CONT574: Senior Mathematics

Course Schedule

Course Description

The subject of Senior Mathematics sits at the intersection of subject knowledge, human relationships, and the real lives of students in Ontario schools. This course is grounded in the idea that effective mathematics teaching grows from reflective practice, strong professional relationships, and a clear commitment to equity and inclusion. Classrooms are not neutral spaces. They carry histories, assumptions, and power dynamics that shape how learners experience mathematics and how they see themselves within it. Throughout this learning journey, you will have space to examine your own experiences with mathematics, consider how curriculum and policy influence daily practice, and think carefully about how instructional choices affect student confidence, engagement, and sense of belonging. Working in a collaborative professional community, you will connect theory to classroom realities while drawing on Ontario curriculum, professional standards, and current educational research. The goal is to support you in developing a thoughtful, responsive approach to teaching that honours diverse learners, strengthens your professional identity, and helps you create mathematics classrooms where all students can participate, learn, and thrive.

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course, you will have the opportunity to

• examine teaching policies and practices that foster an inclusive learning environment
• expand your professional learning community and opportunities
• analyze the Ethical Standards and the Standards of Practice within the context of teaching Mathematics
• explore culturally responsive and relevant teaching that respects all learners’ life experience
• develop assessment and evaluation practices that allow all students to demonstrate their learning
• explore Indigenous perspectives and knowledge systems and incorporate them in your own teaching and learning
• apply equitable practices that support the needs and identities of all learners
• reflect on your own mathematical teaching practices in a collaborative space

Application Requirements

1) OCT MEMBERSHIP

We will use the OCT number you provide during online registration to confirm you are an OCT member with an undergraduate degree.

2) YOUR UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPT(S)*

Your transcript(s) must show: The equivalent of 3.0 full-year undergraduate/graduate courses in Mathematics or the equivalent of 2.0 full-year undergraduate/graduate courses if you already hold another senior qualification. 

*If you have completed an undergrad (at any time with Queen's), or a B.Ed., Honour Specialist, or an Intermediate or Senior ABQ course within the last 4 years with us you are not required to resend your transcripts.

Please email a copy of your unofficial undergraduate transcript to cedmail@queensu.ca

Course Materials

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

• If you drop a course by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee
• If you drop a course after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.