January 19th 2018
Now, Thursday February 22nd, 9am-3pm
Venue confirmed: Auckland University Epsom Campus, Epsom Ave;
Room A211. Parking available at Gate 2.
Morning Tea & lunch provided by Operations Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ) Council.
January 15th 2018NZQA has updated the clarifications for 91035,91265,91269. The A3 standard summaries have been updated to reflect the changes and can be found here (or the sidebar link)
December 12th
3 Free PLD opportunities to kick off 2018
1. Ormiston Maths Day Saturday February 10th 2018
Subash & his team are opening their doors to share what they are doing with Sphero Robots, Teacher Desmos, Personalized Learning, Recording tools & more
Everyone is WelcomeWHEN: Saturday 10th February 2018 8.45am - 12.15pm (8.30am Tour of School)
WHERE: Ormiston Senior College, 275 Ormiston Road, Auckland
COST: FREE
PARKING: FREE
Morning Tea: Provided
BYOD & BYOS (Bring your own Sphero if you have one!)
RSVP here
2. Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
Delivered by Applied Maths Practices for the 21st Century
Year 11-13 February 22nd, Auckland @University of Auckland, Epsom Campus Room A211: register through Eventbrite
Year 7-10 February 23rd, @University of Auckland, Epsom Campus Room A211 register via Eventbrite
Year 11-13, February 28th Wellington, Chilton St James School. register via Eventbrite
Year 7-10 March 8th @ University of Canterbury: register via Eventbrite
3. Centrally Funded PLD
Deadline to apply is 25th February for Auckland. Other regions click here
As some folk are are saying "if haven't applied for PLD hours from the Ministry, you are missing out"
Year 7-10 March 8th @ University of Canterbury: register via Eventbrite
3. Centrally Funded PLD
Deadline to apply is 25th February for Auckland. Other regions click here
As some folk are are saying "if haven't applied for PLD hours from the Ministry, you are missing out"
More information is on our PLD website
Common requests include
- Review of the junior curriculum to make it more student centred
- Development of programmes of work which move away from skills-based to programmes which encourage higher thinking skills
- Intensive PLD around pedagogy for non-specialist Maths teachers
- Using data in the department to improve achievement outcomes
- Integration of digital learning
November 24th
Accelerated learning in Maths (ALIM) support available for Years 9 & 10 in 2018
ALiM provides targeted support for those students that are well behind where they should be and in 2018 funding will be available for Y9 & 10 students (this includes PLD and release time for teachers). It might be just what we need for your lower streamed classes next year to ensure they make as much progress as possible
AliM has been around in primary schools for a while. A secondary pilot was run a couple of years ago but due to a lack of funding never got off the ground.
More info and a fact sheet can be downloaded here
Contact email for more information: PFS.2018@education.govt.nz
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October 16th
Fakaalofa lahi atu this week we celebrate Nuiean laguage week
NZAMT conference
Over 400 teachers gathered in Christchurch for this years conference. A recurring message throughout was to “get the students talking” using; open ended questions, technology, posing problems that could be solved in multiple ways.
These 100 questions are a useful starting place for promoting mathematical discourse
All presenters resources from conference are online here
MCAT is behind us, if you have any questions from marking you may find the answers from the help line here https://goo.gl/nK62gG.
PLD Cut-off Dates.
Centrally funded PLD is at no cost to your school as long as your request satisfies the Government priorities for your region.
Commonly requested areas of work:
- Review of the junior curriculum to make it more student centred
- Development of programmes of work which move away from skills-based to programmes which encourage higher thinking skills
- Intensive PLD around pedagogy for non-specialist Maths teachers
- Using data in the department to improve achievement outcomes
- Intensive PLD for new HODs
- Intensive Department PLD around teaching and learning for one standard or group of standards for NCEA
- Development and encouragement of use of hands on resources in junior classes
- Integration of ITC and digital learning into your Maths and Statistics programme.
