Teaching+Artefacts

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Following the above link will take you to a website that was constructed as a form of publishing for a genre unit on Information Reports. The nature of the genre is that it is factual and concise, thus using ICT for research and communication is an authentic way of presenting their own information reports and Podcasts (Standard 4), engaging students in events and knowledge beyond the classroom (Standard 6) and providing an experience with the highest of expectations in an (Standard 4).

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Rotations were organised during a decimal fraction unit. Students moved around the classroom in groups and visited a number of stations of varying difficulty and style. Groups were organised through commonalities such as similar misconceptions or level and were assigned to the stations that targeted their needs while appearing random (Standard 1).

There were number slides (to spatially represent the base 10 system), [|the Linear Arithmetic Blocks, or LAB], (a concrete teaching tool that displays decimal fractions with a linear format, useful in addressing misconceptions of size) the number between game (open ended extension that allowed for misconceptions to be alleviated through discussion and experience) as well as individual work that was collected and used to inform subsequent lessons (Standard 5).