Supporting Student Success in Mathematics Learning
A micro-credential to support successful mathematics teaching of fractions, decimals and percentages for anyone working with students in Years 4 to 10.
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05 Feb 2027 | Online
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Course overview
Do you want to become more confident to teach proportional thinking to students in Years 4 to 10? We have developed an online course to do just that.
This 8-week micro-credential ($595 + GST) 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.
See also Empowering Algebra Teaching
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 Master's degree using micro-credentials
This micro-credential course has been developed to specifically focus on supporting teachers to build capability. By successfully completing this course and any two of the below micro-credentials 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.
- Effective mentoring practices for teachers in Aotearoa NZ
- Working collaboratively and building leadership capability
- Contemporary Teaching Approaches for Aotearoa New Zealand
- Supporting Student Success in Mathematics Learning
- Empowering Algebra Teaching: Strategies for Motivation, Engagement, and Success
- Teaching Out-of-Field: Maths and Statistics for New-to-Maths Teachers
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Upcoming Courses & Delivery Options
05 Feb 2027 | Online
Duration: 8 weeks
$NZD 595
excl. GST
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