The Rekennet (Arithmetic Net)

A project of the Freudenthal Institute to professionalize primary school teachers

Sponsored by the Government of Education

Social Network

Website

Why a RekenNet project?

To improve the communication between teachersTo improve communication between teachers and education specialists

To let teachers learn from each other: horizontal professionalization

To let didactical experts get a better view of daily profession of teaching in mathematics education

To develop an integrated website

Network activities

- meetings

- Mathematics conference

- Rekenmarket

The Rekenmarket

Good example of horizontal professionalizationShows how network and web are intertwined

Digital Rekenmarket

Didactical spinn-off of the Rekenmarket is distributed by the Rekenweb

From idea on the Rekenmarket

To suggestionon the web

The Rekenweb: http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb

Student activities Teachers

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Problem of the month

To ensure teachers they can find at least every month something to do in his or her class

recognizable

simple formed and easy to fulfill

How many chocolate eggs in the box?

Students solutions

• Counting the front• Counting the front and the layers• Estimate the bottum, count the layers and multiply • Find an equal pot with eggs and try• Just guess

Hello everybody!

I think I found the answer to the eggsquestion .I think the answer is 126.How do I know that?I measure the length of the box, which is: 23 cm but 2 cm is empty.Than I measure the length of one egg, which is 2,5 cmThan I measure the width of the box and I make a circle of eggs.I count the eggs, 14. As that has been done I fill up the length with eggswhich is 9, and than I do 9 times 14 which is 126!!!!!!!!!!

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Applets

Use the dynamic qualities of the internet; you do something extra over the workingssheets

Motivating students

- Summary of the game- Learning strand - Grade- Theme- Kind of application- How and when to use it- Organization

Communication as main item of ICT

Program calendar

Colleagues data base

Bulletinboard

Program calendar

With the most important data of studying days, conferences, etc.

Colleagues database

With addresses and experiences of colleaguesTo find each other

To discuss problems and to exchange ideas

Bulletinboard

Conclusions

- a networking project to professionalize primary school teachers- not technique as main point but quality of the content- content should be highly recognizable, easy to do and pleasant- another way of communicating with colleagues and experts