CPD 1

CREATIVE NUMERACY

20 Dec 2007

Venus Carew

Ruth Colclough

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Health and Safety

Meet the Creative NinjasMeet the Creative Ninjas

Leonardo da Vinci Michaelangelo

Donatello

Raphael

What is Creativity?What is Creativity?Creativity is a mental

process involving generation, or of discovering new

associations between existing ideas or

concepts.

An alternative, more everyday concept of creativity is that it is

simply the act of making something

new.

Creative IntroductionsFind someone who has the same card as you. Get to know them. You will then be asked to introduce your partner to the rest of the group in a creative and/or numerical way including:

• Their name,

• Area of work/interest,

• Reasons to be here/expectations,

• A number or drawing that might represent an aspect of their work or life!!

Aims and objectives of the session

Outline and discuss strategies for effective teaching and learning of numeracyIdentify activities that engage students in learning numeracy Explore “Thinking Through Mathematics” approaches and activitiesEnrich own mathematical thinkingHave a creative time!!

And the six faithful serving And the six faithful serving menmen

“I keep six faithful serving menWho teach me well and true.Their names are

• What and

• Where and

• When And

• How and

• Why and

• Who.”

Number Energiser 1Number Energiser 1

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What are my perceptions, views and teaching

practices?

Before discussing how to become better at teaching and supporting learning of numeracy we need to explore and reflect on our own beliefs and assumptions about the teaching and learning of mathematics/numeracy.

In groups of three or four, discuss the statements and group them into categories:

AgreeDisagreeCannot decideOr modify if you wish

Group Activity

Sorting belief statements

Multiple of 3 Right hand

Multiple of 4 Left handMultiple of 3 and 4 Both

handsMultiple of neither No

hands!

Quick Energiser

Result of years of research Result of years of research See your handout for 8 principles of See your handout for 8 principles of

effective learning and teaching (of effective learning and teaching (of maths)maths)

In your group discuss and decide In your group discuss and decide which ones you use/would use in your which ones you use/would use in your teaching or support sessions.teaching or support sessions.

Principles of Effective Teaching

Group Creativity ActivityGroup Creativity Activity In your group create a poster!!In your group create a poster!! Show all you know about one Show all you know about one

of the following topics:of the following topics:– FractionsFractions– TimeTime– DecimalsDecimals– RectanglesRectangles– ProbabilityProbability

You might like to have a look

round the room for ideas!

Must be lunch time!!Must be lunch time!!YouTube - Amazing Perth Christmas Lights

Make a Hexagon!!Make a Hexagon!!

In your group and using the In your group and using the triangles make a large hexagon triangles make a large hexagon

Promoting and Managing Promoting and Managing DiscussionDiscussion

Meet Professor AtnasMeet Professor Atnas Story about silenceStory about silence Group activity:Group activity: In pairs or groups discuss the In pairs or groups discuss the

mathematical statements and decide mathematical statements and decide if they are always, sometimes or never if they are always, sometimes or never true!true!

Why is discussion so rare in Why is discussion so rare in Mathematics/numeracy?Mathematics/numeracy?

Time pressureTime pressure ControlControl Views of learnersViews of learners Views of mathematicsViews of mathematics Views of learningViews of learning

The Great RaceThe Great Race

In your group solve the great race In your group solve the great race problem and report back to the problem and report back to the group!group!

Describe any strategy you used to Describe any strategy you used to solve the problem.solve the problem.

Professor Atnas HandshakesProfessor Atnas Handshakes

It is graduation time and there are 8 ProfessorIt is graduation time and there are 8 Professor

Atnases! ready to welcome the graduates.Atnases! ready to welcome the graduates.

As they enter each professor Atnas shakes As they enter each professor Atnas shakes handshands

with each of the other professor Atnas.with each of the other professor Atnas.

In your group can you work out the total In your group can you work out the total number number

of handshakes?of handshakes?

Who Wants to be a Mathionniare?

And who is Professor Atnas?

Creative Numeracy

A must listen programme!

BBC NEWS | Programmes | More Or Less | Christmas numbers quiz

And a must read article about the Beauty of Maths

BBC NEWS | Magazine | The beauty of maths

And very FinallyPlease complete the evaluation and feedback form and make a note of what you are going to do

after this session.

KEEP SMILING