Dear colleagues,

 

ProfessionalStudiesAE.org is pleased to announce a new, online, professional
development course, Foundations of Teaching Adult Numeracy. The course dates
are October 19-December 7, 2009.  The instructor is Barbara Goodridge,
Lowell Adult Education Center, Lowell, MA.

 

Course Description

What is numeracy? Is numeracy just another word for math? How should you
approach numeracy with adult students? In this foundational course you'll
learn how to keep students at the center of numeracy instruction. You'll
explore the context, content, and cognitive and affective components of
numeracy, how to address the needs of students with learning gaps, how
students' styles of learning math and levels of math knowledge affect their
math skills, and ways to build student's success in learning math. You'll
plan classroom activities, test them with your students, and share your
experiences with fellow teachers.

Course Topics 

*	Components of Numeracy
*	Reasons for Students' Learning Gaps
*	Math Anxiety
*	Learning Disabilities and Language Issues
*	Cultural and Language Barriers
*	Mathematical Problems in Context
*	Math Learning Styles
*	Constructivism
*	Levels of Knowing Math
*	Open and Closed Problems
*	Analyzing and Assessing Students' Mathematical Thinking
*	Using Facilitation Questions in the Classroom

This course is the first in a six-part series of online courses focused on
effective adult numeracy instruction. 

 

For more information and to register:
http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6528 

 

Questions? Please call 888.528.2224 ext. 283 or e-mail
prodev at proliteracy.org.

 

Looking forward to seeing you online,

 

Kaye Beall

Project Director

World Education

765.717.3942

kaye_beall at worlded.org

www.worlded.org

 

 

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