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Numeracies in Indigenous Communities
Situations
that occur in everyday family and community life
The resource
includes:
- A CD with video snapshots of
Aboriginal community members on how they use numeracy
in their lives (social, family, shopping)
- Seven hands-on problem-solving
tasks developed from the stories
- Integrated software which allows
for extension of learning
- Teacher and learner notes with
extension options.
The seven tasks
Each task pack consists of a double-sided
card and the required hands-on materials. The front
of each card provides:
- Step by step instructions for
carrying out the task
- Further challenges
The back of each card includes:
- Where the task came from
- The numeracies included in the
task
- the mathematics included in the
task (curriculum outcomes)
- teacher and student options for
extending and deepening the learning
- Links with the CD and
software
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For more
details and information about availability, contact
Caty Morris
of DECS SA Aboriginal Education.
Caty has provided an interesting
conference paper explaining the background and pedagogical
approach of ‘Literacies in Indigenous Communities’.
Read
Caty’s paper... |
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