Required Text
Textbook
There is no required textbook for this course. Course content is primarily found within the online modules within the Blackboard environment, and also includes the OCT and OME documents mentioned below.
Ontario College of Teachers and Ontario Ministry of Education Learning Resources
You will require the following Ontario College of Teachers documents:
- The Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession
- The Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession
You will require the following Ontario Ministry of Education documents:
- The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Mathematics (2005)
- Teaching and Learning Mathematics: The Report of the Expert Panel on Mathematics in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario (2004)
- Leading Math Success: Mathematical Literacy Grades 7-12 The Report of the Expert Panel on Student Success in Ontario (2004)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6 ( 2006) Volume One: Foundations of Mathematics Instruction
- Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, NCTM (2000)
- Chapter 1 A Vision for School Mathematics (pp. 3-8)
- Chapter 2 Principles for School Mathematics (first 4 Principles pp. 11-21).
- High-Yield Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction and Student Learning, LNS webcast (2008).
- Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching with Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, LNS webcast (2005).
- Education For All The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and
Numeracy Instruction for Students With Special Education Needs, Kindergarten
to Grade 6 (2005)
- Chapter 7 Effective Instructional Approaches And Teaching Strategies For Numeracy (pp. 71-90).
- Curriculum Implementation Intermediate Mathematics Research Report, CIIM (2007) (Chapter 1, pp. 1-16).
- Professional Learning Guide: The Adolescent Learner
- Combined Grades: Strategies to Reach a Range of Learners in Kindergarten to Grade 6 (2007) pp. 28-47.
- The School Effectiveness Framework: Curriculum and Instructional Strategies (pp. 38-41)
Recommended Texts
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual
of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC:
Author. http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.cfm?doc_id=796