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Numeracy Unit Standards - In Action

Numeracy Unit Standards - In Action. Jennifer Hudson Palmerston North Girls’ High School j.hudson@pnghs.school.nz. What do you know about the Numeracy Standards?. Make a solo map (mind map) about what you know. What do you know about the Numeracy Standards?. Tick sheets

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Numeracy Unit Standards - In Action

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  1. Numeracy Unit Standards - In Action Jennifer Hudson Palmerston North Girls’ High School j.hudson@pnghs.school.nz

  2. What do you know about the Numeracy Standards? • Make a solo map (mind map) about what you know

  3. What do you know about the Numeracy Standards? • Tick sheets • Collecting evidence • Portfolios • Across subjects • A bridge between mathematics and daily life • The knowledge and skills needed to apply mathematics to everyday family and financial matters, learning, work and community tasks, social and leisure activities

  4. What do you think you should teach in a Numeracy Standards Course? • What do you think your teaching should look like? • Talk to your neighbor and share your ideas

  5. My Personal Philosophy • To build student’s confidence in mathematical abilities and skills • Prepare them for real world by incorporating life skills • Use Brainstorming to get ‘by-in’ as they help plan the unit • Use of Projects to collect the evidence: personal choice & the more they do the more they get out of it (including evidence)

  6. Year Plan • Began with Themed Unit booklet & test – Amusement Park (NZAMT) • Use the Assessment as a tool to understanding collecting evidence • Themed projects – On Holiday & Going Flatting • Achievement Standards : • 1.1 Numeric Reasoning • 1.10 Multi-Variate Data • 1.5 Measurement? • Bi-Variate Data? • Geometric Transformations?

  7. Themed Unit – Amusement Park • NZAMT website(www.nzamt.org.nz)for Amusement Park Unit booklet & Assessment • Supplement with notes and practicing of skills from Units In Maths textbook and Beta textbook • Complete individual portions of the booklet after completing practice • Test at the end of topic • Go through the assessment with students as they record evidence they have shown in the test • ALL students able to achieve some success and tick off some boxes on the Number Unit Standard

  8. Themed Unit – ON HOLIDAY • Brainstorm group & class activity • Use ‘On Holiday’ and ‘Earning Money’ books by Faye Cowin to develop and practice skills • Develop Project parameters as a class • Computer room – to research & collect info • Travel • Accommodation • Holiday Activities • Food • Project Presentations – poster, brochure, PowerPoint • Oral Presentation • Recording of evidence • ALL students who submitted a project, collected some evidence

  9. Themed Unit – GOING FLATTING • Brainstorm group & class activity • Explore career options – www.careers.govt.nz • Schooling needed • Income • Job prospect • How to get into the career • Budget • Find a job • Find a flat • Other expenses • Sprucing up the flat (measurement) • Carpeting • Wallpapering • Curtains

  10. Quotes from Students – End of Term 1 • I really enjoy maths class this year, I don’t feel like cabbage at maths anymore. I’m more confident with maths. I LOVE doing projects to help with our evidence to get our credits for Level 1. • The assignments are fun because it is like real life.

  11. Quotes from Students – End of Term 1 • I like how we have freedom to do what we want using maths skills to create evidence. Maths compared to last year is more about how much you want to gain from maths in 2011.

  12. AS 1.1 Numeric Reasoning • About 75% of students achieved • Worked to develop the Number skills all year • Only spent 4 concentrated weeks to revise before testing • Only focused on the Achieve level

  13. AS 1.10 Multivariate Data • Chose as similar to evidence needed for Stats Numeracy Standard • Use Census At Schools Activities • Use starters to practice for AS and as evidence towards Unit Standard

  14. AS 1.5 Measurement • Use a range of measurement activities • Collect evidence along the way • Location • Orienteering • Treasure map – make their own or (10 ticks)

  15. Other Evidence Opportunities • Use STARTERS to fill in the gaps and collect evidence • Census at school • Old Unit Standards questions

  16. Collecting Evidence from Other Areas • Measure but no calculation • Science • Food • From everyday life • Where have you collected evidence?

  17. What would be a good topic or unit? • Share with your neighbor • Topic you’ve done • Topic you think would be good

  18. What else? • Share your ideas/concerns • What do we need next?

  19. Resources • Do you have any to share? • Do you have suggestions for finding resources? • Do you want to help create more?

  20. Thank you! • Jen Hudson j.hudson@pnghs.school.nz • Look for more resources on NZAMT

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