Engaging all students in maths and numeracy - VALA

1 Engaging all students in maths and numeracy Dave Tout, Australian Council for Educational Research Ph: 03 9277 5699 Email: teaching numeracy / maths - some strategies Teach maths in context connect to the real world use real texts and real situations use relevant and interesting topics and themes teach through meaning and understanding Start from where learners are at use and build on their existing knowledge, interests and skills Use an investigative, open-ended, problem solving approach Build confidence have fun and enable success Use different styles and strategies including individual, small group and whole group activities Be aware of the importance of language in teaching /learning maths Transferability make the underpinning maths explicit.

2 numeracy PD Ideas for contexts suitable for teaching applied maths ( numeracy ) Context/stimulus maths strand VCAL numeracy Learning Outcome Sport Scoring Ladders Payments to players Reading information/data Number Pattern and relationship Data numeracy for knowledge - algebra numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society data numeracy for interpreting society numerical information Food and Cooking: health cooking and recipes eating out Number Measurement Space and shape numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for interpreting society data Medication and health Number Measurement Data numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for interpreting society data Drinking.

3 Alcohol content and drink driving quantities/bottle sizes/costs Number Measurement Data Space and shape numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy for practical purposes design numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for interpreting society data Gambling Pattern and relationship Number Data numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for knowledge - algebra numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society data Using street directories and maps Space and shape numeracy for personal organisation - location Signs road signs, safety signs, etc Space and shape numeracy for practical purposes design Art and craft, music, hobbies, etc designing and making things (clothes, jewellery, woodwork, recording music, etc)

4 Space and shape Measurement Number numeracy for practical purposes design numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information Reading and understanding newspaper articles that incorporate numbers/data/graphs Data Number numeracy for interpreting society data numeracy for interpreting society numerical information Shopping: Costs Packaging Weights etc Number Measurement Space and shape numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy PD Budgeting: living parties holidays Number Measurement numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information Finances banking, credit cards, loans, etc (eg.)

5 Buying a car, etc) Data Number Pattern and relationship numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for knowledge - algebra Plans and construction of building/gardens/ parks/sport fields/etc Space and shape Number Measurement Pattern and relationship numeracy for personal organisation location numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy for knowledge - algebra Holidays planning (where, when, etc.) travel distances and times fuel economy and costs budgets etc (accommodation, fares, meals, etc) Space and shape Number Measurement Pattern and relationship numeracy for personal organisation location numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for practical purposes measurement numeracy for knowledge - algebra Bills etc (eg phones, utilities, etc)

6 Number Pattern and relationship Data numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for interpreting society data Elections and voting Number Data numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for interpreting society data Cars: Buying a car Running a car Under the bonnet Accidents & road safety Number Measurement Data numeracy for interpreting society numerical information numeracy for personal organisation time/money numeracy for interpreting society data numeracy for practical purposes measurement Eating out Number numeracy for personal organisation time/money Work related examples quality control info/charts orders/stock control/recording info following job sheets and instructions costs/money/pay/tax/super measurement length, areas, volumes, temperature, etc.

7 Rates & ratios OH&S parcels weights and charges delivery routes etc All All learning outcomes Dice games Multifangled 2007 Having fun with maths 53DG3. Multi digit 1 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 TOTAL Multi digit 2 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 TOTAL Dice games DG6. Decimal digits 3 Twelve throws, three digits per row in any order Target = _____ 60 Multifangled 2007 Having fun with maths Word games Multifangled 2007 Having fun with maths 73WG1.

8 Value of words Each letter of the alphabet is given a dollar value: A B C D E F G $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 H I J K L M N $8 $9 $10 $11 $12 $13 $14 O P Q R S T

9 U $15 $16 $17 $18 $19 $20 $21 V W X Y Z $22 $23 $24 $25 $26 Some calculations you can try: 1. How much is your first name worth? _____ 2. How much is your family name worth? _____ 3. Who has the most expensive name in your family? _____ 4. Can you find any words that are worth exactly $100?7 _____ _____ _____ 5.

10 Can you find some very expensive 2 letter words? And 3 letter words? _____ _____ _____ 6. Can you find some very cheap 2 letter words? And 3 letter words? _____ _____ _____ 7 The word numeracy is worth $100! Dave Tout 2009 Questions on your back activity Rules: You are not to read the question on your back. You are to ask five different people to give you an answer to the question on your back. Record the person s name and their answer. When you have five answers you can sit down and take the question off your back. Find the other people with the same question.