Introductory information regarding the cohort will go here.

Education 505:Introduction to Educational Research
Students will have the opportunity to begin to situate their own research and teaching questions in wider general conversations about educational research and educational equity for all learners. Tied to Education 534: Introduction to the Foundations of Education

Education 508: Critical Research Literacy in Education
This course enables students to explore research in middle school mathematics and to identify credible research approaches that support their aspirations for action research in relation to middle school mathematics programming.

Education 513: Problems and Issues in Special Education: Mathematics
In this course, students will focus upon typical learning challenges experienced by middle years learners in the mathematics curriculum and explore strategies to address mathematical learning misconceptions. Students will examine a variety of approaches to differentiate instruction in the inclusive classroom.

Education 520C: Current Research in Curriculum: Mathematics (Numeracy, Probability and Data Management)
In addition to the mathematical pedagogical content knowledge learned in this class, this course will set the stage for the mathematical professional learning community in which teachers will participate throughout the program. Topics to be covered in this course include: exploring the development of number and operation concepts from P to 9 with a specific focus on whole numbers, decimals, rational numbers, and integers; exploring the development of algebraic thinking from P to 9; examining a variety of concrete materials that would be used in the development of these key concepts; investigating strategies for connecting data management and probability concepts with the key concepts of numeracy and algebraic reasoning with a particular focus on Middle school outcomes; exploring a variety of instructional strategies to engage students in learning the key mathematical concepts examined throughout this course.

Education 521C: Current Research in Instruction: Mathematics (Geometry & Measurement)
Topics to be covered in this course include: investigating the development of geometry concepts from P to 12 with a particular in depth focus on new middle school geometry outcomes; exploring the Van Hiele model for geometric thought in connection with provincial outcomes; examining a variety of concrete materials that would be used in the development of these key concepts; investigating the development on measurement concepts from P to 9; exploring a variety of instructional strategies to engage students in learning the key mathematical concepts examined throughout this course.

Education 527: Principles of Learning
Students will have the opportunity to apply their particular mathematical questions related to meaningful and appropriate mathematical learning and to develop a deepened understanding of the curriculum issues, challenges and questions associated with mathematics. Tied to Education 532: Curriculum Theory.

Education 532: Curriculum Theory
Students will have the opportunity to apply their particular mathematical questions related to meaningful and appropriate mathematical learning and to develop a deepened understanding of the curriculum issues, challenges and questions associated with mathematics. Tied to Education 527: Principles of Learning.

Education 534: Introduction to the Foundations of Education
Students are asked to critically examine their own practice and its context. Issues of power and privilege as they operate in the field of education are central unifying themes of the course. The investigative approach includes autobiographical reflection, deconstruction and sociological analysis.

Education 536: Program Development
In this course, students will have an opportunity to apply the principles of program development to a focus upon middle years mathematics curriculum and pedagogy.
**(Students pursuing the M.Ed. in Leadership option will take Education 561 instead of 536)

Education 569: Selected Topics in Education - Assessment
This course will engage teachers in a deepened exploration of the place of classroom-based assessment and wide-scale achievement testing in advancing middle years mathematics programming. Particular attention will be placed on assessment of key mathematical conceptual ideas associated with student success in mathematical learning. Also emphasis will be placed on using assessment data to inform instruction.

Education 576: Specific Problems in Curriculum Development: Current Issues in Mathematics
This course will extend into the spring semester in order to assist students with their research project.
Key topics to be explored include: discourse in the mathematics classroom; current trends in curriculum including an exploration of Curriculum focal points; teaching mathematics for social justice; equity and diversity in mathematics education; exploration of specific problems in mathematics education.

Education 590: Research Project
Students engage in individual research synthesizing project related to key issues in their own middle school mathematics teaching program.

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