Magnificent 7 and 5 and 6 and 8

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Magnificent 7(and 5 and 6 and 8)

MANSW Annual Conference Wollongong 20th September
2007
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Presented by Zdena Pethers Quality Teaching
Middle Years Numeracy Consultant Western Sydney
Region Ph. 9208 7641 Fax [phone]
Email zdena.pethers_at_det.nsw.edu.au
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Why the Focus on Middle Years?

• Students in the Middle Years are facing many
  changes
• Physical maturing, changes in body
• Emotional hormones, insecurity
• Social friendships, pecking order
• Learning moving from concrete to abstract
• Others

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The result.

• Confusion
• Low self esteem
• Lack of understanding since students dont ask
  for help
• Disengagement with school
• Middle years dip in academic performance
• major problems with engagement!!!

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How do we help kids improve engagement in
learning ?

• Build up students self-esteem!
• Use hands-on activities as much as possible
• it helps them understand!
• Tailor it to their needs!
• Focus on pedagogy make it rewarding!
• Think about teaching/learning styles!
• Explicit, systematic teaching of
  Literacy/Numeracy.
• Make it fun!
• In other wordsQuality Teaching !!!

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So, when planning activities, lessons or units of
work,keep in mind

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Working Mathematically

• Questioning
• Applying Strategies
• Communicating
• Reasoning
• Reflecting

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Numeracy demands of your Syllabus!

• Almost all syllabus documents have
• a numeracy statement
• embedded numeracy in their content
• Remember although you may be working from a
  program
• (your schools
  interpretation of the syllabus),
• the syllabus is the most comprehensive document
  stating the requisites of each subject
• all external examinations will be based on what
  is written in the syllabus
• How well do YOU know your syllabus?

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Different ability levels(Curriculum
Differentiation)

• Blooms Taxonomy (Example)
• 1. Knowing
• 2. Understanding
• 3. Applying
• 4. Analysing
• 5. Creating
• 6. Evaluating

Higher Order Thinking
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ELEMENTS OF QUALITY TEACHING

• Intellectual Quality Learning
  Significance
• Quality Environment
• Deep knowledge Explicit quality
  criteria Background knowledge
• Deep understanding Engagement
  Cultural knowledge
• Problematic knowledge High Expectations
  Knowledge Integration
• Higher order thinking Social
  support Inclusivity
• Metalanguage Students self
  regulatn Connectedness
• Substantive communic. Student Direction
  Narrative
• Quality Teaching is a formal description of what
• good teachers have always done!!!

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Learning Styles

• VISUAL - Learn by SEEING
• Like to - read
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  -    do complex drawings
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  -    use diagrams and pictures
• 
  -    doodle
• AUDITORY - Learn by HEARING and SPEAKING
• Like to - talk
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  -    listen well
• -
  work in groups
• KINAESTHETIC - Learn by ACTION
• Like to - move
  about
• -
  think while moving

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Let students practise different ways of doing the
same thing develop deep understanding

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Lets have some more fun!

• SIGNS
• AND
• SYMBOLS

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Now lets have some fun!

• TABLE
• TEASERS

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Using information in a table to pose questions

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Now lets have some fun!

• ELASTIC
• SHAPES

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Now lets have some fun!

• BINGO!

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Thank you !!! Enjoy your practical activities
and games in your classroom! Be creative!!!