Demonstrate a critical understanding of approaches to mathematical pedagogy in relation to your chosen area of CPD.

Systematically reflect on evidence-informed improvements to your teaching and the impact on your own discipline expertise.

Personal reflective journal focusing on two key questions

How has the CPD challenged/changed your thinking/understanding of learning within Mathematics? (approx. 500 words) LO1

How could you further develop this pedagogical approach to have a positive impact on pupil progress? (approx. 1500 words) LO2

The module provides an opportunity to reflect on CPD themes and the impact that it has had on your own practice, your mathematical pedagogy and the progress of pupils.

It allows you to:

reflect on your own development of knowledge¿

make evidence informed improvements to your practice

reflect on how your understanding of the mathematical pedagogy has developed

consider how your work could be further developed for teaching and learning¿

consider ethical implications when collecting data

explore academic progression opportunities

Throughout the module you will develop an understanding of the following:

Ability to critically engage with literature and become research informed

Ability to write academically (at Level 7)

Ability to use a variety of reflection models and approaches

You will reflect on relevant CPD that will have been completed within a specific theme.

Using your own reflections, discussions with colleagues and examples of work (including your own resources and possible use of pupil work) to evaluate how your teaching has changed and how you could further develop specific teaching strategies.

This module will be delivered using a variety of face to face and online activities, so prior to commencing the module, you will be expected to have access to reliable IT equipment and broadband sufficient for participating in live streamed webinars as well as the ability to attend face to face sessions.

For academic support, you can arrange a tutorial/tutorials with your module tutor of up to 1 hour in total where draft assessment work may be discussed. Further academic skills support is available from the academic skills tutors: https://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/appointments/education and IT support also available: from Digital Services: https://www.staffs.ac.uk/students/digital-services

You will find the following specifically useful for this module:

Bassot, B. (2016) The reflective practice guide an interdisciplinary approach to critical reflection.

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Teams and Blackboard VLE will be used throughout the programme. All books on the module reading list are available as e-books from the university library*. *Correct at time of going to print.