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nzmaths & ARB's linked to learning progression framework

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Why use the Learning Progression Framework (LPF) to map students progress ?  Look here  How do I learn about PACT?  Start here  and then have a go with the  PACT Demo site  The PACT tool sits alongside the LPF and supports teachers to report student progress against the curriculum. The secondary case studies to date in have been mainly around reading and writing across English Science and Social studies but still provide useful reading for mats & stats teachers. Support is available  for schools to get started through  Education services  and  Centrally Funded PLD  (also known as locally focussed PLD). Sitting alongside the LPF and often overlooked resource by secondary teachers are the Assessment Resource Banks ( ARB's ) - a huge collection of activities aligned to the NZC which can be used to support learning. NZMaths resources have been recently linked to the Learning Progression Framework and you can now filter reso...

Navigating the Maze

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When thinking about putting to together a learning programme I often hear , Where do I find ....  in this post I have gathered the key sites for teaching maths & stats in NZ & added links in the side bar for quick reference ________________________________________________________________________   The senior secondary guides    on TKI have been designed to help us develop quality teaching and learning programmes at levels 6–8 of  The New Zealand Curriculum  (2007). THere is a senior secondary guide for all curriculum areas. The maths & statistics guide is full of useful information we should be using to plan our teaching & learning programme. The Achievement Objectives section includes a list if what can be taught, examples of teaching activities that could be used in the teaching programme, key changes, and at the bottom of each page,Achievement standards that can be used to assess the learning. Learning programme ...