Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module students will:
1. Have gained substantial experience of working in an unfamiliar and complex working environment
2. Have developed their skills in communication, presentation, collaboration, and essay and report-writing.
3. Be able to assess and devise appropriate ways to communicate a mathematical topic, principle, or concept by:
a) Building on and/or developing their pedagogical content knowledge
b) Building on and/or developing their content knowledge as relevant to the post-primary curriculum
c) Developing their skills in constructing a mathematics lesson or workshop
4. Have gained a broad understanding of many key aspects of teaching mathematics
5. Have gained an understanding of assessing student learning.
6. Have familiarised themselves with research in mathematics education
7. Have developed their ability to critically reflect on events.
Indicative Module Content:
Mathematics pedagogy
Post-primary mathematics
Mathematical Content Knowledge
Teaching and learning - theory and practice
Problem Solving Approach