Numeracy for fun

[Numeracy for fun] [Even more numeracy for fun] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]

Workshops are delivered through a virtual classroom, Instant Presenter and some will be supported through the NIACE learning platform.

In order to benefit fully from the workshops, it is recommended that the same person participates in both linked half days. 

The workshops will be delivered via Instant Presenter which is an online presentation tool. Participants will be sent a link to click on the day of the workshops.

Participants will need:

• to be at an internet connected PC and will be able to see and hear the facilitator;
• have Adobe Flash Player installed;
• speakers to hear the sound; and,
• headphones if you are in an open plan office or likely to be disturbed by external noise.

No additional software is required to view and take part in the workshop.

(A) Numeracy for fun

What do your numeracy resources currently look like? Are they interactive? Do they provide opportunities for differentiation? Do you rely on the materials made by others even if they don’t do exactly what you want them to do? This three hour online workshop will enable you to create your own engaging and interactive numeracy resources.

Discover ways that you can use out Microsoft Office® applications and other widely available content creation tools to make your own interactive resources. Spreadsheets software is often used when delivering sessions on budgets and data handling but it can be used to create self assessment resources that provide instant feedback to the learner, this workshop will show you how.

The workshop will:

• explore some of tools that you can use to create interactive resources
• raise your awareness of the types of resources you can produce
• give you the opportunity to create a resource of your own
• provide an opportunity to discuss how these resources could be adapted for use with your own learner groups.

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(B) Even more numeracy for fun

A three hour online workshop that will show you how to make effective use of audio and video with numeracy learners. One of the difficulties adult learners say they with learning maths in school was that they could not see how it was relevant to their lives. You can use audio and video can really help to make numeracy relevant.

How do you teach your numeracy sessions? Do you demonstrate how to do things, such as working out the discounts given in shops? Do learners model what they do to perform calculations to each other?

The session will explore ways in which you can capture moments like these to create learning resources and guides that your learners can access between sessions. This workshop will:

• explore ways in which audio and video can be used in teaching and learning
• explore tools that will enable you to create and edit audio files
• explore different ways of capturing ‘numeracy moments’ into video files
• show you how to incorporate these clips into other resources.

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Event Information

• The workshops will take place from 09:30-12:30
• Event fee per person:
  £110 (Non NIACE members rate)
  £90 (NIACE members rate) NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference or course fees.
• Only 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 application forms (one form per person)
• If you have not received an e-mail confirming your participation and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact:
  NIACE Events Team
  Tel: 0116 285 9661
  Fax: 0116 285 9670
  Minicom: 0116 255 6049
  E-mail: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event Date: 
Closing Date:

• Cancellations will only be accepted if received in writing before the closing date and will be subject to an administration fee of £50
• The full fee is payable prior to the event
• Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event
• A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of adaptations to materials
• Places can be reserved online via: www niace.org.uk/events Alternatively completed and signed application forms can be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted
• Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event
• NIACE reserves the right to reject applicants who are not from the target audience list.

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Application Form

(For people not using the online reservation system above)