Module: Subject Leadership in Mathematics Education

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Subject Leadership in Mathematics Education
Module Code	SG410 (ITS) / EDP1051 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Institute of Education	School	STEM Ed, Innov, Global Studies
Module Co-ordinator	Lorraine Harbison
Module Teachers	Sandra Murphy (Clarke)
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only
Individual assignment 3000 word equivalent

Description

This module is conceptualised as a community of practice involving interested stakeholders in quality mathematics education. The cohort of students will integrate their understanding of mathematics with a facility for pedagogy. Engagement in this module will prepare students to assume a leadership role among future colleagues in the teaching of mathematics in primary schools.

Learning Outcomes

1. Interrogate mathematics curricula and mathematical practices.
2. Articulate connections between mathematical concepts, procedures and activities for teaching.
3. Design rich mathematical tasks and develop authentic assessment procedures related to their use.
4. Critically examine relevant research in mathematics education.
5. Promote competence and confidence in the teaching of mathematics among peers.
6. Advocate for good teaching well taught in school contexts with reference to relevant research.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Seminars	24	Participation in weekly seminars.
Assignment Completion	24	Project work involving planning, designing and implementation. Culminating in presentation and submission.
Independent Study	77	Seminar preparation, research for project, other readings.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Current national and international contexts and trends in Mathematics Education
(including curriculum change, PISA, TIMSS)

Policy and practice in mathematics education at system level
(including the transition from primary to post-primary mathematics)

Policy and practice at school level
(including whole-school approaches, school plans, role of parents, nature of homework)

Mathematics for all
(including gender, inclusion, learning support, streaming, inclusive pedagogies, team teaching)

Authentic modes of assessment
(including assessment of, for and as learning, standardised testing, reporting to parents)

Learning pathways
(including progression, differentiation)

Task design
(cognisant of the totality of the Mathematics Education Major Specialism modules)

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Project	Exploration of mathematics within the context of a real-world problem.	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Lyons, M et al.: 2003, Inside classrooms: The teaching and learning of mathematics in social context., Institute of Public Administration, Dublin,
UNESCO: 2012, Challenges in basic mathematics education., Author, Paris,
Shimizu et al. (Eds): 2010, Mathematical tasks in classrooms around the world., Sense., Rotterdam,

Other Resources

59913, Report, STEM Education Review Group (STEMERG), 2016, STEM Education in the Irish School System, Ireland, Author,