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Mathematics And Muscles: 2 Crazy Kiwis On The Barbarian Rhetoric Podcast

Oct 4, 2020

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Graeme Smith

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Mathematics and Muscles: Damon Whitten and @smith_graeme with @steeljanz on the Barbarian Rhetoric Podcast. Shooting the breeze on teaching, learning and how to get strong, fast.
Numeracy Strategies: 3 More Useful Examples

Mar 27, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Uncategorized, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Instructional Strategies, Learning Strategies, Numeracy, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Strategies, Strategy

Numeracy strategies for vocational tutors Here are some more examples of numeracy strategies developed by tutors for embedding numeracy into their programmes. These are the kind of concise summaries that you’ll also need to write for your assessment if you’re doing the NZCALNE (Voc). Don’t forget, for assessment purposes for this course, you only need…
What is numeracy? Number 2 of 6 Dynamic Definitions You Need To Know

Feb 5, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What is numeracy? Number 2 of 6 Dynamic Definitions You Need To Know. By Graeme Smith.
Did School Make You Dumber At Maths…?

Mar 22, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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What 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…
How Do I develop Maths Thinking At Home Or In My Class?

Feb 29, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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Recently 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…
How Do I Help My Kids Develop Maths Skills At Home

Feb 4, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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If 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…
Should We Teach Maths In School? Miss USA 2011

Sep 1, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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How do you improve maths and numeracy learning? Ask these four questions

Nov 17, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Ace maths and numeracy blogger Damon Whitten has written a couple of great posts here and here recently on how things you can do to improve maths learning for kids. I think his suggestions apply to adults as well. It’s super simple and boils down to this – ask the following four questions: “What did…
Printable learner attitude questions for reading and maths for adult literacy and numeracy learners

Oct 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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There are some great resources in the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. Unfortunately, many of them are simply buried. Here’s my variations on a couple of things that I think are really useful: Learner attitude survey questions for Maths and Reading. Just click the links below to open them as printable PDFs. The images below…
How to escape from terrorists, post-apocalyptic wastelands and man-eating crabs (using maths)

Jul 5, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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My friend Damon Whitten is putting together some pretty cool maths and numeracy lessons designed to engage the unengaged… This is maths designed to illustrate the point that we need these skills in real life. The scenarios might seem extreme, but hey… have you ever seen Die Hard 2? 1. How to escape when you…