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There is a tendency for us all to look off shore for expertise, however many countries look to NZ as a world leader in education. In this post I have gathered together links to sites of NZ teachers and schools that are leading the way in open sharing of their resources for math & stats teaching and learning.  I am aways in awe of how teachers manage to complete these sites on top of everything else that is part of a teachers life. If you have a site or know of other sites let me know and i will update this post STEM Online  -  A resource for NZ students by NZ teachers Hosted under the University of Auckland learning management system CANVAS which requires a double sign up. The effort is worth making, to access the rich resource that STEM Online offers us. Resources for tables equations and graphs (AS 91028) are live and more is in the pipeline for other standards. Nayland College  is world famous in NZ for their    maths & stats site ....

Communication and collaboration are touted as essential skills for the modern workplace. Being able to think creatively and articulate your thoughts is a highly valued skill in an increasingly competitive world. Encouraging talk in maths classes not only helps prepare students for the modern workplace, it also builds competency in reading and writing (Britton, 1970). "Mathematics is a language that enables us to describe and model situations, think logically, frame and sustain arguments and communicate ideas with precision. Students do not know mathematics until they can 'speak' it. Interpretations for concepts remain mere ‘shadows’ unless they are articulated through language. We find that many students have never had much opportunity to articulate their understanding publicly. " Maths Assessment project Maths Solution s suggest that getting students to talk in maths classes also supports: robust learning by boosting memory deeper reasoning language deve...