Certificate Programme
in Teaching of Primary Mathematics
Tamil Nadu
Open University
Eligibility 10th
Pass/working nursery, primary or elementary teachers
This awareness level practical-oriented programme provides some
strategies for teaching mathematics to children in a way that will make
them feel positive about it. The Programme is aimed at pre-primary and
primary school teachers, as well parents of young children. Its basic
objectives are to help primary school teachers to critically look at
their mathematics teaching strategies and alter them to suit their
students’ background; to refresh teachers about the acquisition and
learning process in the context of mathematics learning; and to make the
discourse of mathematics teaching available to a wider section of
society by exposing them to the need for giving a meaning and context
while learning or teaching mathematical concepts, processes and skills.
A special component of this programme is a 2-credit project. This is a
chance for the learner to actively engage with young children to see how
they acquire mathematics. The programme consists of two courses with
project as detailed below
1 Teaching of Primary School Mathematics
2 Project
3 Learning Mathematics