Make Maths Meaningful - developing learning materials relevant to life

[Background] [Target Audience] [Training Aims] [Objectives] [Programme Outline] [Event Information] [Application Conditions]

Background

How can we make adult numeracy or maths learning relevant to everyday life? 

Usually, we offer context-based word-problems, but learners often just ignore the context and do not relate the problem to real life. 

This highly interactive session explores how conventional literacy practices can present barriers to maths learners, and proposes alternative learning materials and activities which are more relevant to everyday life. 

If your phone has an audio-record function, please bring it along!

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Target Audience

This half-day training workshop is particularly relevant to:

• Adult numeracy, literacy and ESOL tutors
• Functional Skills tutors
• GCSE Maths tutors[i]

[1] Many colleges are once more offering GCSE Maths to adult learners as an alternative to Functional Maths

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Training Aims

Rather than offering “quick fix” solutions, the aims of this reflective and interactive session are:

• To enhance understanding and innovative practice in relating learning to everyday life

• To promote practitioner-research in developing new materials and approaches

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Objectives

By the end of the session participants will have:

• Gained an improved understanding of how literacy is used in the maths classroom;
• Recognise why word problems do not always encourage learners to relate learning to everyday life;

• Explore how different genres of written learning materials are associated with different types of classroom activity; and ,

• Take away practical tips for practitioner action research in developing learning materials and activities for the maths classroom.

You have the opportunity to engage with learning materials and reflect on and discuss your own responses.

Audio-recordings from adult numeracy classroom settings will be played to illustrate real learners’ responses to different learning materials and activities. 

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Programme Outline

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Event Information

Arrival and registration is at 12.15pm for a 1:00pm start. The event will end at 4:00pm

Event fee per person: £75 (NIACE and RaPAL members rate)
Event fee per person: £95 (Non NIACE members rate)
(includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee)

NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference or course fees.

Only online application forms with the payments section completed will be processed.

NB: If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order before the form is processed.

Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed applications (one online application per person)

Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there may not be handouts for all sessions

If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Leicester: Thursday 3 October 2013
Closing Date: Monday 16 September 2013

The full fee is payable prior to the event

Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event

Cancellations are non-refundable

A 15 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille

Places are to be reserved online – scroll up and click on Apply Now

Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted

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