Manaiakalani - Maths across high schools
Nau mai haere mai, welcome to the Manaiakalani online resource hub for teachers of Maths.
Our Department Discussions are running again in 2023, so if you're a teacher interested in high school
Maths, we'd love you to join us. This is an opportunity to network with specialist subject teachers across the country, to collaborate and share best practice.
Click here to register and we'll keep you informed of any upcoming events.
Upcoming Meeting Dates
Thur 27th July
Thur 19th Oct
In this term's Department Discussion, Dr Pip Arnold introduced CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform). CODAP is free and online so easy for students to use and access. This is a fantastic tool for teaching students statistical investigations and mathematical modelling. Pip kindly shared some valuable links which are listed below.
Pip is available to work with teachers and schools. Email her directly to get in touch: pip@karekareeducation.co.nz
Dr Pip Arnold
Maths Manaiakalani Department Discussion (2023-05-11 15:30 GMT+12)https://codap.concord.org/ - main Concord Consortium page
https://concord-consortium.github.io/codap-data/ - some datasets
Tamaki College
Sheila Sing HoD
Papakura High School
Hornby High School
Ōtaki College
Greymouth High School
If you missed any of our previous Maths Department Discussion meetings, the recordings and slides are available below,
Teacher blogs for inspiration
Student blog posts for maths
Bivariate Data and Vitruvian man - Maths
Rusiate @ Hornby High School
Zion @ Hornby High School
Cole @ Hornby High School
Do we have the perfect body proportions
Adelaide @ Hornby High School
Numeracy - Making 3D Shapes and Nets
Amelia @ Tamaki College
Ocean @ Bay of Islands college
ILaisa’ane@Tamaki College
Math is probably a fun subject
Lauren @ Hornby High School
Maths Class Sites
Quick Links for NCEA and Numeracy changes
Ministry of Education site link for information about changes to Numeracy
NCEA Mathematics and Statistics
New Level 1 standards
If you're looking for further understanding about the changes to new Level 1 Standards, Mina Voigt, the Head of Maths at Bay of Islands College, recommended Liz Sneddon's site.
Manipulatives and pedagogy
A huge thank you to all the teachers across Manaiakalani schools who have taken the time to share resources and ideas.
The University of Colorado provides teaching simulations on a wide range of maths and science topics. They are a great way to enhance student engagement and understanding. The simulations can be easily embedded into a class site using the html code. Click here to find out more. There is also an extensive professional community for teachers on the site
Skills based apps
A huge thank you to all the teachers across Manaiakalani schools who have taken the time to share resources and ideas.
Maths teachers from 13 Manaiakalani high schools came together on Wednesday 8th September to network and discuss ideas. This first meeting was an opportunity to meet each other and understand what is happening in maths classes around the country. View the slide deck to see the schools where our teachers work and their approach within their maths classes. If you would like to participate in the next Department Discussion for maths, register here.
