible thinking routines
  • Assessment as/for/of learning of whole numbers

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Week 4

 

Using Representations for Teaching and Learning in Mathematics and Science

  • Using representations in problem-solving

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Week 5

 

Problem-Solving and Conceptual Learning

  • Types of addition and subtraction problems
  • Solving arithmetic word problems and the role of metacognition in solving problems

Required Reading

  • She, X. & Harrington, T. (2021). Teaching word-problem solving through tape diagrams. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 115(3), 170-182.

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Week 6

Implementation of inquiry in context-based science teaching for pre-service teachers

Using the 5Es to practice scientific inquiry to:

  • Develop concepts of insulation and global warming
  • Develop scientific views of food chain

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Week 7

 

Children’s Voice in Primary Science and Mathematics Settings

  • Invented addition and subtraction strategies
  • Assessment as/for learning of addition and/or subtraction

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Week 8

 

Technology integration of pre-service teachers for primary Mathematics and science settings

  • Using ICT strategies and examining preservice teachers' levels of TPACK

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Week 9

 

Connected Learning in Primary Mathematics and Science Settings

  • Connections within a discipline: Example of multiplication and division
  • Connections between multiple disciplines

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Week 10

 

 

Assessment Informed Teaching and Learning in Primary Mathematics and Science Settings

  • Data-based decision-making and assessment for learning
  • Practical examples from geometry and science

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