This book guides readers through the professional standards and requirements to reach Qualified Teacher Status, explaining what trainees need to know. The author discusses the best ways of developing mathematical knowledge and teaching skills, and how to acquire the professional know-how needed to complete the training successfully.will: help readers to understand the Standards related to mathematics teaching offer detailed guidance on the primary mathematics curriculum help readers prepare for the QTS skills test help readers to develop the pedagogical knowledge that you need for effective teaching of mathematics help readers prepare for school-based training provide ideas, suggestions and further reading to support during their training and their NQT year. This practical guide to meeting the standards is invaluable for students on primary training courses, lecturers and mentors supporting trainees in mathematics education programmes and newly qualified teachers.
Author(s): Tony Brown
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 256
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 10
Series editor's preface......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Using this book......Page 14
Welcome to your teaching career......Page 16
Putting your training in context......Page 20
Teachers as critical professional thinkers......Page 22
Mathematics and the curriculum......Page 27
Curriculum development in mathematics......Page 35
Developing your personal knowledge base in mathematics......Page 44
The mathematics curriculum......Page 54
Number and the number system......Page 56
Fractions, decimals and percentages......Page 84
Algebra......Page 102
Shape, space and measures......Page 125
Statistics and probability......Page 148
Developing the pedagogy for effective teaching and learning......Page 154
Managing teaching and learning......Page 156
Progress and progression in mathematics......Page 174
Teaching for understanding......Page 182
Gaining access to children's learning......Page 193
Recent thinking about learning......Page 206
Meeting the Standards......Page 218
Meeting the Standards for Professional Values......Page 220
Meeting the Standards for knowledge and understanding......Page 225
Meeting the Standards for teaching......Page 233
Moving from initial training into the NQT year......Page 242
References......Page 247
Index......Page 253
