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Course in Mathematics Education (Intermediate and Senior Phase)

Qualification code: 70807
Duration: One year

Target group:

Teachers who would like to improve their teaching skills in mathematics (intermediate and senior phase). Teachers who wish to teach mathematics in the intermediate and senior phase with no previous experience in the teaching of mathematics.

Admission requirements:

Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification and a teaching qualification

Registration periods:

01 December until 28 February

Course leader details:

Mr GT Mphuthi (MSc Mathematics Education)
Discipline expertise: Professional development of mathematics teachers, Learning and Teaching Mathematics with Understanding, Lecturer Mathematics Education
Department of Mathematics Education
Office: Nkoana Simon Radipere Building office number 19 on 7th floor, UNISA
Telephone: (012) 429 4800
E-mail: Emphutg@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp

Modules:

CMAP01Q - Mathematics Teaching [Intermediate and Senior Phases] 01

Content: Teaching mathematics in OBE context Exploring what it means to do mathematics Developing understanding in mathematics Teaching through problem solving Planning in the problem based classroom Building assessment into instruction Teaching mathematics equitably to all children Number learning

CMAP02R - Mathematics Teaching (Intermediate and Senior Phases] 02

Content: Algebraic thinking: generalisations, patterns and functions Proportional reasoning Developing measurement concepts Geometric thinking and geometric concepts Concepts of data analysis Concepts of probability