- Introducing and embedding “Teaching as Inquiry “ into your Department
- Developing an integrated curriculum from years 7 to 10
The PLD hours asked for can be over a short time (one term) but most applications are for at least one year. This provides opportunities for in-depth work leading to sustainability.
more information how Auckland University can help with your PLD requirements is available at http://pld.auckland.ac.nz/
September 4th
This week we celebrated Tongan language week. Learn the Tongan for numbers 0-10 and how to use them to count to 100 at this link.
& next week we celebrate our Maori Language . Lots of resources are included here including a net for a pop up Whare.
1. MCAT
A Reminder that area and perimeter formulae for common shapes is expected knowledge.
As student’s complete lots of practice questions a great strategy for them to engage with as they correct errors is RISK. For information on RISK click here
Have you prepared students for …
going blank (take a pen and write something – close the eyes & take a deep breath)
the noise in the room (blu tak in the ears works well)
nerves (rub the ear lobes)
deciding which question is the best place for them to start on (may not be 1a). Practice taking 3 minutes to read the whole paper
Subash is uploading daily his videos for his students and has made them available to everyone. Share this link with your students https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwTdEHoXvbhL3sDwgAyM6bw/playlists
Learn coach also has revision videos freely available for students. : https://learncoach.co.nz/achievement-standards/num/91027
The Assessment online section of TKI has recently been updated and may provide some interesting material. Eg What to do in the exam
2. Tables Equations & Graphs
The format of 91028 paper is changing. While the standard has not changed the specifications were updated in 2016. We would all love to have a crystal ball, however attached is a document with my best guess as to what the paper might look like.
I have also set up a google folder for teachers to share questions – Use the GIVE ONE GET ONE folder to put your questions in (if you have trouble uploading email them to me and I will see they get uploaded. If every school added just one question we would have a rich resource.
3. Centrally funded PLD
Much of our facilitation work is now in schools and COL’s that have successfully applied for centrally funded hours
Your school can apply for PLD for your Mathematics Department under the Ministry of Education’s PLD Journal Application process? This link lists some of the things maths departments have been successful applying for. More information about centrally funded PLD may be found here . We are also available to help with applications.
If you have you some other ideas to help learners through exams please share
July 20th 2017
register now. Remember to include the number of students taking part.Mathsweek is free for NZ schools and teachers A donation of $20 per school is appreciated. see the FAQ page for details on how to make a donation.
2. Did you know that you can apply for PLD for your Mathematics Department under the Ministry of Education’s PLD Journal Application process? Your school does not have to belong to a CoL. More information is here and on the PLD website
3. 91028 Tables Equations and Graphs. I have created a landing page where I will collect links with resources that can be used for preparing students for the new format.
June 19th 2017
1. Matariki the Māori New Year takes place on Pipiri 25 June 2017. During Matariki we celebrate our unique place in the world.
To find out what's on visit Matariki Festival 2017.
For ideas to connect maths with Matariki goto the blog page
2. NZQA have reinstated the links to the exams for expired standards. you can go back to 2003 for a walk down memory lane or for inspiration for new questions that fit the current thinking.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/mathematics/levels/
3. The NCEA for students App gives students control of tracking and monitoring their progress towards NCEA Level 1, 2 or 3.
4. Occupation Outlook 2017 http://occupationoutlook.mbie.govt.nz/ has been updated.
This app allows students to search and sort the occupations by their incomes, fees, and job prospects It also has a skills-to-occupations matching tool you can use to see what roles match your desired (or current) skill levels in broad subject areas.
5. Futureintech : bringing science & technology into the classroom
Have you considered requesting one of Futureintech's ambassadors to come into your school to share one of their projects with your students?Contact Futureintech
Find out how they can help your students apply maths concepts to design a flying fox
See what else they have done in schools here
6. The first Christchurch Maths craft festival was held over the weekend, Links to resources from the day can be found on the website http://www.mathscraftnz.org/ . The public talks kicked off with a light hearted look at the ways in which clothing can epitomise various mathematical topics from the humble T-shirt to the elaborate draping of a sari.
The crafts Festival heads to Nelson on July 5th for the Inspire festival and then to Auckland War Memorial Museum on September 9 & 10.
