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Foundations of Numeracy Support unit (EES162)

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Introduction

This unit introduces you to pedagogies appropriate for supporting the learning of mathematics in classrooms. The unit will provide opportunities for you to develop your personal numeracy skills and to identify where these skills can be applied in the context of education support. You will develop an understanding of appropriate pedagogies for individualising numeracy development, along with the theoretical underpinnings of how children learn mathematics. The unit will provide opportunities for you to deepen your own mathematical content knowledge, along with assessing children’s mathematical thinking using work samples and practical classroom examples.

Summary

Unit name Foundations of Numeracy Support
Unit code EES162
Credit points 12.5
College/School Arts and Society
Faculty of Education
Discipline Education
Coordinator Miss Estelle Hindrum
Available as an elective? No
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Introductory

Sustainable Development Goals

The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in your¿mathematical skills¿and evaluate evidence of your own learning.
  • Reflect on your current skills and knowledge in relation to¿numeracy¿support work.
  • Articulate learners’¿mathematical understanding and numeracy¿development, and discuss the consequences of this development in numeracy support work.
  • Describe key concepts and essential knowledge¿with regard to¿numeracy¿support in Australian educational contexts.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Off Campus: 
Weekly online lectures (1 hour), weekly online synchronous tutorials or discussion forum (2 hours)
 

AssessmentAT1: Personal Numeracy Skills and Beliefs Audit (20%)|AT2: Numeracy Work Sample Analysis (40%)|Numeracy Support Script (40%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

There is no prescribed text for this unit, please refer to unit schedule or MyLO content for weekly readings. These readings are available through the Reading List.
Recommended

These materials will be useful to your developing knowledge and understanding of the content in this unit, but you are not required to purchase them. When seeking sources of evidence to support your assignment work, you will find these a useful starting point:
Ashman, A., & Elkins, J. (Eds.) (2014). Education for inclusion and diversity (5th ed.). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia.
Boaler, J. (2016). Mathematical mindsets. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Chinn, S. (2013). The trouble with maths: A practical guide to helping learners with numeracy difficulties (2nd ed.). Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Davis, A., Goulding, M. & Suggate, J. (2017). Mathematical knowledge for primary teachers (5th ed.). Routledge.
Kearns, K. (2020). Supporting education (3rd ed.). Cengage.
Liljedahl, P. (2021). Building thinking classrooms in mathematics. Corwin.
Macdonald, A. (2018). Mathematics in early childhood education. Oxford University Press.
Rowland, T., Turner, F., Thwaites, A., & Huckstep, P. (2009). Developing primary mathematics teaching. Sage.
Serow, P., Callingham, R., & Muir, T. (2019). Primary mathematics Integrating theory with practice (3rd ed.). Cambridge.
Tomlinson, C. A. (1999). The differentiated classroom: responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Van de Walle, J., Karp, K., Bay-Williams, J., & Bass, A. (2019). Primary and middle years mathematics (1st Australian ed.). Melbourne, Vic: Pearson.

It may be useful for you to become familiar with online maths resources sites like Khan Academy to support your personal numeracy development. Further suggestions will be made on MyLO.

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