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• Mathematics Dump: "I hate maths" seminar at Wits

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"I hate maths" seminar at Wits

The SA Numeracy Chair project at Wits School of Education, in collaboration with the Wits B Ed Concepts and Literacies in Mathematics course, is proud to host its inaugural: I Hate Maths seminar, presented by Professor Mike Askew, Claude-Leon Distinguished Scholar, Monash University, Melbourne.

Professor Askew will introduce some of the issues relating to primary teacher mathematics content knowledge and pedagogy in the international landscape. The central part of the session is focused on the presentation, working through and discussion of some mathematics problems with the audience – problems based on primary mathematics concepts which require some thinking, representing and explaining – all critical features of the 'connected' repertoire of understanding and skills needed for good primary mathematics teaching.

The aim of the seminar is, in particular, to attract an audience of primary teachers and parents, as well as primary teacher educators and other academics – many of whom freely express the 'I hate mathematics' sentiment, to engage in some fun and communal problem solving and discussion! And hopefully to leave the seminar entertaining the possibility that you do not maybe need to hate maths as much as you might have thought! Bring pencil, paper and willingness to engage!

Date: Wednesday 2^nd November

Time: 15:00 for 15:30-17:30

Venue: Staff Lounge

RSVP for catering purposes: Nomonde Mda: nomonde.mda@wits.ac.za (011) 717 3412

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• Teacher package: Game theory

  tags: Mathematics gametheory

• Born to count?

  People as well as animals are born with a sense for numbers. But is this inborn number sense related to mathematical ability? A new study suggests that it is.

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• The 50 Best Twitter Feeds for Math Geeks

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• Statistics - Learn About Statistics

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• Extra maths lessons on MXit -extended by Nokia

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• MathX is a mxit maths game to hone those basic skills

  "MathX is a mathematical game where the player is given 4 single digit numbers (0-9). The player must apply the basic operators (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to each of these numbers, using all the numbers once only, to get to the answer 24."

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• A Paperless Math Activity

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• Sum up today's lesson in a tweet

  How a maths teacher is using twitter in his classroom.

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• Mathematics Education: A Way Forward

  The objective of good math teaching should not be to "cover the curriculum" but to show students how to explore our fascinating and beautiful world through the lens of mathematics. We must change our focus in math education from a focus on a largely irrelevant and uninteresting set of learning objectives to a focus on making math relevant and engaging for students.

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• Free Math Resources for K-12 from Curriki.org

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• Interactive maths websites

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• Math & Science Apps - Google Docs

  Seems ipad geared but quite a lot of these are available on android as well

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• 13-Year-Old Designs Efficient Solar Array Inspired By Oak Trees

  This is the kind of thinking we should stimulate in our students

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• Fighting Crime with Math: Scientific American Podcast

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• Dazzle your data handling class with an infographic project #mathematics

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• A few more mathematics ebook stuff

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• PlanetMath is a virtual community which aims to help make mathematical knowledge more accessible.

  "PlanetMath is a virtual community which aims to help make mathematical knowledge more accessible. PlanetMath's content is created collaboratively: the main feature is the mathematics encyclopedia with entries written and reviewed by members."

  tags: mathematics encyclopedia

• Mathematics - more Free E-Books

  "E-Books for free online viewing and/or download"

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• Mathematics ebooks for all levels it looks like

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• The Cinemath Project: Teaching math through video

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