7. Term 3 closing date for Centrally funded PLD applications for Auckland is August 7th.
for more information http://services.education.govt.nz/pld/information-for-principals-and-school-leaders/
May 25th 2017
1. TeachNZ Study Awards are now open. If you would like to apply for study leave or a sabbatical for 2018 click here
2. Latest information and sample questions for 91027 & 91028 are available for download on the NZQA Maths & Stats subject page
3. Kohia practice exams for 2017 are available to order via this link.NZAMT papers will be available through your school link at the end of Term 2
4. Earlybird registrations for NZAMT conference open until June 15th
News from The Ministry Bulletin
On 3 May, State Services Minister Paula Bennett announced new Better Public Service (BPS)
targets for government departments including Education.
The new Education targets are to have at least 80 per cent of Year 8 students, by 2021, reaching
the National Standard or Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori expectations in mathematics and
writing, pāngarau and tuhituhi.
Making accelerated progress in writing and maths is critical for young people to also make
progress in all areas of the curriculum. Good curriculum design, using the Learning ProgressionsFramework and using the Progression and Consistency Tool, are important resources for teachers
and school leaders to plan for students’ accelerated progress and achievement. https://www.ssc.govt.nz/bps-strong-foundation-work-life
May 2017
2. Improving assessment practice: Guest speaker NZQA Moderator.
These two workshops will focus on standards 91029; 91257; 91587
These two workshops will focus on standards 91029; 91257; 91587
May 10th: South Cluster; Papatoetoe High School; 3.45pm. Please register here
May 18th: East Cluster; Botany Downs Secondary College; 3.45pm. Please register Here
These two cluster meeting are subsidised by AMA. Is your school AMA membership up to date?
3. May 17th: Central City Cluster meet at Dioscesan; 2pm
May 24th:: Counties Cluster Meeting; Wesley College ; 2pm
May 24th:: Counties Cluster Meeting; Wesley College ; 2pm
May 25th: Northwest Cluster Meeting; Orewa College; 3.30pm
TBC: North Shore & West Auckland clusters
4. Auckland Maths Olympiad Saturday May 13th - remember to get your teams registered. Final information attached
What is the relationship between maths anxiety and achievement? Download a recent research article here . It might also make a nice context for bivariate data.
May draws to a close with the start of Samoan Language week on the 28th
“E felelei manu, ae ma’au i o latou ofaga
Birds migrate to environments where they survive and thrive."
https://ericasodos.wordpress.com/tag/migrating-birds/
April 2017
have been a little remiss in keeping this page up to date so time to turn over a new leafOne Term is behind us as is one round of PLD application.
The secondary schools I helped complete proposals were successful with their applications.
If you would like help completing an application email me
The Next round of applications for Auckland closes on May 8th.
http://services.education.govt.nz/pld/information-for-principals-and-school-leaders/
January 2017 - Info for the start of the year
1. PLD funding
2. NZQA Updates
3. Kohia Workshops starting Term 1
4. Census at School
5. AMA dates
PLD Funding:
2017 brings a new PLD landscape. Individual schools, Kura & Col’s can all apply for PLD hours. These are government funded. With pāngarau/mathematics identified as a national priority area for PLD along with digital fluency, , pūtaiao/science, te reo matatini (pānui, tuhituhi, kōrero)/reading and writing there is an opportunity for every school to apply.
Each region across NZ has also set priority areas. eg in Auckland one of the priority's is equity at Level 2 around reaching the 85% target for 18 year olds.
Has your school applied for PLD?
Is maths a part of the application?
Do you need more information and or help with the application process?
More information is available on the PLD website, from your Ministry Advisor and accredited facilitators.
Closing date for Term 1 in Auckland is March 7th.
