Teaching and Learning Whole Numbers
1 day
Duration
6 credits
Earned
Course Objectives
This teacher professional development course aims to:
- Support a thorough understanding of the pedagogy behind teaching and learning whole numbers.
- Initiate a change in educators' mindsets regarding the teaching and learning of whole numbers.
- Provide a practical framework for lesson planning and creating engaging learning experiences focused on whole numbers.
- Advance educators to an expert level of knowledge on the subject of whole numbers.
Participants will emerge from this course with a deep insight into how whole numbers are taught and learned in primary. By taking on the role of students themselves, educators will gain insight into the student learning experience, fostering empathy with the learning process.
The course is designed to equip teachers with both the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to teach whole numbers effectively. This ensures that pupils not only develop a conceptual understanding and fluency in working with whole numbers but are also equipped to apply their knowledge in a wide range of both familiar and new situations.
Course Content
- Core Ideas in Whole Numbers
Explore the use of whole numbers in various contexts, such as nominal, ordinal, cardinal, and measures. Focus on teaching and learning number bonds and understanding place value. - Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers
Introduction to strategies for adding and subtracting small numbers, progressing to strategies for large numbers. Emphasis on using concrete and pictorial representations to master formal algorithms. Develop pupils’ confidence in applying appropriate strategies for both familiar and unfamiliar addition and subtraction situations, including combined operations. - Multiplying Whole Numbers
Understanding the use of multiplication in different scenarios, such as equal groups, arrays, constant rates, area, and combinations. Investigate multiplication facts and strategies for multiplying multi-digit numbers, including the order of operations, factors, and multiples. - Dividing Whole Numbers
Concepts of sharing and grouping in division, relation between division and multiplication, handling division with remainders, and strategies for dividing larger numbers. Reinforcement of the order of operations. - Problem-Solving Involving Whole Number Concepts
Approach teaching through problem-solving methods, aiming to solidify understanding of whole number concepts across various contexts.
Who this is course intended for?
This course is an excellent next step after the three-day The Essentials of Teaching Maths Mastery, therefore it is strongly recommended that participants attend that course before registering for this one.
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