This blog is designed for teachers of Mathematics. It is intended that it will provide an easy way of accessing currently used documents for managing departments and teaching mathematics.
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
I have been trying to match up the phrases in the new APP booklet with the phrases on the mathematics learning objectives document and don't think they do match. I also had in mind what used to be called "Key Objectives" - a phrase which I don't think really applies anymore. It seems that the phrases in the new APP booklet (the one with two levels per page that we're meant to use for levelling some students in each class) could be viewed as the key objectives as they are what is used to decide if a student is at a level or not. I found a nice document produced by eRidings on their site which I have made available at http://www.wiltshire-ast.co.uk/media/maths-documents/index.php which does list the old key objectives for each year group (and able students in y9) and matches these up to "probing questions" for each one - perhaps good to have in a scheme of work. They are called "Year 7 key objectives and probing questions eRidings" (Y7, 8, 9 and able y9 files exist.) The eRidings site that these came from also has some resources and is found at http://www.eriding.net/maths/tl_resources_sec.shtml
Fantastic link to loads of Rich tasks for you courtesy of NRich. For each Key Stage there is a Word document which covers the Framework for each objective and has links to Rich tasks appropriate for delivering that content. There is then also an Excel spreadsheet for each year which lists all of the MPA skills (process) and shows you which Rich task supports delivering that skill. Again, it is hyperlinked to the resources so it is easy to follow. These are at http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=5665
There are some links from the Govt site to some Rich tasks at http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/161236?uc=force_uj They reference the MPA skills addressed as well as the curriculum content being covered. A cross referencing table shows how these cover the relevant skills at http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/161811
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Using the bubble diagrams from the eMaths website I have collated information about how each skill in each AT progresses across the levels from 2 to 8 (matched to GCSE grades G to A*.) It is less visually attractive than the colourful bubble diagrams but is perhaps useful to teachers to see how skills develop. I have made these available at the usual place: http://www.wiltshire-ast.co.uk/media/maths-documents/index.php
They are called:
Number tracking levels document.
Algebra tracking levels document.
Geometry and measures tracking levels document.
Statistics tracking levels document.
Can you see the theme I used?
Hope they are useful and thanks to whoever made the bubble diagrams in the first place. The information came from something produced by Collins I think, not an exam board.
I haven't checked out how all these match up with the APP Assessment Criteria. Perhaps one rainy day.......
They are called:
Number tracking levels document.
Algebra tracking levels document.
Geometry and measures tracking levels document.
Statistics tracking levels document.
Can you see the theme I used?
Hope they are useful and thanks to whoever made the bubble diagrams in the first place. The information came from something produced by Collins I think, not an exam board.
I haven't checked out how all these match up with the APP Assessment Criteria. Perhaps one rainy day.......
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