If you would like help completing an application email me
The Next round of applications for Auckland closes on May 8th.
http://services.education.govt.nz/pld/information-for-principals-and-school-leaders/
- Did you know the Education council is proposing to put up registration fees:
Have your voice heard by completing the short survey to capture your feedback on the proposed changes . Survey closes May 5th
- The AMA Saturday morning at Selwyn College was a huge success with over 90 teachers in attendance. These events are free for AMA members : Membership form can be found here
- Next event on the AMA calendar is HOD day at Waipuna Conference Centre - May 12th followed by
- Auckland Maths Olympiad on Saturday May 13th - remember to get your teams registered
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January 2017 - Info for the start of the year
1. PLD funding2. NZQA Updates
3. Kohia Workshops starting Term 1
4. Census at School
5. AMA dates
PLD Funding:
2017 brings a new PLD landscape. Individual schools, Kura & Col’s can all apply for PLD hours. These are government funded. With pāngarau/mathematics identified as a national priority area for PLD along with digital fluency, , pūtaiao/science, te reo matatini (pānui, tuhituhi, kōrero)/reading and writing there is an opportunity for every school to apply.
Each region across NZ has also set priority areas. eg in Auckland one of the priority's is equity at Level 2 around reaching the 85% target for 18 year olds.
Has your school applied for PLD?
Is maths a part of the application?
Do you need more information and or help with the application process?
More information is available on the PLD website, from your Ministry Advisor and accredited facilitators.
Closing date for Term 1 in Auckland is March 7th.
NZQA Updates:
Find them and other exemplars for Level 1,2,3 at this link
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/mathematics/exemplars/
See December 6th News post for information on moderator support & best Practice workshops
Kohia Workshops for maths teachers:
- February 27th: Maths in the Middle - for teachers of Year 7 & 8 (Auckland & Whangarei)
- March 13th: NCEA for Newbies - for teachers new to NCEA, NZ, secondary teaching
- TBC: a workshop for new Middle Leaders
For a full list of workshops goto http://www.kohia.auckland.ac.nz/en/kohia/courses.html
AMA dates
remember to diary
- March 29th for Auckland Maths Association AGM
- April 8th for the first AMA Saturday Morning Workshop
- May 12th for Auckland HOD day
Census at School
CensusAtSchool starts February 7 and they would LOVE to have you on board to reach their goal of over 50,000 students taking part this year. CensusAtSchool is an important part of your maths programme – getting involved will help you meet the statistics part of the curriculum and provide the needed information for assessment decisions
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December 6th 20161. Updates to clarifications
2. External exam feedback
3. Best Practice Workshops
NZQA have recently published updated clarifications for 91035, 91258, 91264, 91265, 91580. I have updated the A3 Standard Summary sheets & dated them December 2016. [see the sidebar]
91035: the changes highlight the importance of understanding the difference between sample and population and include example of comments about features. Also highlighted is drawing a conclusion based upon the position of the median relative to “the boxes’
91265: updates highlight the importance of students having enough contextual knowledge in order to be able to show insight and gives more detail about what is required when discussing features of the displays
91580: the update notes that where appropriate, it is ok to describe the trend in sections. The sections are clearly identifiable and visible over an extended period of time.
External Exam Feedback
Here is another chance to have you say on this years’ external exams; click here to complete the survey.
Making Better Judgments:
NZQA have published a schedule for face to face Best Practice Workshops for 2017:
Auckland Dates: Maths 28th March; Statistics 29th March.
The “Guest Speaker” workshops have proved popular with clusters & schools will be available again in 2017. They can be booked via the NZQA website.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/events/assessor-support/
November 1: Professional Learning Days for Teachers
Friday 18 November 2016
Bay of Plenty Mini Conference
Wairaki Polytechnic Rotorua
Thursday 24 November 2016
Mathematics and Calculus Teachers’ Day
City Campus of AUT (Auckland University of Technology)
Registration is now open via the following link:
Registrations will close on Friday 18 November
Friday 25 November 2016
Statistics Teachers’ Day
Epsom Campus Auckland University
Registration is now open via the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14ZeBB-JJr5erdqvoTFWaUOiYgoEjZDxBZagTq1BmZM8/viewform?edit_requested=trueRegistrations will close on Tuesday 7 November
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Update from NZQA re 1.3 tables equations and graphs
Schools will find the Level 1 examination papers for November consistent with their expectations and recent previous assessment of the identified standards. Hence schools can confidently use recent past NZQA examinations (since the 2011 realignment of L1 standards) in preparing their students for the external examinations."
