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1	Secondary School Teachers’ Conceptions of Mathematical Proofs and Their Role in the Learning of Mathematics Wang, Chih yoa 05 May 2020 (has links) Mathematical proofs are a part of mathematics that involves thinking and reasoning, rather than computation. The conceptions of Ontario high school mathematics teachers, of what they consider to be mathematical proofs and the role proofs have in their teaching practice, were examined through the use of individual interviews (60 minutes per participant) and a focus group discussion (one 90 minute session). The transcripts were each analyzed through emergent coding before themes were formed from comparing codes across transcripts. The interpretive lens included looking at teacher beliefs on the nature of mathematics, roles of proofs, and mathematical authority. The participants distinguished their university experiences with mathematical proofs from their high school teaching experiences. They saw proofs through the Mathematical Process Expectation, Reasoning and Proving, and they also used proof-related words when describing how they would enact Reasoning and Proving. The participants valued the development of argumentation and sense-making, based on logic and reasoning, as an enduring life-skill, and outcome of school mathematics. The perspectives of the participants provided insight on how teachers inform their teaching practice with the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum. It also revealed some thoughts, desires, values, and struggles teachers may face when teaching mathematics. Teaching Mathematics Proofs Beliefs Ontario Curriculum Secondary School Teacher
2	A Holistic Approach to the Ontario Curriculum: Moving to a More Coherent Curriculum Neves, Ana Cristina Trindade 14 December 2009 (has links) This study is an interpretive form of qualitative research that is founded in educational connoisseurship and criticism, which uses the author’s personal experiences as a holistic educator in a public school to connect theory and practice. Key research questions include: How do I, as a teacher, work with the Ontario curriculum to make it more holistic? What strategies have I developed in order to teach a more holistic curriculum? What kinds of difficulties interfere with my practice as I attempt to implement my holistic philosophy of education? This dissertation seeks to articulate a methodology for developing holistic curriculum that is in conformity with Ontario Ministry guidelines and is also responsive to the multifaceted needs of the whole student. The research findings will serve to inform teachers who wish to engage in holistic education in public schools and adopt a curriculum that is transformative while still being adaptable within mainstream education. holistic education holistic learning holistic teacher holistic curriculum curriculum development Ontario curriculum transformative curriculum holistic philosophy of education developing mindfulness meditation in schools visualization as a learning tool yoga in schools journal writing Gulu walk An Inconvenient Truth Uganda Rising anti-bullying education human wholeness Whole Child School personal development professional development personal practical knowledge in teachers empowering students Math trail pedagogical approaches autobiography parents as partners in education EQAO testing student-led conferences self awareness balance in education limited vision of Ontario curriculum critical literacy ideology ommission on the Whole Child spirituality in education anecdotal reporting to parents social consciousness Roots of Empathy Who is Nobody spiritual growth ecological awareness wholeness of human experience creativity and intuition in education 0727 0524 0280 0998
3	A Holistic Approach to the Ontario Curriculum: Moving to a More Coherent Curriculum Neves, Ana Cristina Trindade 14 December 2009 (has links) This study is an interpretive form of qualitative research that is founded in educational connoisseurship and criticism, which uses the author’s personal experiences as a holistic educator in a public school to connect theory and practice. Key research questions include: How do I, as a teacher, work with the Ontario curriculum to make it more holistic? What strategies have I developed in order to teach a more holistic curriculum? What kinds of difficulties interfere with my practice as I attempt to implement my holistic philosophy of education? This dissertation seeks to articulate a methodology for developing holistic curriculum that is in conformity with Ontario Ministry guidelines and is also responsive to the multifaceted needs of the whole student. The research findings will serve to inform teachers who wish to engage in holistic education in public schools and adopt a curriculum that is transformative while still being adaptable within mainstream education. holistic education holistic learning holistic teacher holistic curriculum curriculum development Ontario curriculum transformative curriculum holistic philosophy of education developing mindfulness meditation in schools visualization as a learning tool yoga in schools journal writing Gulu walk An Inconvenient Truth Uganda Rising anti-bullying education human wholeness Whole Child School personal development professional development personal practical knowledge in teachers empowering students Math trail pedagogical approaches autobiography parents as partners in education EQAO testing student-led conferences self awareness balance in education limited vision of Ontario curriculum critical literacy ideology ommission on the Whole Child spirituality in education anecdotal reporting to parents social consciousness Roots of Empathy Who is Nobody spiritual growth ecological awareness wholeness of human experience creativity and intuition in education 0727 0524 0280 0998
