Mathsbookmarks (weekly)

• Curriki - Maths eTextbooks

  tags: textbooks mathematics ebooks

• Curriki - A First Book in Algebra

  tags: algebra mathematics

• Software company releases free local educational resource for teachers and students

  Software company releases free local educational resource for teachers and students http://t.co/Z6BRt5Dq

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• Popplet on triangles

  tags: popplet triangles mindmapping mathematics

• Math Playground - Online Math Games that Give your Brain a Workout | Mathsliteracy | Scoop.it

  Math Playground - Online Math Games that Give your Brain a Workout #mathematics via @ICTSuccess http://t.co/aoiKrvCs #mathchat

  tags: mathchat via:packrati.us mathematics

• Mathematics teachers' reflective practice within the context of adapted lesson study | Posthuma | Pythagoras

  There seems to be paucity of research in South Africa on mathematics teachers' reflective practice. In order to study this phenomenon, the context of lesson study (in an adapted form) was introduced to five mathematics teachers in a rural school in the Free State. The purpose was to investigate their reflective practice whilst they collaboratively planned mathematics lessons and reflected on the teaching of the lessons. Data were obtained through interviews, video-recorded lesson observations, field notes taken during the lesson study group meetings and document analyses (lesson plans and reflective writings). The adapted lesson study context provided a safe space for teachers to reflect on their teaching and they reported an increase in self-knowledge and finding new ways of teaching mathematics to learners. This finding has some potential value for planning professional learning programmes in which teachers are encouraged to talk about their classroom experiences, share their joys and challenges with one another and strive to build a community of reflective practitioners to enhance their learners' understanding of mathematics. Journal article: Mathematics teachers' reflective practice within the context of adapted lesson study http://t.co/oiGEMNom

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• Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - Challenge Index | Mathsliteracy | Scoop.it

  Figure This! Math Challenges for Families and middle school students http://t.co/oNmY6cIq #mathematics

  tags: via:packrati.us mathematics

• The low achievement trap-Comparing schools in Botswana and South Africa

  "The Low Achievement Trap is an empirical study of student mathematics learning in Grade 6 classrooms that is unique in its focus on two school systems shaped by different political histories on either side of the Botswana-South Africa border. The study provides a detailed examination of the capacity of teachers - how they teach, how much they teach, and what they teach. Because of this wealth of detail, The Low Achievement Trap gives us much greater insight than previous research into why students seem to be making larger gains in the classrooms of South Eastern Botswana than in those of North West Province, South Africa. Rather than identifying a single major factor to explain this difference, the study finds that a composite of inter-related variables revolving around teachers’ mathematics knowledge and their capacity to teach mathematics are crucial to improving education in both regions. The message is a hopeful one: good teachers can make a difference in student learning."

  tags: mathematics education southafrica free ebooks

• SA maths olympiad plan under threat - South Africa- IOL News

  tags: mathematics

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• MST Skills Foundation | MST Skills Foundation

  tags: localprojects mathematics MST

• "Stop Teaching Calculating, Start Learning Maths" by Conrad Wolfram | WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education

  "Stop Teaching Calculating, Start Learning Maths" by Conrad Wolfram @ WISE2012 http://t.co/FIrsylZc #mathchat

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• Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | Video on TED.com

  tags: TED TEDEd mathematics

• Maths in real life...

  tags: mathchat mathematics

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• Math: Free Courses

  tags: free courses coursesites Mathematics

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Living Maths Olympiad 2012

This is a notice from Living maths ( www.livingmaths.com ) FYI

Dear Maths Colleagues,

I am very pleased to announce that the Olympiad papers/notices/resources etc. are available for download!

We have decided to move away from making a CD this year and we are allowing schools to download all the content.  The Olympiad caters for ALL learner abilities from grade R up to grade 9. Last year we had about 160 000 South African participants and about 7000 international participants.  This year we hope to have many more.

You will find a folder with notices for South African notices - these notices tell you about the event and there is also a set of instructions on how to run a hassle-free event.

The Olympiad materials have been placed in a dropbox folder.  Please feel free to forward this link to any teacher/colleague or organisation that would encourage learners to think!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kkax0st3r3yoiq4/Ui6yClb1m8

You are most welcome to email me if you have any problems with the downloading of the files.

The South African leg of the Olympiad ends on 21 November.  We will collate the results within 3 days and send out certificates and Truly Calculators to all the National Prize Winners.

Good Luck and Enjoy!

Regards

Steve Sherman (Olympiad Convenor for 2012)

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