Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Turitea, New Zealand
Course
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This postgraduate Massey University programme investigates how teachers engage students in mathematical inquiry to raise achievement. Online readings and activities cover communication and participation, grouping arrangements, student perspectives, and planning for learning with tools, tasks and representations. The course builds on the Ministry of Education’s Best Evidence Synthesis Exemplar 1, and it's focused on inquiry-based learning, math pedagogy and representations.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles as classroom teachers (primary and secondary), mathematics specialists/lead teachers, curriculum developers, instructional coaches, professional development facilitators, and education researchers. These pathways suit those interested in student engagement, assessment-informed practice, curriculum design and teaching improvement.
The key goal of the course is to investigate how teachers can engage students in mathematical inquiry to raise their achievement. Online readings and activities will cover: communication and participation in the mathematics inquiry classroom grouping arrangements and student perspectives planning for learning, including tools, tasks and representations. This course will build on the Ministry of Education’s Best Evidence Synthesis Exemplar 1, which promotes best practices in teaching mathematics.
