TECP212-17YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2017

Effective Classroom Practices in Literacy and Mathematics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This compulsory course provides pre-service teachers with consolidation and further development of the theory and pedagogy of literacy and mathematics education. The course develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to successfully plan, teach and evaluate the English and Mathematics & Statistics learning areas in the New Zealand Curriculum (2007). This course develops an understanding of how to identify all children's literacy needs (with a focus on reading and written language) and the processes/ procedures for planning and implementing effective programmes to meet these diverse needs. In addition, the course builds on understandings of mathematics and statistics developed in a 100 level course. It critiques Numeracy Project assessment tools and resources. The diagnostic interview will be used in conjunction with school visits to diagnose and teach individual numeracy needs. The course also aims to prepare students for further study in higher-level course and will complement learning in other courses in the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning, including Professional Practice.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Critically reflect on some theoretical underpinnings, relevant research, and current teaching practices in the teaching and learning of literacy and mathematics and relate these reflections to the idea of best practice.
2. Analyse the deeper layers of meaning in texts and develop, through structural analysis, teaching tools to enable children to become critical and productive thinkers about a range of texts as windows into the world.
3. Become knowledgeable about the needs of diverse literacy learners through the use of assessment practices, book selection, technologies, and appropriate pedagogies, with the aim for children to become pro-active and engaged readers.
4. To further deepen curriculum knowledge, resources and pedagogies in the application of visual, verbal and written forms of communication.
5. Articulate an understanding of the philosophy, structure and content behind Mathematics and Statistics as outlined in The New Zealand Curriculum (2007).
6. Critically examine the philosophy, structure and content of the Numeracy Project and the Number Framework with reference to the knowledge stages and strategy stages in particular.
7. Implement components of the Numeracy Project and the Number Framework, including the diagnostic tools and resources, to diagnose and plan for the learning needs of a child in a primary classroom

Prerequisites

Restrictions

TECP220, TECP210

Course Coordinator

Jo Fletcher

Lecturers

Amanda Denston , Desmond Breeze and Faye Parkhill

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Literacy and Mathematics 25 Aug 2017 50%
Literacy 23 Oct 2017 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Texts

Literacy:

Clay, M.M.(2000). Running records for classroom teachers. China. Heinemann.
*Ministry of Education (2010). The Literacy Learning Progressions. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media. http://www.literacyprogressions.org.nz
*Ministry of Education (2009). The New Zealand Curriculum Standards: Literacy Standards for years 1-8. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Reading-and-writing-standards
*Ministry of Education, (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media.
http://literacyonline.tki.org.nz/Literacy-Online/Student-needs/New Zealand-Curriculum
Ministry of Education, (2005). Effective Literacy Practice in Years 5 to 8. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
Ministry of Education, (2003). Effective Literacy Practice in Years 1 to 4. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.

Mathematics:

Averill, R. & Harvey, R. (2010). Teaching Primary School Mathematics and Statistics: Evidence-based practice. Wellington, NZ: NZCER Press.
Ministry of Education. (2012). Numeracy Book 5: Teaching Addition, Subtraction, and Place Value. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media. (New-provided free by teaching staff).
*Ministry of Education, (2009). The New Zealand Curriculum Standards: Mathematics Standards for Years 1-8. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Mathematics-standards.
*Ministry of Education, (2007). Numeracy Book 1: The Number Framework. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2007). Numeracy Book 2: The Diagnostic Interview. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2007). Numeracy Book 3: Getting Started. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2007). Numeracy Book 4: Teaching Number Knowledge. Wellington,NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2007). Numeracy Book 6: Teaching Multiplication and Division. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2008). Numeracy Book 7: Teaching Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2008). Numeracy Book 8: Teaching Number Sense and Algebraic Thinking: Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2008). Numeracy Book 9: Teaching Number through Measurement, Geometry, Algebra & Statistics. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education, (2007). Enriching the Number Framework with Beginning School Mathematics. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.

