B.Ed. Secondary Mathematics (Teacher Trained / Model A)

SUMMARY POINTS:

1. Only students with certification in teaching should register in this option (Model A).  Please refer to your offer letter before proceeding.
2. This is a structured programme. All courses must be taken in the order it is presented.
3. You much check to ensure that courses listed in this document are also in your profile for registration. If not contact Undergrad Department for advise.
4. For those students requiring the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) - the exam schedule is posted during the year by the Registry on your Department’s Web Page at:

http://www.open.uwi.edu/undergraduate/home

TIP:  The earliest offering is August 2012.

If you already passed the ELPT you should register for FOUN1001 in Semester 1.

 English for Academic Purposes

This course is the prerequisite to EDME2201, EDME2204, EDME3201, EDME3202.                        

This course aims to give teachers some understanding of the nature of algebra and to develop skills and techniques common to CPE and A Level syllabuses which will be required for later mathematics courses.

This course is the prerequisite to EDMA2217, EDMA3206 & EDMA3205.                                                             

This course provides an introduction to issues of learning generally and Mathematics learning in particular.  Each member of the course will work closely with an individual learner over a period of several weeks.

 This course is the prerequisite to EDEA3301

In this course students will be able to acquire knowledge of computer, how the computer affects teaching and learning.  It will also enable them to use the computer as a tool for manipulation of text, numbers and graphics; creating presentations; publishing; and information transfer.

 This course is the prerequisite to EDMA2217, EDMA3206 & EDMA3205.                                                             

The purpose of this course is to extend students’ knowledge of mathematics working in a variety of ways, which will include the use of graphic calculators and computers. In carrying out this work, students will be encouraged to think about the experience of learning mathematics and consider the implications of this for their work as teachers.

This course is the prerequisite to  EDME2201,EDME2203.                                                            

This course aims to allow teachers to appreciate the nature, purposes and history of Geometry in various forms in describing and working on properties of space.

This course is designed to give participants insights of effective ways of presenting school mathematics to students in the lower grades at secondary schools. It builds on the content taught in EDMA2213 and EDMA2214 and highlights significant issues that emerge in mathematics teaching and learning. The course provides opportunities for the participants to plan for mathematics teaching and to critique mathematics teaching through the use of videotaped lessons with a view to having the participants reflect on their own teaching and to consider ways of improving their practice.

 This course is the prerequisite to EDME2202, EDME3202.                                                             

This course is intended to provide the student with an initial understanding of differential and integral calculus and its applications.

LEVEL 2

SUMMARY POINTS: Students can only progress to Level 2 having successfully completed all Level 1 courses

 This is a 6-credt course –taught across 2 semesters.

This course is designed to aid in the understanding of the role of the teacher as a learner, researcher, self evaluator and reflective practitioner.  It provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of the teaching learning process in implementing an innovative teaching experiment to address a problem in their classrooms, to reflect critically on the experience and to write a report which informs their future practice.