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Numeracy Across the Curriculum

Numeracy Across the Curriculum. Christine Scheffel cscheffel@eawr.org East Alton – Wood River High School District #14 Wood River, Illinois. Background:. Not meeting AYP for several years High Schools That Work Initiative Reading Across the Curriculum Writing Across the Curriculum

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Numeracy Across the Curriculum

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  1. Numeracy Across the Curriculum Christine Scheffel cscheffel@eawr.org East Alton – Wood River High School District #14 Wood River, Illinois

  2. Background: Not meeting AYP for several years High Schools That Work Initiative Reading Across the Curriculum Writing Across the Curriculum Curriculum Integration Teacher Inservice Research & Resources

  3. Why Numeracy is Important! The future labor market is reflecting a relentless decline in unskilled & semi-skilled occupations that provide gainful employment with high wages. Gainful Employment = Numeracy + Reading + Writing + Critical Thinking Skills

  4. Why Numeracy is Important? When numeracy standards are supported by all curricular areas (Math, Science, English, Social Studies, CTE, Art, etc.) the career prospects of all students will improve.

  5. Attitudes about Math: • Images of Mathematics are Negative • “I was never good at math!” • Fear of getting the “wrong” answer • Too routine and boring • Poor introduction to math in lower grades • Boy’s only subject • “When are we ever gonna use this?”

  6. Numeracy Defined • Improveaccuracy in calculation, measurement, and graphical work. • Improveinterpretation and presentation of graphs, charts, and diagrams. • Improvereasoning and problem solving.

  7. Examples of Numeracy Across the Curriculum: 1. Using and applying mathematics to solve problems 2. Numbers and the number system 3. Calculations 4. Shape, space, and measures 5. Handling data 6. Algebra

  8. Calculate in Your Head: 99 + 49 = 3 + 6 + 14 + 7 – 10 + 40= 3.5 * 1,000 = 4.2 ÷ 100 = H2O = MDCCLXXVI = Where do find 13 =

  9. Numeracy in the Media(Newspaper, Magazines, Websites, etc.) Write an explanation:

  10. Numeracy inConsumer and Family Science: A turkey is cooked for 45 minutes per kilogram plus 20 minutes. How long would you cook a 5.2 kg turkey?

  11. Numeracy in Social Studies: On August 13 of this year, the East German government closed the border between East and West Berlin with barbed-wire fences. Telephone service and mail were interrupted. Later in the week, a concrete wall was built which separated East Berlin and West Berlin for about 30 years. My tens digit is 2/3 of my hundreds digit. My units digit is the multiplicative identity element. The sum of all of my digits is 17. What year am I?

  12. Numeracy in Brit Lit Use your calculators! Juliet age is 6, 311, 520 minutes old. Calculate her approximate age in years, months, and days.

  13. Numeracy Research Model: How would you have reported the results of a backpack survey? Data Cycle: Specify the problem and plan. Interpret and discuss the data. Collect data from a variety of sources. Process and represent the data.

  14. Numeracy in World History What’s Up with 60? Ancient Sumerians and a Special Number. Made to Measure: The Ancient Egyptian System of Measurement Roman Numerals The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Phi, Divine Proportion, Golden Ratio)

  15. Numeracy inUnited States History Resources of the Union and Confederacy, 1861 Newspaper Article from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 8, 2000 Decennial Immigration Statistics World War II: Facts of War

  16. Numeracy in Economics Interest Tables for Personal Financial Planning Double Your Money / Rule of 72 Don’t Have Enough Money? Budget Busters That Can Save You $5,450 Newspaper Article from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 8, 2000 Plastic Debt

  17. NAC Resources: Scholastic Math Magazine Teacher’s Resource Guide www.scholastic.com

  18. NAC Resources: Hands-0n Math Projects with Real Life Applications 2nd edition, grades 6 – 12 Judith A. Muschla and Gary R. Muschla Jossey-Bass Teacher www.josseybass.com ISBN: 978-0-7879-8179-2

  19. NAC Resources: 730 Daily Math Warm-Ups Hope Martin J. Weston Walch Publisher www.walchcat.com ISBN: 0-8251-2802-1

  20. NAC Resources: Real-Life Math: Tables, Charts, & Graphs Fractions, Ratios, & Rates Geometry Algebra Statistics Decimals & Percents J. Weston Walch Publisher www.walchcat.com

  21. NAC Resources: Integrating Math in the Real World: The Math of Food The Math of Homes & Buildings The Math of Sports J. Weston Walch Publishers www.walchcat.com

  22. NAC Resources: Math You Really Need: Baseball Traveling Music and Art Money Around the House Math in Many Places J. Weston Walch Publisher www.walchcat.com

  23. NAC Resources: Math for the Real World Book Collection Rosen Classroom Books & Materials www.rosenclassroom.com

  24. NAC Resources: Why Do I Need Math? – Video Math … Who Needs It? – Video Life by the Numbers Series – Video Math 4 Real Series – Video www.teachersmedia.com

  25. NAC Resources: Bulletin Board Ideas: • We Are Thankful For… • History & Math Connect • Thanksgiving by the Numbers • You by Your Time, Statistics Project • Metric Week, 10/10 • Pi Day, 3/14 • Math Isn’t Scary • Snowflake Symmetry • Women’s History Month • Spring Graphing Projects • Factoring in a White Christmas • Multiples of Holiday Blessings

  26. NAC Documentation: High Schools That Work Reading, Writing, & Numeracy Across the Curriculum Information Sheet Teacher’s Name: Christine Scheffel Department: Mathematics Course Title: Mathematics Grade Level(s): 9 10 11 12 Strategy Used: Discussion, math Examples, and Writing to show connections between math and careers. The attached student sample represents the work of… an individual student. group of students (# in the group ____). This assignment is…. isolated. part of a sequential development. This student sample represents a(an)…. class assignment. homework assignment enrichment exercise final assessment cross curricular lesson (list areas: _________________________________) Briefly describe the strategy and the evaluation method used. Discuss different careers and how many different individuals use mathematics everyday. Help students see the difference between classroom mathematics and real world mathematics. Have students read the story problems and find the answers. Have students write about a career that they are interested in and give at least 3 examples where math is used in that career. Attach a copy of the assignment instructions, the grading rubric, and a student sample.

  27. Scheffel’s Website: www.scheffel.webs.com RTI Charts Pi Day Presentation SQRR Reading Strategy with PSAE Workkeys Variety of Math Worksheets for Every Holiday Set Up a Math Lab Presentation Numeracy & Travel Presentation Metric Conversions Presentation Formula Matching Worksheets

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