Recommended Readings

Allan, K., MacMackin, M., E. & Spardorcia, A. (2009). Learning to Write with Purpose. Effective Instruction in grades 4-8. (pp204-233) NY, USA: Guildford Press.
Clark, K.F. & Graves, M.F. (2004). Scaffolding Students' Comprehension of Text. International Reading Association. 58 (6), pp. 570-580.
Davis, A. (2007). Teaching Reading Comprehension. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
*Dingle, R., Fischer, J. & Neill, A. (2010). Exploring Mathematics Interventions: Exploratory evaluation of the Accelerating Learning in Mathematics pilot study. Report to the Ministry of Education, NZ: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Duke, N. & Pearson, P. (2002). Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension. In Farstrup, A. & Samuals, S.J.(Eds). (2002). What research has to say about reading instruction (3rd ed) (pp205-242). International Reading Association Inc: Delaware.
Gehling, K. (2000). A Year In Texts. An explicit Reading Program. Newtown, NSW: Primary English Teachers Association. pp11-22.
Graves, M.F., Juel, C. & Graves, B.B. (2007). Teaching reading in the 21st Century (4th ed). USA: Pearson Education Inc. pp2-12.
Haurewas, L.B. & Walker, J. (2004). What Children's Spelling of Running and Jumped Tell us About Their Need for Spelling Instruction? International Reading Association.
Manzo, U.C., Manzo, A.V. & Thomas, M.M.(2009). Content Area literacy: A framework for reading-based instructions. (5th Ed). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
*Ministry of Education, (2008). Findings from the New Zealand Numeracy Development Project 2007. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media Limited.
Ministry of Education, (2000). Using Running Records. A Resource for New Zealand Classroom Teachers. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2005). Guided Reading in Years 5 to 8. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education. (2003). Reading to Read Teacher Support Material. Sound Sense. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media.
*Ministry of Education. (2002). Ready to Read Teacher Support Material. Wellington, NZ. Learning Media.
Morris, D., Bloodgood, J., Lomax, R., & Perney, J. (2003). Developmental Steps in Learning to Read: A Longitudinal Study in Kindergarten and First Grade. Reading Research Quarterly. 38 (3). pp302-328.
Philippot, R. & Graves, M.F. (2009). Fostering Comprehension in English Classes. New York, NY: Guildford Press.
Pritchard, R. & Honeycutt, R. (2007). Best Practices in Implementing a Process Approach to Teaching Writing. In Graham, S., MacArthur, C.A., & Fitzgerald (Eds) Best Practices in Writing Instruction, NY,USA: The Guildford Press.
Zevenbergen, Robyn, Dole, Shelley., Wright, Robert J. (2004). Teaching Mathematics in Primary Schools. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen & Unwin.

* available online

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

Final results for this course will be reported using: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D and E.

Each of the assignments in this course will be given a numerical grade. At the end of the course the numerical total for both assignments will be converted to a letter grade in accordance with University policy. The conversion will be based on the following table:

Grade    GPA Value        Marks

A+              9            90 – 100
A                8            85 – 89.99
A-               7            80 – 84.99
B+              6            75 – 79.99
B                5            70 – 74.99
B-               4            65 – 69.99
C+              3            60 – 64.99
C                2            55 – 59.99
C-               1            50 – 54.99
D                0            40 – 49.99
E               -1             0 – 39.99

Attendance

Students must engage with course materials via lectures, workshops, the LEARN site, and any other digital materials such as DVDs. For on-campus students attendance is compulsory at scheduled lectures in order to meet the learning outcomes of the course.  Students must notify lecturers prior to their absence with an explanation. Extended absences must be accompanied by a medical certificate or similar (as for aegrotat provisions). Unexplained absences will result in an increment grade penalty, ie, an "A+" would become an "A" pass.

Grade moderation

The assignments and overall course grades will be subject to internal and external moderation procedures.

Late submission of work

Lecturers reserve the right not to mark late work, and no work will be accepted after the assignments have been returned to students.

Other specific requirements

All written work will be expected to demonstrate a high standard of literacy (e.g.spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, etc). All reference lists should adhere to APA referencing conventions.

