Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students will be enabled to:
Present, discuss, and critique the assigned readings from the mathematics research literature related to the following three broad areas: mathematical knowledge for teaching; professional noticing of students' mathematical thinking; and, in-the-moment decision making;
Identify, describe, and analyse ways in which their mathematical knowledge for teaching, noticing of students' mathematical thinking, and in-the-moment decision making has developed over the course of the trimester, and in doing so, link theory with practice;
Use mathematics education research as a lens with which to examine, and reflect on, practice;
Describe the sections of a "typical" maths education research paper;
Communicate and present findings on theory in practice to a mathematics and mathematics education audience;
Appreciate the role research and critical reflection play in developing as a professional teacher;
Apply APA referencing precisely.
Indicative Module Content:
Pedagogical content knowledge
Mathematical knowledge for teaching
Noticing students' mathematical thinking
In-the-moment decision making and resources, orientations and goals
Contingent moments in teaching, and their triggers