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Using spreadsheets with 8 year olds: Easy to visuatise?
No full textDespite the prominence information and communication technology (ICT) receives in resource allocation and teacher professional development, little is known about the extent it actually enhances the learning process.A recent study investigating the link between integrating spreadsheets into a primary mathematics programme, and the development of some specific numerical skills, suggested exploring number patterns and spreadsheet templates did enhance their understanding of additive strategies.This paper discusses the role of visualisation of number patterns in fostering learner progression from relying solely on concrete materials, to abstract thinking.
My first year: How I became a confident teacher
No full textHeeni Turinui looks back over her first year of teaching and identifies the things that helped her become a confident beginning teacher. Her experiences provide some sound ideas and support for other beginning teachers
Te ao kori in the health and physical education curriculum
No full textThe Activities that comprise Te Ao Kori derive from traditional Maori cultural practices and incorporate traditional Maori cultural vlaues and meanings.This article traces the whakapapa (ancestry) of Te Ao Kori as a traditional Maori cultural practice, and explores its nature and prupose
Rethinking the relationship between Classroom Research and Educational Practice: The ERUDITE research case studies in teaching, learning and inclusion
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Using mobile learning in free-choice educational settings to enhance ecological literacy
No full textThis article presents the case for using mobile technologies to facilitate the integration of classroom and outside-of-classroom learning experiences designed to enhance the ecological literacy of primary school students and their parents. There is growing evidence supporting the transformative potential of mobile learning technologies and tools within education settings to deliver meaningful learning experiences. We argue here that this potential could extend to integrating learning between the classroom and education outside the classroom (EOTC). We further argue that this mobile learning potential can mediate learning between students and their parents, visitors and educators at free-choice learning settings. We situate our argument within learning to enhance ecological literacy and call for studies that can consider the possibilities offered by mobile technology and related pedagogical frameworks, the reinforcement of learning experiences post a visit to a free-choice setting, and the integration with hands-on and non-technology mediated learning instances. Here we present some key theoretical considerations as a prelude to a study being funded by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative to examine these possibilities
Mathematical audio-podcasts for teacher education and school
No full textAudio-podcasts offer notable opportunities for oral representation of mathematical content through digital media—not only for teacher education but also in primary schools. This article deals with the process of creating such podcasts, as well as their uses in schools, university teaching and research. We allow for various learning groups—which are made up of university students or school students—to create audio podcasts, either at German universities or schools, for the purpose of strengthening understanding of various mathematical topics. For this endeavour, learners only need a mobile recording device (i.e., smartphone or tablet). Often, learners can even use personal devices for both recording and research of the given topic (BYOD).