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Maths Subject Knowledge: Graphs, Functions and Solving Equations Graphically
National STEM Learning Centre
  • Start Date: 03 May, 2021
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Discover effective methods to teach graphs and functions as part of the maths curriculum for students aged 10-16 years.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Enhance your knowledge of graphs and functions to teach the maths curriculum


In this course, designed as a subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) for teachers, you’ll explore the topics of graphs and functions as part of the algebra curriculum for mathematics.


Led by experienced teachers, you’ll make links between different mathematical topics and develop an understanding of how certain methods work and why they work.


Improve your subject knowledge of graphs and functions to develop your teaching approaches


You’ll watch demonstrations of teaching approaches, unpick the underlying mathematics behind graphs and build your confidence in these topics.


You’ll appreciate why linear graphs and quadratic graphs are important in representing connections between variables, and will develop a fluency in the nature of these relationships.


Discover how graphs can solve problems and understand the concept of function notation


You’ll apply the use of graphs to display specific situations, find connections and solve an extensive array of problems.


You’ll also investigate how function notation can be used to describe transformations of graphs.


This course is specifically designed for secondary school teachers and educators who are not specialised in maths, but who are wanting to learn mathematical methods and improve their understanding of the subject.


It’s particularly suitable for new teachers and those studying teaching as a profession. Primary school teachers may find this course useful to understand how the mathematics curriculum progresses further in secondary school.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

National STEM Learning Centre

The National STEM Learning Centre provides world-class professional development activities and resources to support the teaching of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. The Centre is a purpose-built, state of the art facility based at the University of York backed by an unrivalled team of experts in the fields of education and STEM.

Our team has created a suite of online and bursary supported face-to-face professional development for teachers and support staff throughout their careers. Extensive research shows the direct positive impact of our professional development on participants, students, schools and colleges.

We host a free library of online resources holding thousands of quality assured and curated STEM teaching resources alongside those contributed by the wider teaching community.

You can also join a conversation with thousands of like-minded professionals in our online community.

The National STEM Learning Centre is operated by STEM Learning Ltd. STEM Learning (formerly Myscience) is an initiative of the White Rose University Consortium (comprising the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York) and Sheffield Hallam University. STEM Learning manages the National Science Learning Network, the National STEM Centre and other programmes supporting STEM education.

 

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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