Staff Meeting 1st August 2011

Maths Ratios and Proportions

Groups for ratio/proportion domain

- There are a couple of things to consider when grouping students for this domain: 1. GloSS data from the beginning of the year 2. After looking at the following PD around the domain, you may use teacher judgment to make changes the GloSS data was taken awhile ago, so students may have changed. See handout of what each stage looks like at this domain.

One of the key factors, that has been shown to make a difference in student achievement, in Maths, is Teacher knowledge. SO - What does each stage look like in Ratios and Proportions?
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/equipment-animations Stage 2 : 27 Stage 3 : 30 Stage 4 : 33 Stage 5 : 36 Stage 6 : 39 Stage 7 : 43 Stage 8 : 47 Lets have a go = pg 50-52

Go to Nzmaths site and select: - Professional Development - Online PD - a stage that you fits where your students are learning. Flick through the tutorial to the ratio and proportion domain. Watch and identify key ideas/tips for this stage. (5mins)

Key Resource to support teaching fractions/decimals/percentages:

 -pink book for key knowledge to be taught and diagnostic snap shots  -Equipment animations http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/equipment-animations  Content Tutorials Online http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/contenttutorials  Digital Learning Objects http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/learningobjects/316/4  NZmaths - Units of work Number and Algebra Number strategies exemplar for each level