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Improving teaching Methods in Mathematics and Science
Action Plan
Mpumalanga – South Africa
David
CONTENT
• Background
• Problem Tree
• Objective Tree
• Content Learned
• Operational Plan
• Conclusion
• References
BACKROUND
• A research was conducted in South Africa and revealed that learners in the intermediate and Foundation Phases have challenges in Mathematics especially with regard to counting.
• A project called Foundations for Learning is put in place to address these challenges.
• Most learners perceive Mathematics as a difficult subject and hence they do not like it. They also don’t see a link between what they learn and their daily experiences, and that some of the teaching methods do not challenge their thinking and creativity.
• The New teaching methods I have learned here in Japan will assist a great deal in improving learners performance in Mathematics.
Problem TreePoor Performance in
Mathematics
Learners don’t like Mathematics
Learners don’t learnFor/by themselves
Learners’ daily Experience not
Linked with Content
Learners thinking Not challenged
Teachers lack Open Ended & Hands on
Approach
Lesson Study is notPracticedregularly.
Objective Tree Improve poor performance
Make learners like Mathematics
Make Learners learnFor/by themselves
Contextualize theContent
Challenge learners’thinking
Know Open Ended & Hands on
Approach
Make TeachersKnow
Lesson Study
Content learned
• Japanese learn for/by themselves• Education System & Practice in Japan• Open ended Approach, Origami,and
Hands on approach.• Japanese’ Curriculum and Challenges in
Mathematics and Science.• Pre-service and In-service Teacher
Training• Lesson Study.
Tentative plan DATE ACTIVITY
15 March 2010 Submit a report to Region and Head Office curriculum management
17 March 2010 Workshop curriculum advisors on lessons learnt in Japan
April 2010
ongoing
Workshop educators on Lesson Study, Open ended and Hands on Approach
May 2010
On going
Implement Open ended and Hands on approach in 2 selected schools.
glue
here
Cut here
What is the result?
Professor Tsubota Lecture
Project Outline
• Project title: Improving Teaching Methods in Mathematics at Primary School.
• Period: March 2010 – December 2012
• Project Site: Ehlanzeni Region
• Target group: Dinaledi Feeder School Math Educators
• Overall Goal: To improve learners Performance in Mathematics
Plan of OperationsActivity Year
2010
Respon-sible Person
Budget
Month J F M A M J J A S O
1. Work shop educators on
- Open ended, andHands on approach
DAVID
2. To implement the
- Open ended,and Hands on in 2 selected school.
DAVID
3. To work shop educators on
Lesson Study
DAVID
4. To workshop educators on origami
DAVID
5. Workshop educators' on how to make learners learn by/for themselves
DAVID
Conclusion
• It is very possible to implement lesson study in Mpumalanga because it has been introduced already. So I will support the existing program.
• Our Curriculum is using a learner centered approach, of which Open ended and Hands on approaches are also learner centered. So these approaches compliment each other, and that simply means that they does not clash with the NCS.
References• PROFESSOR ISODA MASAMI, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, MATHEMATIC
EDUCATION • PROFESSOR TSUBOTA KOZO, ATTACHED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF
UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA • PROFESSOR KAZUO HAGA, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA• Abraham Arcavi, Ph.D., Associate Professor Incumbent of the Lester B.
Pearson Professorial Chair • DR. HIROKI YAHARA , UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, MATHEMATIC
EDUCATION• SEIYAMA SENSEI LESSON STUDY • Maeno Elementary School• Sakura Junior High School• Otsuka Attached Junior High School
– PROFESSOR OONEKA, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT• Attached Elementary School
– PROFESSOR HITOSHI SHIRAIWA, SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, – PROFESSOR KAZUO TSUYUKI , SCIENCE DEPARTMENT– PROFESSOR YOSHIKAZU YAMAMOTO, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, – PROFESSOR NATSUSAKA MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT