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This unit is designed to further develop and deepen pre-service teachers pedagogical and curriculum knowledge for teaching primary school mathematics. The unit will introduce theories of effective teaching and learning practices in the content areas of number (fractions, decimals), algebra (functional thinking), statistics and probability. Underlying research principles and concepts that enable teachers to critically evaluate teaching strategies in planning, implementing, monitoring and assessing learning experiences for mathematics are also examined. Building on foundational knowledge of numeracy and pedagogies in mathematics, students will extend and deepen their knowledge of mathematics curriculum and the application of authentic and open-ended numeracy investigations that connect mathematics across the curriculum and in the wider community. Pre-service teachers will design a teaching and learning sequence that includes setting achievable yet challenging learning goals that provide all students of varying abilities with the opportunity to develop deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Promoting cognitive skills to analyse, consolidate and synthesise, pre-service teachers will interpret student data to evaluate student learning and then design teaching sequences by creating a differentiated unit plan which, meet the specific learning needs of students across a range of abilities.

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