
Program Module
Teach Connecting Math Concepts B (1-2)
Overview
Teach Connecting Math Concepts is a professional learning module for teachers and teaching assistants. In this module, participants will understand the core components of Teach Connecting Maths Concepts B and apply the techniques needed for teaching this program. They will also learn how to conduct mastery tests and record assessment data.
Learning intents
- Context setting
- Understand the direct instruction content and the rationale behind program sequencing (3.1.02).
- Understand importance of placement test in placing students in programs and levels (3.2.02).
- Demonstrate effective use of instructional time by managing classroom (3.4.02).
- Preparing to teach
- Demonstrate techniques that engage students and deliver lesson components to fidelity (3.1.02).
- Understand how to extract student mastery data from curriculum, assessment, and reporting (3.1.03).
- Demonstrate ability to teach lessons using direct and explicit instruction teaching techniques (3.2.01).
- Implement all parts of direct and explicit instruction lessons (3.2.07).
- Corrections
- Communicate corrective feedback to students during instruction and independent learning (3.6.01).
- Understand purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning and behaviour (3.6.02).
- Demonstrate appropriate corrective feedback and effective teaching procedures for diagnosis and remediation of academic and behavioural errors (corrective actions when correcting errors) (3.6.02).
- Independent work – Workbook
- Demonstrate direct and explicit instruction concepts in developing independent work that aligns to program being taught (3.1.04).
- Mastery tests
- Plan group instruction based on mastery data and program guidelines (3.2.08).
- Demonstrate remedies and re-testing as indicated in direct instruction following mastery tests and/or student checkouts and use correction procedure when students make errors (3.6.01).
- Implement in-program and out of program assessments to evaluate student mastery levels (3.6.06).
- Review mastery test data to determine individual and group mastery (3.6.06).
- Motivating students
- Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement in small and large group instruction (3.1.05).
- Apply classroom practices across all activities by setting clear behavioural expectations and facilitating routines, orderly transitions, and bell to bell teaching (3.4.02).

Prerequisites
- Learn Effective Teaching Essentials

Assessment
- Test: Knowledge and skills taught in the lessons.

Certification
Participants are eligible for certification based on attendance and completion of assessment requirements for each module.
- Certificate of Completion: Complete online training and knowledge and skills tests.