Requests for extensions

Under exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness, accident, bereavement or critical personal circumstances) individual students may be granted an extension of the due date for an assignment. There is, however, a limit to the length of time that an extension can be granted and this should be negotiated with the relevant lecturer in the first instance. Extensions will not normally be given for longer than one week from the due date, unless exceptional circumstances prevail. Extensions are not granted automatically to students. Requests for extensions should be emailed to the Course Lecturer at least two days prior to the due date for the assignment. Relevant evidence such as a medical certificate or a letter from a counsellor may be required in order for the lecturer to make a decision about whether or not to grant an extension. A copy of the lecturer's email confirming the extension (if granted) and any supporting documentation must be attached to and submitted with the assignment. Extensions will not normally be granted because of pressure of university study, e.g. several pieces of work being due at about the same time. Students are encouraged to plan their work in a realistic manner and in advance so that they can meet their assessment deadlines.

Resubmissions

Resubmits will only be allowed where the student has scored 40% in the first attempt. The resubmitted assignment will be granted a maximum grade of 50%. Only one assignment in each course will be considered for resubmission.

Other specific requirements

Tertiary literacy standard
Assignments that do not meet a tertiary literacy standard will be marked but that mark will be sanctioned. The student will be given one opportunity to correct the assignment so that it demonstrates tertiary technical writing skills. These skills include the correct use of spelling (including the appropriate use of macrons when spelling Māori words), sentence structure, punctuation, paragraphing and the appropriate use of APA referencing. The corrected work must be resubmitted within seven calendar days.
Once the work is at an appropriate tertiary literacy standard the sanction on the mark will be removed

Special consideration of assessment items

Students may apply for special consideration if their performance in an assessment is affected by extenuating circumstances beyond their control, where:
(a)  they have suffered an acute illness, injury, or other reasonably unforeseeable circumstances:
i.    which has prevented them from completing any major item(s) of work for assessment in a course; or
ii.   which has impaired their performance (including by interruption of pre-assessment revision) to the extent that the result(s) are likely to underestimate their true and evidenced level of mastery of the material in the course;
or
(b)  
i.    they have been selected to perform, compete, adjudicate, or officiate as a national sporting representative at national or international competitions; or
ii.   they are members of a national cultural group on tour nationally or internationally.
Please note that applications must be supported by evidence.  Further details are available at the above link.

Applications for special consideration should be submitted via the Examinations Office website http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/ within five days of the assessment.

Where an extension may be granted for an assessment, this will be decided by direct application to the Course Co-ordinator and an application to the Examinations Office may not be required.

Special consideration is not available for items worth less than 10% of the course and may not be available for some other items of assessment as specified in Course Outlines.  (Refer to specific Course Outlines for this information.)

Students prevented by extenuating circumstances from completing the course after the final date for withdrawing, may apply for special consideration for late discontinuation of the course. Applications must be submitted to the Examinations Office within five days of the end of the main examination period for the semester.

NB: This information replaces any previous references to special consideration, Aegrotat or Backdated (Late) Withdrawal in the Course Information System, Learn or Course Outlines. If you are unclear about the implications or process please discuss with your Course Coordinator or contact the Student Advice team for assistance.

Where to submit and collect work

On Campus students’ assignments are to be submitted with a Cover Sheet to the Assignments Room in Ōrakipaoa, accessed from the back doors closest to The Collective (the USCA Cafe), by 5.00pm, or time directed by the course lecturer, on or before the due date. Please use the drop boxes placed at the back entrance to Ōrakipaoa.

Pick up Arrangements: It is your responsibility to pick each assignment up from the Academic Services Team. Lecturers will not follow up on resubmits and fails. This is your responsibility.
Hours of operation of the Assignments Room for pick-ups are 11am-2pm weekdays.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Teacher Education .

All TECP212 Occurrences

  • TECP212-17YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2017
  • TECP212-17YC2 (D) Year C Second Half 2017 (Distance)