The Elementary Educator Courses are designed to help elementary teachers and teacher candidates boost their math skills. They have been developed by an Ontario certified teacher with a PhD focused specifically on math education.

These courses are being offered as online, self-paced modules with access to discussion forums to discuss concepts, share ideas, and reach course instructors. 

There is no time limit to finishing them and they should take between 10 – 20 hours to complete (depending on the course). 

Each course is a combination of videos, text, and interactive elements. While the focus is on the math (not pedagogy or how to teach these concepts) we have included lots of resources for you to take back to your classroom. 

Currently we are offering the following courses (click the course title to learn more and register): 

Operations Part 1

This module focuses on the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) and will take you through them for whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers. It also discusses BEDMAS, various math properties, and focuses on breaking down why the algorithms, formulas, and rules we follow in math give us the answers they do. This course looks at both the rules and conventions we follow in math and also the representations of the math being explored. It attempts to give you a solid understanding of why the math works the way it does and how these concepts interconnect with one another. It also provides some tips, tricks, and important notes for you to take back to your own classrooms and students.

Mathematical Modelling 

This course will focus on building a foundation for teaching math modelling including how it works, how to plan a math model, and a simple activity you can do with your students. We’ll look at different types of math models, how some of them work, and how big data and AI are currently being used. We’ll also look at bias in data and how math models can be used to both inform and manipulate.

Financial Literacy

This course focuses on looking at some of the concepts and foundations of financial literacy in a Canadian context. We’ll start with looking at concepts including money and its uses in retail, sales tax, creating household budgets, and ways to save and access funds. We’ll then build to exploring how banks work, calculating interest, making large purchases, and how various forms of tax work. Finally we’ll explore concepts such as inflation, opportunity costs, investing, and currency conversions. This course is designed to be interactive with lots of room for questions and practicing these vital skills.

To register for a course click on its title above