Today was the first day of the Manaiakalani Maths practise Intensive (MPI), a 9 day maths development course aimed at equipping teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge to teach maths effectively.
For part of the day we reflected on the Pillars of Mathematics Practise. We asked ourselves what elements are we doing well in and what elements need attention. I found this a productive and worthwhile exercise. In the business of teaching you often don't have the time to do this, or if you do it gets taken up with something more pressing.
I was also interested in how I could integrate other curriculum areas into maths. Because I see another group of students for literacy I have often shied away from integration in maths however, I see the benefits am looking forward to embracing the integration challenge. Stay tuned for more updates.
Kia ora Rob,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you have had some time today to reflect on your mathematics practice and choose some areas to focus on in your mathematics and statistics lessons. DMIC has some great talk rules you can use and blend with the ones from today to get great discussions happening in your lessons. I am looking forward to hearing how your intergration of maths with your literacy goes.
Thanks for all your contributions today and look forward to hearing what has been introduced into your practice and how well it is going at the next MPI day.
Donna