❓ Hon. Alan Cadby asks about the criteria for classifying "specialist mathematics teachers" and defining "experienced" mathematics team leaders in middle schools. Hon. G.T. Giffard provides the criteria used by the Education Department.
AnsweredQoN 646Legislative Council
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Further to my question 614 of 26 September on specialist mathematics teachers, will the parliamentary secretary please state - (1) The criteria used in the classification of “specialist mathematics teachers”? (2) The criteria used for the term “experienced” in the context of a mathematics team leader in a middle school concept? Hon G.T. GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(1) The criteria used in the classification of “specialist mathematics teachers”? (2) The criteria used for the term “experienced” in the context of a mathematics team leader in a middle school concept? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(2) The criteria used for the term “experienced” in the context of a mathematics team leader in a middle school concept? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(1) The criteria used in the classification of “specialist mathematics teachers”? (2) The criteria used for the term “experienced” in the context of a mathematics team leader in a middle school concept? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(2) The criteria used for the term “experienced” in the context of a mathematics team leader in a middle school concept? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(1) A specialist mathematics teacher is one who has a degree in mathematics accompanying a postgraduate diploma in education; a teaching degree with a mathematics major; a teaching degree with a mathematics minor able to teach to year 10; or a teacher with at least two years experience in teaching mathematics whom a principal has deemed highly competent to teach in the area. (2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
(2) An “experienced” teacher is one who is appropriately qualified to teach a subject area, has gained at least two years of practical experience in a school environment and has demonstrated competency to the principal of the school in which she or he has gained the experience.
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