Supporting Student Success in Mathematics Learning
A micro-credential course to support successful mathematics teaching and learning for anyone working with students in Years 4 to 10.
Course overview
Do you want to become more confident to teach maths to students in Years 4 to 10? We have developed an online course to do just that.
This 8-week micro-credential is designed to support teachers working with students from Years 4 to 10 who want to learn powerful mathematics teaching strategies and develop their confidence to teach mathematics effectively. Participants will explore, discuss, and design evidence-based ways of helping students understand, use, and enjoy mathematical ideas.
We will be sharing engaging and fun ways to use equipment, representations and real-life contexts to advance successful mathematics learning and promote confidence and pleasure in understanding and using mathematical ideas.
Cameo videos of great teachers sharing the ways they teach about fractions, decimals and percentages are included throughout.
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What you'll learn
- Developing positive mathematical identities of learners and teachers
- Supporting students with diverse mathematics learning needs to recognise and move away from mathematical misunderstandings and misconceptions to ensure effective mathematical strategies and understandings
- Developing understanding and capability with fractions, decimals, percentages, and proportional thinking
Course modules
This micro-credential course will be delivered as 5 modules over 8 weeks:
- Module 1: Developing positive learner attitudes to learning mathematics in Aotearoa
- Module 2: Successful teaching about fractions and proportions
- Module 3: Successful teaching about decimals
- Module 4: Successful teaching about percentages
- Module 5: Proportional thinking and reasoning and revisiting key course themes
Further Information
Format and Workload
This course will be a total of 50-hours of online learning made up of 3 x 1.5 hour webinars and 5 x self-paced modules within an online learning portal.
Assessment
Course assessment includes:
4 x 100-word descriptions of effective teaching of one concept using equipment, a representation, or a real-life context to help develop students’ understanding.
1 x 350-word critique of a teaching resource, activity or tool.
1 x 500-word teaching sequence for implementing effective mathematics teaching focused on ensuring student success, with justification.
Study towards a Masters degree using micro-credentials
This course has been developed to support classroom teachers to become more confident to teach mathematics concepts. By successfully completing this course and any two of the micro-credentials below, participants achievement can be recognised towards the Master of Secondary School Leadership (MSSL) and Master of Education (MEd) programmes at Victoria University of Wellington, opening up potential further learning and career pathway opportunities.
Here's what others are saying
“The Victoria University micro-credential course was helpful for me to adapt to teaching in Year 7 – 10 NZ maths classrooms. It provided culturally relevant methods for teaching mathematics to Māori and Pacific students, along with examples of NZ resources and videos of experienced teachers. The course covered teaching for deep conceptual understanding while building student engagement, challenging me to improve my own understanding and try new approaches. It was some of the best mathematics professional development I’ve done. Although great for all maths teachers, I think it is especially insightful for teachers new (or returning) to NZ schools.”
Sue Francis (30 years teaching overseas, 3rd year in NZ)
Upcoming Courses & Delivery Options
18 Jul 2025 | Online
Duration: 8 weeks
$NZD 595
excl. GST
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