COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME

SecMath 19: Principles and Strategies in Teaching Mathematics

Timeframe Course Content/Subject Matter

Week 1 VISION, MISSION, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ORIENTATION
OF POLICIES
I. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION
1. Goals in Mathematics Education
2. Critical Thinking Skills
Week 2 II. UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES
1. constructivism in Mathematics teaching
2. Teaching for understanding in Math teaching
 Dale’s Cone of Experience
 Various Constructivism Strategies in Teaching Math
Week 3 III. UNDERSTANDING COOPERATIVE LEARNING
STRUCTURES (CLS)
1. cooperative learning Structures
2. CLS in Mathematics Teaching
3. production of classroom Management routine and materials to be
used during CLS
Week 4 IV. REFLECTIVE TEACHING
1. Reflective Teaching and its significance
2. Different Critical Reflection Techniques
 Reflective Journal Writing
 Learning Log
 Learning Journal
3. Reflective Teaching Lesson Worksheet
4. Processing questions for reflective teaching
Week 5 V. INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING
1. The 5E’s Model
2. Lesson Planning using 5E’s in Mathematics
3. Execution of the 5E’s
Week 6 VI. DIRECT INSTRUCTION
1. Direct instruction as a strategy
2. Punctuated Lecture vs. Interactive Lecture
3. Asking Appropriate Questions
Week 7 VII. FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM
1. Blended Classroom Instruction
2. Writing to Learn Strategies
 Descriptive Writing
  Expository Writing
 Cause and Effect Writing
 Persuasive Writing
 Narrative Writing
3. Construction of Sample of the different writing to learn strategies
Week 8 VIII. INTEGRATING ICT IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING
1. Asynchronous Communication System (Wikis and Blogs)
2. Synchronous Communication System (Instant messaging, twitter, FB
and Instagram)
3. Other digital tools
4. Application of the different digital tools for communication skills
development in Mathematics learning
Week 9 MIDTERM EXAMS
Week 10 IX. INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING
1. Writing Learning Outcomes
 Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
 Solo Taxonomy
 Kendall’s Taxonomy
 Marzano’s New taxonomy
2. Articulating K-12 competencies in mathematics learning with success
indicators (enabling Skills)
Week 11-14 X. DESIGNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN MATHEMATICS BY
APPLYING THE FOLLOWING:
1. Constructivism and Discovery Learning
2. Inquiry-based learning with reflective teaching
3. cooperative Learning with Writing to learn
4. Blended Teaching Approach (Flipping Classroom)
Week 15 XI. MANAGING STUDENT’S BEHAVIORS IN THE CLASSROOM
1. Instructional Materials on Managing Student’s Behaviors in the
Classroom

Week 16-17 XII. DEMONSTRATION TEACHING

Week 18 FINAL TERM EXAM