How do we interpret this ?
I have checked in with a few teachers as to what their interpretation of this statement is, in light of our expectations being an investigative question with a grid.
Collectively we think this means that the 1.3 external this year will look more like last years paper than what NZQA indicated with the investigation style question and what was shared at HOD day.
this week a NZQA representative has said "I can tell you that this year's exam will be very similar to last year and the year before."
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Applying for PLD funding for 2017: 1st round cutoff date is 28th October http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/Articles/Article.aspx?ArticleId=9359
NZAMT Survey: have your say on the recent MCAT - deadline for this is also 28th October
Use this link to complete the survey https://goo.gl/forms/cJI6dmfFLicXY4043
Results of the survey will be made public (probably via a link on our Facebook page and email) and will also be presented to NZQA.
The results will guide discussions NZAMT have with NZQA and the MOE in order to move forward in a productive manner.
The survey is open to individuals, schools, departments or local associations to complete.
Sept 15th: Applying for PLD for 2017
The results will guide discussions NZAMT have with NZQA and the MOE in order to move forward in a productive manner.
The survey is open to individuals, schools, departments or local associations to complete.
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Sept 15th: Applying for PLD for 2017
(from the Ministry Bulletin for school leaders: He Pitopito korero)
Communities of Learning (CoL), schools and kura looking to access centrally-funded PLD should start thinking about their PLD needs for the coming year.
The cut off date is October 28th 2016 for PLD funding for Term 1 2017
Link to Fact Sheet: http://services.education.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/PLD-Factsheet-Advice-on-Applying-04.pdf
Information on how to apply for PLD in Mathematics and Statistics for 2017 may be found here. http://services.education.govt.nz/pld/news/making-a-pld-proposal/. If you need help contact your local education adviser.
To complete a PLD proposal there are a number of questions your proposal should answer. These include
- What are you trying to achieve?
- How does this relate to the overall goals or strategic direction of the school, kura or CoL?
- Who else will be leading the PLD?
- Details of what support you need?
- What other internal expertise do you have to support the PLD?
- What external expertise do you need?
- What other PLD will you be undertaking during this period?
Know your region: A source of local information to contextualise lessons
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Aug 18th: Learning Progression Framework released
The LPF illustrate the significant steps that year 1-10 students take as they develop their expertise in reading, writing and mathematics, spanning levels 1-5 of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC).
The LPF builds on the NZC and it underpins the Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) for years 1-8 (curriculum levels 1-4), creating a powerful toolbox for planning and assessing progress.
The addition of curriculum level 5 means it can bridge the gap between primary and secondary schools to more effectively support a learner pathway.
The LPF site also contains interactive professional learning and development modules. Feedback from teachers who trialed the frameworks has been positive and the majority of leaders said the modules provided solid support to drive their own professional development.
The learning progression framework is available at https://lpf.education.govt.nz/
Registration is required for access
The Learning Progression Framework is also available from itunes or Google Play. The app contains digital illustrations from the PaCT reading, writing and maths frameworks for years 1-8. Year 9-10 illustrations will be added later this year.
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July 28th
Statistical Inference
Michelle Dalrymple has just published a blog post and links to documents around some of the key points in statistical inference: https://drdalrymple.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/part-1-sampling-variation-developing-big-ideas-with-sample-to-population-inferences/
NZQA: is advertising for markers for this year's external NCEA and NZ Scholarship examinations. They are also looking for a L3 Calculus Materials Developer (who works with the examiner to set the external examination papers).
For details goto
July 20th Diary Dates for Term 3
Term 3 kicks of with Cook Islands Maori language week (Te epetoma o te reo Māori Kuki Airani) beginning 31st July. This years them is about embracing ones heritage which through the language lives on
"Kia ariki au i toku tupuranga, ka ora uatu rai toku reo"
Maths Week: August 8th-12th . Last year over 280 000 students from year 1 through Year 11 registered. What is your school going to do for maths week. Share in the comments below
Mathex: August 24th & 25th, ASB Stadium Kohimarama.
