Warwick in Africa: Maths

Before we start… Draw a 3x3 grid Pick 9 of the strategies on your desks on the green paper Sweets for the table who finish first!

Ice Breaker Grab a post-it note Write a number on it (don’t let anyone see) Stick it to the forehead of someone in your group Your task: Ask the people in your group questions to figure out your number Your question has to have a yes/no answer You can’t ask the same person two questions in a row When you have worked out your number sit down (people can still ask you questions) Sweets for the table who finish first!

33 The answer is…… What is the question? Each person to write a question on their post it notes. Share in groups and pick favourite 3 questions. Ultimately pick 1 favourite question to share with everyone else. The group with the best question win sweets. What is the question?

South Africa Grades 8-12 (Equivalent of Years 9-13) Pupils must pass end of year exams (allowed to fail one, <30%) to pass the year and go up into the next grade Pupils aren’t allowed to be setted according to ability In grades 10,11 & 12 there are two types of Maths Mathematics Mathematical Literacy Matriculation Exam at the end of Grade 12 (Level 1(fail) – Level 7) Meant to be taught in English, however Limpopo they don’t always

South Africa - Mathematics The syllabus includes: Statistics and probability (probability is relatively new to the curriculum) Geometry (including compound angle trigonometry) Algebra (graphing functions, differentiation) Financial Maths (exchange rates, simple/compound interest, hire purchase agreements) I have put a link to a South African Textbook on the forums of the WiA participants Website

South Africa – Mathematical Literacy The syllabus includes: Statistics and probability (probability is relatively new to the curriculum) Geometry (area, volume, angles, Pythagoras) Algebra (solving equations, simple graphs) Financial Maths (exchange rates, simple/compound interest, hire purchase agreements) This is normally for the classes that aren’t doing science and is generally a weaker group

Tanzania Junior Secondary Forms 1 – 4 (Roughly equivalent of Years 8-11) A national standardized exam is given at the end of Form 2, although there is no consequence for failing it. Certificate of Secondary Education Examination is given at the end of Form 4 (Division IV (worst) to Division I) All secondary schooling is taught in English, however teachers maybe a bit rusty so can teach in swahili. Students are taught in Swahili in primary school so English in Form 1 maybe limited.

Ghana Junior High School 1-3 (Roughly Years 8- 10) Basic Education Certificate Examination is sat at the end of JHS 3 All secondary schooling is taught in English In Northern Hemisphere so follows the same term times as the UK

Ghana – Summer Schools As it is the summer holidays in Ghana we run summer schools. You can set up the day how you want to. 1 ½ hours Maths and 1 ½ hours English then 1 hour of extra curricular (sport, drama, dance, singing, engineering) You may get pupils from primary turning up with brothers and sisters

Starter You have 5 minutes plan a starter that you could use in your first lesson Think about how many students there might be in your lessons Think about that fact you don’t know any of them You have very limited resources!

Lesson Plans Try to engage all pupils straight away with an interactive starter E.g. bingo, ice breaker type activities, splat, countdown When covering the main ideas of the lessons get pupils interacting, answer question, writing on the board Round up the lesson with an activity which shows how much they have learnt. E.g. WINK, write a question for your partner, Quiz Quiz Trade

Hints and Tips Don’t try for outstanding lessons every time – questions on the board can be really useful for parts of your lessons. Use thumbs up/thumbs down, fingers of 5, to gauge how well pupils are following Get pupils to peer mark their questions…you don’t need to give yourself loads of extra work! Use mini-whiteboards; you can see everyone’s answer at the same time then get pupils to explain their answers!

Your turn! Get into pairs within your group. Your task is to plan a lesson on any topic which you may have to teach. Think about: How will you engage them? How will they show they have learnt something? Returners/PGCEs: How are you going to cater for the different abilities in your class? Have brief examples of lesson plan used before with effect. Have examples of differentiation strategies and assessment ideas on the tables so can look at these for ideas on how to cater for all abilities.

Feedback and Homework A few ideas to get you started…. Homework (you’re not too old!!!): Spread the topics around your group Everyone needs to plan at least 1 lesson that you could hit the ground with when you get to Africa We will share them at the next training session so everyone has a bank of lessons to pick from. Take feedback from each group. Throw dice to people to give their ideas for their lessons.

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Warwick in Africa: Behaviour Management

Scenarios Pick a scenario from the envelopes Discuss in a team what you could do in each situation Think about what the students could be feeling and how you would feel in these situations

Techniques Think about the techniques on the bingo list What would you add? Now decide on your top 6. Most Important