4	Teaching English in the Global Age: Cultural Conversations Colarusso, Dana Mafalda 25 January 2010 (has links) Globalization and English-language predominance situate English teachers as increasingly influential mediators of both language and culture. In the iconic multicultural hub of Ontario, Canada, teachers work within a causal nexus of social theories of language, the information and communication technologies revolution, and unprecedented global interdependency. Changes in English curriculum reflect these trends, from references to “global citizenship,” to stress on “intercultural communication,” “cultural sensitivity,” and Information and Communication Technology (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2007). Delegated gatekeepers of both linguistic and critical literacies, and facing new questions about the purposes and priorities of their discipline, Ontario English teachers must negotiate the divide between an inherited curriculum and the impacts of sociocultural transformation on changing literacy needs. To contribute to a professional dialogue about teaching English in a multicultural society and global age, this thesis presents findings from interviews with fifteen Ontario secondary English teachers. The focal question, “How is English changing?” introduces a range of pressing issues, such as: displacing the canon, practicing intercultural communication, balancing a democratic discourse, or “common culture,” with respect for diverse values, and managing opposing views and resistance to English curriculum change. The data reveal how English teachers across levels of experience occupy contrasting positions on the curriculum change debate. In part, this can be explained in terms of epistemological orientations. The participants represent three categories: Adaptation, Applied Research / Collaborative Inquiry, and Activism, each by turn more geared toward reconceptualizing English for social diversity and global consciousness. Beyond these classifications, the teachers reflect dissonant perceptions, sometimes personal ambivalence, on the changing role of text choice, and written and oral dialogue in the English classroom. From passionate defenses of Shakespeare, to radical measures to revamp book lists for cultural relevance, to remarkable illustrations of curriculum linked with global consciousness and civic action, the responses of the English teachers delineate zones of difficulty, change, and possibility. They help, too, to catch sight of a new horizon: the English classroom as a space for “cultural conversation” (Applebee, 1994) where canon- and teacher-centred dialogue give way to intertextual (Bakhtin, 1981; Kristeva, 1980) and intercultural (R. Young, 1996) transactions. Best Practices in English teaching English language arts culture and education multicultural education globalization and education social constructivism intertextuality canon debate poststructuralism postcolonial literature curriculum Canadian education Ontario curriculum curriculum change in secondary English critical travelogue teacher narrative cultural sensitivity intercultural communication literacies 0727 0282 0279 0530
5	Teaching English in the Global Age: Cultural Conversations Colarusso, Dana Mafalda 25 January 2010 (has links) Globalization and English-language predominance situate English teachers as increasingly influential mediators of both language and culture. In the iconic multicultural hub of Ontario, Canada, teachers work within a causal nexus of social theories of language, the information and communication technologies revolution, and unprecedented global interdependency. Changes in English curriculum reflect these trends, from references to “global citizenship,” to stress on “intercultural communication,” “cultural sensitivity,” and Information and Communication Technology (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2007). Delegated gatekeepers of both linguistic and critical literacies, and facing new questions about the purposes and priorities of their discipline, Ontario English teachers must negotiate the divide between an inherited curriculum and the impacts of sociocultural transformation on changing literacy needs. To contribute to a professional dialogue about teaching English in a multicultural society and global age, this thesis presents findings from interviews with fifteen Ontario secondary English teachers. The focal question, “How is English changing?” introduces a range of pressing issues, such as: displacing the canon, practicing intercultural communication, balancing a democratic discourse, or “common culture,” with respect for diverse values, and managing opposing views and resistance to English curriculum change. The data reveal how English teachers across levels of experience occupy contrasting positions on the curriculum change debate. In part, this can be explained in terms of epistemological orientations. The participants represent three categories: Adaptation, Applied Research / Collaborative Inquiry, and Activism, each by turn more geared toward reconceptualizing English for social diversity and global consciousness. Beyond these classifications, the teachers reflect dissonant perceptions, sometimes personal ambivalence, on the changing role of text choice, and written and oral dialogue in the English classroom. From passionate defenses of Shakespeare, to radical measures to revamp book lists for cultural relevance, to remarkable illustrations of curriculum linked with global consciousness and civic action, the responses of the English teachers delineate zones of difficulty, change, and possibility. They help, too, to catch sight of a new horizon: the English classroom as a space for “cultural conversation” (Applebee, 1994) where canon- and teacher-centred dialogue give way to intertextual (Bakhtin, 1981; Kristeva, 1980) and intercultural (R. Young, 1996) transactions. Best Practices in English teaching English language arts culture and education multicultural education globalization and education social constructivism intertextuality canon debate poststructuralism postcolonial literature curriculum Canadian education Ontario curriculum curriculum change in secondary English critical travelogue teacher narrative cultural sensitivity intercultural communication literacies 0727 0282 0279 0530

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