Registration information and resources for Mathex including past questions are here
AMA Saturday morning 9am -12pm Sept 3rd will be held again at Faculty of Education, University of Auckland.This is also the weekend of the Maths Craft Festival being held at the Auckland Museum auditorium on the 3rd & 4th September 10am-5pm
CLUSTER
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DATE
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TIME
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VENUE
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West
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3.45pm
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North Shore
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3.45pm
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Orewa
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August 2nd
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3.30pm
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Orewa College
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South
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3.30pm
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East
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3.45pm
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Central City
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August 10th
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2pm
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Diocesan School for Girls
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Counties
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August 3rd: special meeting. Moderator support on Inference standards
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3pm
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Wesley College
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3rd - Free Workshop : Using NCEA data for Continuous improvement
Saturday June 18th: 10am – 2pm. Epsom Girls Grammar School
“Data can & should be a compelling force in improving schools” Earl & Katz (2006)
- As a senior leader it is important to have an overview of a cohort
- As a faculty leader it is important to have an overview of your courses
- As a teacher it is important to know where your students are at
Sophie & Sam will share ideas for using KAMAR to get data to show “where we are now"
We will then look at how to use the data to answer questions like
- How did we get to where we are?
- Where do we want to be?
- How are we going to get where we want to be?
- Is what we are doing making a difference ?
RSVP with names & numbers to r.headifen@auckland.ac.nz by June 16th
No Charge
Tea & Coffee provided
Bring a plate for shared lunch
June 3rd - from the April Ministry Bulletin
We are extending support for students at risk of not achieving literacy or numeracy credits at
NCEA by providing access to two targeted online self-study resources: E-Ako Maths and
Pathways Awarua (numeracy and literacy).
• E-Ako Maths has been extended to include level 5 and is now available free to all secondary
students.
• Pathways Awarua is an online resource for young adult and adult learners who need
additional support in literacy and numeracy and it is now available free for state and integrated schools with year 9-13 students.
May 12th - NZQA - assessor support
NZQA has updated their assessor support page - no Best Practice Workshops have been scheduled for Maths or Stats yet this year however you can request a "Guest Speaker". This means you can request a moderator to come and talk to your staff about standards of your choice.
I also notice they have added a nine week online programme aimed at modifying existing resources to better meet the needs of learners and explore diverse and valid ways of collecting evidence. The fee for this course is waived for 2016.
here is the link for more information: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/events/assessor-support/
May 5th - Auckland Cluster Meetings
CLUSTER
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TIME
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VENUE
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West
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May 9th
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3.45pm
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Green Bay HS
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North Shore
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May 11th
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3.45pm
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Albany SHS
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Orewa
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May 17th
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3.30pm
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Orewa College
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South
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May 19th
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3.30pm
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Papatoetoe HS
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East
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Early June
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3.45pm
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Botany Downs SC
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Central City
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May 25th
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2pm
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Diocesan School for Girls
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Counties
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June 1st
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2pm
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Wesley College
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May 2nd
- Auckland HOD day 13th May - Register here
- Maths Olympiad: registration closes Friday 6th May Olympiad held Saturday May 14th.
- NZQA has published updated fact sheets around assessment myths here
April 29th - Heads up for Term 2:
National workshops are over for Auckland & starting for the rest of the country on May 10th in Hamilton- the calendar is here
All subject newsletters will be posted here shortly
October 20th: World Statistics Day
October 15th
Addressing avoidance behaviours in mathematics classes
http://nzmaths.co.nz/11-addressing-avoidance-behaviours-mathematics-classes
October 12th
September 28th
Connected Educator month has started - sign up to take part. Maybe the EDBlogNZ challenge or the 23Teacher Things ?
September 25th
This MOOC comes highly recommended and registrations are open throughout the course.
Pencil in May 13th for Auckland HOD day
Regional cluster timetable will be posted shortly.
