Links 2022
I collect things that I think are worth on-sharing. They come from many sources. I have tried to curate them into some sort of order and only repeated core sites from year to year.
Have a browse, you will find links to NZ based sites, global sites, readings and research, webinars, videos for your practice and ideas for the classroom
NZ sites for mathematics & statistics
Census at School for all this statistics: make sure to have your ākonga take part in the Census at School survey so they are included in the data
nzmaths has a page of Alim resources to help you accelerate the learning of your ākonga in mathematics and statistics
Figure.nz has lots of local data
How is your area changing? a rich source of local data is found on Auckland infographics by local board area and information sheets created from the 2018 census
Exploring Worlds through data shares thinking about statistics at Level 6 of the curriculum. THis site contains resources from Statistics teachers day 2021
There is lots of cool stuff on the Antarctica website and a whole page of ready to go maths activities
The Education Hub is full of great resources for NZ teachers. Catch up on the webinar if you missed it, in which Nina Hood talks with Lisa Darragh and Fiona Ells on teaching mathematic and statistics in primary schools and read the related research articles
Recent reports for NZ
There have been a few publications already over 2022
Following on from the Royal Society report Pāngarau mathematics tauanga statistics in Aotearoa new Zealand report a second report was commissioned looking at what mathematics and statistics skills and knowledge ākonga should know by when from years 1-13. This is an interesting read. You can download from the right hand side of this page
Also released The Literacy & Communication and Maths Strategy, and Hei Raukura Mō te Mokopuna – our strategies for supporting and empowering teachers and learners to succeed in maths, communication, literacy, te reo matatini and pāngarau. For a quick overview read the press release
What is the value of y? Year 9 students' strengths and weaknesses on mathematics questions: Key findings
Year 9 students were strongest on questions involving data & probability (statistics) and those that required them to use reasoning to solve. They struggled most with questions asking them about their algebra and geometry knowledge.
Questions with expressions, operations and equations, variables and mathematical vocabulary were specific weaknesses for Year 9 students.
Compared to the international average results, students underperformed most on questions with 15 or fewer words. Students performed relatively better on questions with a high word count between 31-90 words.
Now I [don't] know my ABC a report from the Education Hub highlights the state of literacy in NZ. A 2020 UNICEF report found 35% of 15 years olds struggle to read and write. How do you pay attention to reading and writing within your mathematics classroom?
Derek Wenmouth, Futuremakers shared his thoughts on planning for hybrid learning
Blogs & Short reads from NZ and the world
Long before we had coins, cards and crypto, the Langalanga people of the Solomon Islands were using their own unique currency. Broken shells were carefully cut and polished into small discs and gathered into tafuliae, the ten strings. The strands came in various lengths and the different coloured shells represented different amounts, just like the colours of our banknotes today. For more stories like this and to download posters below click here
Are students studying less algebra, a report by Sarah Howell adn Dr Bronwyn Wood from NZARE
From the Education Hub, Five research-derived themes to consider when teaching maths and Teaching and learning mathematics at primary school
Learner engagement is an important aspect of practice. Have a read of Derek Wenmouth's response to a report and the six practices identified within the report that imppacts on learner agency
From Robert Kaplinsky a short piece about scaffolding
"One way to provide differentiation for each and every student is to offer scaffolding that students need at the appropriate time. When you provide scaffolding “just in case” students need it rather than “just in time” —i.e., when students demonstrate the need—you are shortchanging the learning process and failing to provide the rigor that today’s standards demand. "
Dr Eugenia Chen talks about freeing the world of maths phobia in this short podcast from the Art of Problem Solving
for the classroom
50 Grab & go activities for each of primary and secondary classrooms that could be run by teachers, STEM leaders, parents
Mathigon Curry's paradox - what causes the area of these shapes to change as we rearrange them ? A nice problem for a curious mathematician
Cover it up a lovely graded activity for looking at Fractions - scroll through the resources to see different approaches for different ages. The activity includes printable PDF's and instructions on how to run the activity
Steve Wyborneys SPLAT is an awesome resource that can be used in so many ways. Uncover thinking, a visual representation of number or algebra. He has a huge collection of slides ready to go along with instructions on how to use them. Check out nested SPLAT and fraction SPLAT
What do you notice? What do you wonder?
what questions do you have?
what questions could you pose?
Find ready to use photos highlighting the maths around us at: http://www.problemposers.com/
Ready to go in google slides a large collection of open middle problems.
Open middle problems have the same starting and and end points with multiple pathways in between
Local snapshots of Auckland by local board area. Lots of discussion prompts in each one
Enriching maths lessons. This site is from the Northland maths teachers and is full rich tasks at level 4 & 5 of the curriculum
Needing inspiration?
Try these lessons from Robert Kaplinsky.
How many laps for a 5km race? Change out the maps for your local area and you are ready to go
NASA resources for Pi day or any other day
Looking to help develop a growth mindset community in your classroom? Browse posters from youcubed
Why is numeracy important ?
Find the answer to this and a bundle of resources in the Numeracy Toolkit from Victoria, Australia