1. Warwick in Africa: Maths

2. 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!

3. 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!

4. 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?

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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!

13. 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

14. 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!

15. 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.

16. 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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20. Warwick in Africa: Behaviour Management

21. 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

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