Math Minds Course
Structuring Inquiry for Teaching Mathematics
Professional Learning for Educators
What makes this course unique?
This course aims to provide a user’s introduction to a coherent, theory-rich, evidence-based approach to teaching mathematics. While the principles we present in the course apply to all levels, the majority of the examples and illustrations we offer are derived from the elementary level mathematics.
Unit 1
Unit 1 offers an overview of the model and focuses on using these principles to structure content, organize teaching, and examine resources.
Available now
Unit 2
Unit 2 offers lessons for you to analyze – and, in some cases, to try out in your classroom.nn
Expected January 2020
Unit 3
Unit 3 invites you to engage more deeply with elements of the model in your teaching. nn
Expected March 2020
What to Expect from The Course?
The course offers advice on assessing and selecting classroom resources
The course offers support when using those resources to choose, adapt, and craft tasks that are suited to your students.
The course provides strategies for gathering feedback from learners and using that feedback
What Not to Expect?
Our research has shown that it takes concentrated and sustained effort to become adept at the using the model
For many teachers, the course is designed to interrupting deep-seated habits that were developed as a student and reinforced by teaching
Math Minds model is committed to integrating contemporary research on learning, we don’t offer any sort of stand-alone advice on popular trends.
The Research Team
Brent Davis PhD
University of Calgary
Armando Paulino Preciado Babb PhD
University of Calgary
Martina Metz PhD
University of Calgary
Soroush Sabbaghan PhD
University of Calgary
What is Math Minds?
Math Minds is a collaborative partnership of the Werklund School of Education University of Calgary, the Calgary Catholic School District, the Golden Hills School Division, JUMP Math and Suncor Energy Foundation. The broad aims of the initiative are to strengthen numeracy among students in Grades 1 to 6 and to help establish Calgary as a centre of excellence in math education.
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