How is it?
28th April 2011
proportions
proportional table ( ratio table )
Conversation
Place value ie. mls 10 mls or 100mls
Fractions
Percentages... TPA ... workshops... campus wide.... no formal mechanism
Resources
measurements
ratios
proportional thinking
algerbra maths as a number
computation
WEB 2.0....
problem solving tools...
A list of miss conceptions eg 36>4 0.36<0.4
1in10 or 1to10 ?.... Sue Helm Language of Maths...
adults need pictures...
forgetting ... is this an adult thing? I have to work it out myself.. I have ways of knowing if it is right....
A nat... not John Keys... A nat Adult national assessment tool...
how do we deal with this in class?....one way is to provide support on-line
bestamation ... quessamation
How we teach Maths?... Don't teach procedure.... Maths is sort of like kind of a magic
Teach maths without using a calculator... at the start...
Embedding numeracy and literacy in animal courses... dont know what numbers mean... fractions and decimal points... too much... measuring skills? not good... inquiry...conversations drug calcs... natural sciences... research projects .. spss... excell ... sampling.. ecology papers
data analysis... getting them up to speed... do the staff know how to teach this?....
Entry requirements for Maths?... on your course is...? some are interviewed...
Students can be off the Mark... this can come out/overt too late...
space .. coordinates... SG
Fluids mls cc
Tip of the iceberge....
13 years into 5 semesters .. condensed format.. engaging students
Disciplines need Maths help for students
Student centered learning... outside the square
Sharing resources and our practices... how will we do this? Blog
shifting thinking away from them helping... we need to address the issues... Staff need to teach Maths... make it easy for staff... WEB 2.0 mixed ability in teaching.... Deal with the problem on the spot... mixed ability of staff... embedding in context... better buy in if students need to do it... 1:10 dilution or 1:12 dilution or solution...
Instructional design...
students admit they are not too hot on numbers but never admit they cant read....
So what is a stratagey to help the staff?...
Is there interest to create a COP to address maths and the problems?... helping students to access to this...
Things in common.
specific - course/ departmental.
How you get it across... unpacking... getting them to talk what they think... SCL...
Is math teaching a generational thing?..
Perhaps the last Thursday of the month? half days....... a get together for a show and tell.... COP
Drawing other staff along... some need it some are interested....
TPA has a NING....
SOS maths...
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