Category: Numeracy activity
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Did School Make You Dumber At Maths…?
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Math, Maths, Maths Anxiety, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, Numeracy Indicators, UncategorizedWhat if I told you… that school not only did a rubbish job of teaching you maths… but actually made you dumber. Here’s another gem from Damon’s Math Blog and Youtube channel. Key take away for me: Numeracy needs to be embedded into tasks. Not sure what that means? Watch the video and head along…
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Maori Numeracy and Measurement
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, Numeracy for ESOL, UncategorizedIf you’ve seen the Youtube clip for our content on Maori literacy and numeracy, you’ll probably know that I’m fascinated by concepts to do with Maori numeracy in particular. I’m not an expert, but I’m lucky to have spent time with some people who are. Such as my friend in the image above. One of…
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How Do I develop Maths Thinking At Home Or In My Class?
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low numeracy levels, Math, Maths, Maths Anxiety, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, UncategorizedRecently my friend Damon Whitten has been posting some very cool ideas for encouraging kids to develop mathematical thinking at home. I think the same ideas and processes apply to adults and these can work in classroom situations as well. I reposted his video here on my blog but you might want to head over to…
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How Do I Help My Kids Develop Maths Skills At Home
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in Develop, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Home, Kids, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low numeracy levels, Math, Maths, Maths Anxiety, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, Personal development, Professional Development, school, Self development, Sschools, UncategorizedIf you have kids and you want to help them with maths you need to watch this short video. Actually, if you know someone who has kids you probably need to watch this. It’s 11 minutes long. You might have to watch it a couple of times. And you might need to share this with…
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How do I get started on Assessment 5 of the NCALNE (Voc) and demonstrating that I’m actually embedding literacy and numeracy into my training?
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in 2.0, 2015, 21204, Activities, Adult, ALEC, ALNE, Assessment, Assessment 5, Complete NCALNE, Design, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Evaluation, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Graeme Smith, How do I get started, Knowing what to do, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Learning Progressions, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maths, Meaning, MOOC, MOOC 2.0, National register, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand, New Zealand Context, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, NZ, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways Awarua, Personal development, Practitioners, Professional Development, Reading, Reading comprehension, Resources, Self development, Speaking, Trainer, Training, Tutor, Vocabulary, what is, WritingIf you’re up to this stage, you’re actually about, or even over, half way. This section is a big chunk… but it’s also the teaching component of the qualification. Basically, after having mapped the literacy and numeracy demands, and diagnosed your learners literacy and numeracy needs, you actually need to get out there and do some…
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Numeracy diagnostic questions: Before there was the Assessment Tool there was this…
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Where’s the numeracy in the visual arts? 6 Sexy Solutions
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, 2.0, ALEC, Education resources, Embed, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Jokes, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNAAT, LNPro, Low numeracy levels, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCLANA, NDipALNE, Numeracy, Numeracy activityWhere is numeracy in the visual arts. Actually, it’s everywhere. Dive in to this blog post for some examples and a bit of deeper discussion. Learning Learn Maths visual art
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Greedy Pig: Numeracy Activities that Work
This is one of our favourite numeracy activities. I’m sure it’s referenced elsewhere on the internet, but this is the version that we use. Enjoy! Purpose Practice addition, subtraction and think about probability. Equipment Blank paper and pen (per student/pair) One standard six-sided dice per pair of students. Object To obtain a higher sum of…