Currently we are looking at
- North Shore @ ASHS, Wednesday May 11th
- South @ Papatoetoe High School. Thursday May 19th
- West @ Green Bay HS, Monday May 9th
April 2 2016
PLD opportunities this term
1. AMA Term 1 workshops are on at Epsom Campus Saturday April 9th; 9am - 12pm. $5 koha
Theme: Motovation & Engagement
Guest speaker - Carolyn Yoon
Register here http://www.aucklandmaths.org.nz/
2. Still places available for upcoming national Workshops - see below for links to enrol
February 22nd 2016
The Mastering Inference Standards (1.10, 2.9, 3.10) course will be running again; March 3rd at Kohia. This workshop will be similar to last years and is for teachers who have either not taught the inference standards before or those wanting to update their understanding.
National Mathematics & Statistics Workshops in Auckland
Enrol via the links below
Here is no charge to attend these workshops: Tea & Coffee provided, BYO Lunch
9am for 9:15 start
April 1st: North Shore: Aristotles Motel https://intranet.teamsolutions.ac.nz/forms/index.php/forms/edit_enrolments/KVTS29
April 4th: Central: Kohia https://intranet.teamsolutions.ac.nz/forms/index.php/forms/edit_enrolments/KVTS28
April 8th: Manukau: (Airport Garden Inn, Tidal Place, Mangere) https://intranet.teamsolutions.ac.nz/forms/index.php/forms/edit_enrolments/KVTS30
For a full list of National workshops see the national newsletter http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Secondary-middle-leaders/Professional-learning-and-development/E-newsletters
February 10th 2016
NZQA
The Conditions of Assessment (COA) have been updated for level 1 2 & 3. The changes relate to the information for all standards section only.
They can be accessed from this link http://ncea.tki.org.nz/Resources-for-Internally-Assessed-Achievement-Standards/Mathematics-and-statistics (top right)
The A3 summary sheets for the internal standards have been updated and can be accessed from the sidebar link on this page. If you see any errors/omissions let me know & I will fix
Cut scores for externals have been published on NZQA : http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/cut-scores/
NZAMT:
A reminder to get your membership renewed http://www.nzamt.org.nz/index.php/membership
Membership gives you access to the secure assessment tasks and other resources.
School membership automatically gives individual membership to all teachers in the Maths department
Personal Financial Management Standards
NZQA have released a new suite of Personal Financial Management standards. They cover Level 1,2,3 and can be graded AME.
I see these as providing some meaningful learning opportunities for some of our students and could be incorporated into a level 2 or 3 course.
The Young Enterprise trust has written resources to support the teaching of these. Register with the Young Enterprise trust to gain free access to the resources http://youngenterprise.org.nz/
The standards may be viewed here
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/explore/domain.do?frameworkId=1174854606 – the 28XXX standards are the new ones
And exemplars
February 2nd 2016
Higher Order Thinking, HOT Mathematics workshops and book launch
Four international experts in Mathematics Education will be presenting a series of workshops on 17th February at the Epsom campus of the University of Auckland, 2 – 6pm.
Get some fresh ideas for your teaching in 2016 and learn how to promote higher order thinking in your students.
This event will also include the launch of the LEMMA series of booklets which contain an amazing range of mathematical tasks specifically designed to promote higher order thinking.
There is NO CHARGE for this event & refreshments will be provided.
RSVP to Rachel Passmore <r.passmore@auckland.ac.nz>
November 6th.
1. Teacher-Led Innovation fund
Round 2 of the Teacher-led Innovation Fund opens in November 2015 for projects beginning in July 2016.
This fund is a putea of $10million and is open to all teachers in state & state integrated schools to support the development of innovative practices. (teachers do not have to belong to a community of schools to apply for this). If you have a project or an idea you would like to pursue this might offer both the time & money to get it started.
For more information :
To see what schools who were successful in the first round of finding are doing see the project schools link
2. AMA Maths & Calculus day November 26th
2. AMA Maths & Calculus day November 26th
Venue: Tamaki Campus, University of Auckland,
Plenray Speakers;
Bill Barton, Why Streaming is Against Human Rights
Steven Arnold, Sir Isaac Newton, Calculus, the occult and life stories
For more information & to register goto http://www.aucklandmaths.org.nz/upcoming-events/mathematics-and-calculus-day-2015/
October 21st. Statistics Teachers Day
Venue: Tamaki Campus, University of Auckland,
Theme: Making connections
Plenary speaker: Lillian Grace, CEO and founder Figure.NZ
Registrations will open: Tuesday 27 October
Online registrations will close Monday 9 November 5pm.
