Day 9 Create and Share in Mathematics

 

Session 2: Manaiakalani

A reminder that it is important that kids do some video explanations to talk about their thinking.

There are so many ways we can get kids to share their learning. 

Great to have a reminder that there is a space for creativity in Maths :)

Session 3: Communication

Good ideas showing lots of ways to communicate. 

Session 4: Create in Mathematics

Lot of good ideas on ways to create their learning. More interesting than just a slide or paper. 

Session 5: Sharing in Maths

A good list of ways and places to share. 

These can be  made very authentic.

Session 6: Gemini for teachers

This was so good.

Website that has our Gemini created games. 

Multiplication game.

I did create a Google Vid.

It was tricky. I now know how the kids feel when we teach them something new and expect them to do it.

Google Vid

Not good as I could not sort out the microphone.

I can see it would be a useful device once I and the tamariki can use it. 

I absolutely loved my 9 MPI sessions. 

I have already started recommending the course to others. 

Thanks so much. 

Day 8 Statistics and Probability

 

Session 2: Dorothy Burt

Using real-life contexts to explore statistical concepts

Hybrid lession.

hard materials and digital.

These children described the lessons as fun.

Excellent resources for Statistical investigations.

Link with Stats and Cybersmart.

An important Subject.

Link to lesson

Session 3: Data talks - Elena

Maths Talk

Collaborative Maths discussions:

Mathematical understanding, Critical thinking, problem solving, engaging, diverse perspectives. Zone of proximal development.

Learn from each other.

Refresh maths talks

Critical thinking and reasoning is key.

The purpose is to lay a foundation for the understanding of data, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and an awareness of how data is a part of our daily lives.

Jo Bolar - You cubed - video

It is our moral imperative to prepare our students to make sense of data.

Seperate fact from fiction.

What are you curious about?

Have a conversation with the kids.

This kind of slide would invoke risk free conversation.

Think, reason, explain.

Link to our group ideas.

Session 4 - Donna Yates

Vocab

A good video

PPDAC cycle

There is no actual start point.

You can start at any stage.

You might start with some results.

Phase 1

In the last one - kids actuall bought their own toy in from home and they were used on the graph.

Variability

New term in curriculum

Variability will occur in all data set.

They will start to compare variability before they start to measure.

A good Guide for Stats

Really good resource.

Share with staff

Session 5: Statistical Investigation - Georgie

Again Vocab - Very important

Use from Year 1 on.

Can start anywhere

Lots of different ways to display data.

It is good to use multiple representations of the data.

But be aware of what is needed at each phase.

Video is good

A good website

Gap finder - Statistics around the world

What do you get in a bag of skittles?

Good site

Session 6: Lies, Lies and Statistics - Elena

Critical thinking!!!!

Slow reveal Graph

Very cool way to explore a graph.

Each slide adds a bit more of data.

Companies can use small differences look huge by using different displays.

Session 7: Census at School - Donna

Really good website.

Can be used for gathering data.

Primary Teacher guide - about the site.

Slide Link about the site.

Census at school Website

Schools can add their own information to this site.

You can see your data get added.

Data cards look great!!!!

Multi-details.

Practise using 'I notice' statements.

Definitely share this site and these data cards with others at school.

Session 8: Take a Chance - Probability - Donna

Lots of fun hands on activities/ investigations that can be done in this strand.

My Summary:

It is so important especially in this day and age that tamariki can read, discuss and interpret data. Reflect on the way it is displayed. Look for any bias in the way the information is shared.

Important to use the vocab. This can easily be done throughout the day and year - not just wait for when we are teaching the Stats strand.

Day 7 Geometry

 

Session 2  Dorothy

An amazing amount of online learning out there for the tamariki and teachers. I would like to put a lot of these links onto my class site for the children for their follow up learning. 

Session 3 Maths Talks - Elena

I am going to use this for my first Geometry maths talk. 

Link it to 90 degree / right angles. 

Session 4 What is Geometry - Donna

Good video

Good resources.

Really good ideas for Maths task boards.

Learning and follow up.

Use mathematical language.

Consolidation and maintenance is key!

Ongoing practise supports maths understanding. 

Session 5 - Shapes and angles

Great activity on Mathagon for using the protracter.

Session 6 - 3D shapes - Elena

3D shape hunt

Practical classroom equipment.

Play, creating shapes. 

Bet boxes - let them practise folding and unfolding boxes and seeing the nets

Good activity to reinforce that there are various net shapes.

Session 7 - Transformations

This will be great to link to my topic learning. We are going to create a tukutuku panel this term.

Session 8 - Pathways

Very good activity.

I very much look forward to teaching geometric thinking. It is the area that I had planned to teach this term. I will make a geometry page on my class site. 

Day 6: Number through Measurement.

 Number through Measurement:

Session 3: Number Strings - Number Talks. 

https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/problemstrings

These number strings look really good. I can see how useful they will be and am definately going to use them in my classroom very soon. It is a way to reinforce patterns and see connections. 

Session 4: Focus on Measurement 

Vocab charts are useful when designed by the students. 

- Not so useful as just a retrieval chart.

This is an interesting maths talk  about measurement.

Link it to real life.

How much we use it in every day life?

They need hands on tools for measurement to make it real. So they can understand and picture things!!

Always estimate before measuring!!!!

The need to use benchmarks.

e.g. a big step is about a metre, so roughly how long is our classroom.

Check our the "Key Ideas for Teaching and Learning Measurement"

Donnas Slides

How Measurement rich is our class Environment?

Shared Books.

This was a good reminder to make sure there is plenty of measurement available in the class room for learning during maths lessons but also incidental learning as things come up. 

A good reminder to use picture books/ sophisticated picture books to  introduce, teach and reinforce maths concepts. 

Session 5: Connecting Number and Measurement:
Multiplicative thinking.

Multiplicative thinking is not the problem  - it is how you solve the problem!

Different process to use to work out multiplication - Getting increasingly difficult.

Arrays - very important as a visual.

The see the connection and will help to seeing skip counting as useful which leads to multiplication.

Build up to repeated addition using known facts.

Multiplicative partitioning.

Using known facts.

Partition off what you know first then add on extra groups. 

Rounding and compensating. 

Session 6:

Length. Perimeter, Area 

Session 7:

Volume and Capacity.

Session 8:

Angles and Triangles

Bench Marks - pop up again.

Love bench marks!!

One of my big take aways from today is to establish a good set of bench marks for the kids.

This helps with their estimation.

Estimation comes up again as a really important skill for the tamariki. 

So - I will be introducing benchmarks and using them regularly.