Numeracy, Mathematics and Indigenous Learners
Make it Count
Make it count is a four year national project funded by the Department Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and managed by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) as part of the Closing the Gap - expansion of intensive
literacy and numeracy programs initiative.
literacy and numeracy programs initiative.
MiC Information
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MIC poster display
by Melinda Pearson Added August 20, 2010 at 15:24
Culunga Family Maths Day
by Caty Morris Added May 7, 2010 at 18:16
Welcome!
Welcome to the Make it count: Numeracy, mathematics and Indigenous learners ning which is for educators working with Indigenous students in numeracy and mathematics to communicate and collaborate on-line. Whether you're in regional, remote, rural or urban settings - doesn't matter. Let's start talking! To make a start, visit the online forums to share discussions and learn from each other or start one yourself.
What's new
24/11/2011: Make it count Newsletter No. 6–Maths Mob award; collaborating with others; Focus Schools and more.
01/11/2011: Preliminary Notice - A special interest national conference 'Numeracy, mathematics & Indigenous learners. Click here to find out more details.
24/10/2011: See paper and slides 'Numeracy Mathematics and Indigenous learners: Not the same old thing' presented by Make it count Project Patron Chris Matthews and National Manager Indigenous Programs Caty Morris at the recent ACER Research Conference Indigenous education: Pathways to success.
27/09/2011: See papers extracted from the 'Proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA conference Mathematics: Traditions and New Practices July 2011'.
27/09/2011: See videos from the recent AAMT-MERGA conference which includes the Make it count presentations and Chris Matthews (MIC patron) keynote address.
27/09/2011: Indigenous projects for 2011-2012, click here for State by State Closing the Gap - Expansion of intensive literacy and numeracy projects.
08/06/2011: Make it count Newsletter June 2011 is now available.
Forum
Guide for the development and critical reflection of Culturally Responsive Mathematics Pedagogy
Make it count has developed this…Continue
Started by Caty Morris May 31, 2011.
Resources to Engage Indigenous Students 1 Reply
Hi all,I am working in a Inner-West High School in Sydney and our faculty would like to buy resources specifically to engage indigenous students. We have about $500 to spend. Can anyone recommend…Continue
Tags: resources
Started by Karen Donnelly. Last reply by Robyn Lucienne Apr 17, 2011.
Trust the Count
Hi all! I'm a teacher of Reception children and brand new to the Make it Count Project at my school, Huntfield Heights Primary School Adelaide. Any ideas for games and activities for Trust the Count…Continue
Tags: count, receptions, the, trust, number
Started by Evelyn van der Harst Mar 4, 2011.
Make It Count Key Messages (so far)
Make it count has developed some…Continue
Started by Caty Morris Feb 16, 2011.
Blog Posts
Make it Count online network
At the recent ACER conference in Melbourne we set up a poster display and exhibition stand to raise peoples awareness to the Make it count project and also the Make it count online network.
Posted by Melinda Pearson on August 20, 2010 at 15:28 — 3 Comments
Culunga Family Maths Day
Culunga Community School in the Swan Valley near Perth recently held a very successful family maths day at the school. And what a day it was! The school is an idependent Aboriginal school that draws students from a wide geographical area. Each day students are picked up by buses and brought to the school. On this particular day - which happened to be the last day of Term 1 - parents, caregivers and other family members also hopped on the bus to go to school. Whole families arrived and were soon… Continue
Posted by Caty Morris on May 7, 2010 at 18:00
Yolngu turtle egg numbering and Base 5 (and what this taught me about teaching!)
I know that this project is focused on urban Indigenous kids, however I offer this description because, as I'll elaborate in later posts, I believe it has some general relevance when it comes to teaching (and learning from) a subgroup who perhaps does not see the world in quite the same way as our own.
The following description is based on information spontaneously offered by Yolngu participants during a workshop focusing on the Balanda* mathematical constructs of Base 10 and Place… Continue
The following description is based on information spontaneously offered by Yolngu participants during a workshop focusing on the Balanda* mathematical constructs of Base 10 and Place… Continue
Posted by John Bradbury on January 28, 2010 at 15:08 — 1 Comment
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