Workshops will cover levels 4 to 8 of the NZ curriculum incorporating material suitable for years 7 to 13 (and including Scholarship at year 13)
Detailed information on workshops and registration can be found via links at
October 20th: World Statistics Day
From Rachel Cunliffe @ Census at School
Today is World Statistics Day!
Watch students at Kapiti College show how they use the inquiry cycle to make conclusions from data.
Today organisations, teachers and students from all over the world will be celebrating the role that data plays in our lives now and in the future.
Statistics New Zealand have launched a Level 3 time series resource to showcase how they analyse data, this presentation was well received at NZAMT 2015.
Other World Statistics Day classroom activities include a movie showing students how they can contribute to a data-driven future, and a poster explaining how statistics around the world are use to make decisions. These could be a great way to generate discussion about how we use statistics in the world outside school.
Also Anna Martin has produced a very addictive game to celebrate World Statistics day, what does your data look like?
Let us know how celebrate World Statistics Day with your classes.
 The clarifications for all Mathematics and Statistics, level 3 standards plus 91264 have been updated and published on the clarifications page of NZQA website |
Diary Dates for Term 4
Cluster meetings – dates coming soon
Bay of Plenty Mini Conference; 20th November. http://www.bopma.org.nz/
Calc Day: Thursday 26th November
Stats Day: Friday 27th November
The Stats and Calc days are being held on the Tamaki Campus this year.
New Format Best Practice Workshops – we are looking at ways to better support teachers in making judgments & collecting evidence for NCEA assessments.
Email me if you are interested in hosting a short customised workshop eg Pain Points for Inference standards; L2 graphs, alternative ways of collecting evidence, and we can discuss options.
E-AKO:
This now covers all the strands & supports learning from Level 1 to Level 4 http://nzmaths.co.nz/information-about-e-ako-maths
This now covers all the strands & supports learning from Level 1 to Level 4 http://nzmaths.co.nz/information-about-e-ako-maths
Reading:
Addressing avoidance behaviours in mathematics classesOctober 12th
Free online course provides content knowledge for NCEA statistics
A re-run of “Data to Insight: An Introduction to Data Analysis” begins on 19 October, 2015. This free, 8-week, online course is led by Chris Wild from the University of Auckland was very well received by NZ teachers last year. It provides most of the content knowledge required for teaching NCEA statistics and teaches you how to use iNZight. It starts from the basics and goes beyond Year 13 content.
(1) Introduction
(2) Data on a single variable and comparing groups
(3 & 4) Relationships between variables (bivariate and beyond)
(5) Bias, lurking variables and random error
(6) Confidence Intervals and bootstrapping
(7) Experiments and the randomisation test
(8) Time Series
Visit: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/data-to-insight to enrol.
September 28th
Connected Educator month has started - sign up to take part. Maybe the EDBlogNZ challenge or the 23Teacher Things ?September 25th
1. National Workshop 2016 survey
Planning for the 2016 National workshops has started. We have created a short survey for you to complete to help inform the content. Click here to have your say https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJ36FCF. It would be great to have a response from every Maths dept in New Zealand.
2. Teaching Statistics through data investigations – a free online MOOC from the Friday Institute - has started.
This MOOC comes highly recommended and registrations are open throughout the course.
Find out more about this and other Friday Institute free courses here https://place.fi.ncsu.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=405
3. An interesting read
This article is from the SET Journal and is an introduction to the observations and actions taken to begin a professional conversation around student literacy across the secondary tertiary divide. The findings from this article argue that
"At the heart of the gap our students must traverse lie fundamental misunderstandings between teachers across the sectors. Neither group fully understands the extensive changes the other sector has undergone within the last 10–20 years”
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