6 numeracy v2

Webinar 6: Numeracy
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Facilitators:
From LLNandVET meeting place:
• Ann Leske
• Chemène Sinson
From Vanguard Visions:
• Allison Miller
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 Phone 02 8417 2487
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Allison Miller
Technology
Just so you know who we are…
Ann Leske
LLN
Chemène
Sinson
VET
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 Consider and identify what is involved in the FS numeracy
 Explain why it’s necessary to ‘tune-in’ to the FS numeracy
 Identify at least one strategy you can feasibly use in your own
training to build and support numeracy skill development.
Webinar 6 objectives
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Webinar 6 agenda
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What
Why
How2:30 – 3:45pmAEDT

Topic 1: What is ‘numeracy’?
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Activity
What comes to mind when you think about numeracy?

Topic 1: What is ‘numeracy’?
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 Learners with negative experiences
 What are my limitations?
 Measurement
 Fractions and decimals
Activity
What comes to mind when you think about numeracy?

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What does ‘numeracy’ involve?
ACSF Indicator .09
Identifying mathematical
information and meaning in
activities and texts
ACSF Indicator .10
Using and applying mathematical
knowledge and problem solving
processes
ACSF Indicator .11
Communicating and
representing concepts

Topic 2: Why ‘tune in’ to numeracy?
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Activity
What numeracy challenges do your learners experience?
(First 1 – 2 thoughts)

Activity
What numeracy challenges do your learners experience?
 Unpacking instructions or steps
 Working out what to do
 Communicating outcome effectively
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 …”that the results, no matter how you read them, demonstrate that a significant
number of Australians aged 15 years and upwards do not have access to
sufficient numeracy and mathematical skills to cope equitably with life in the
21st century.
 The capacity to make informed decisions – in the workplace or when out
shopping, following instructions about a medical or health matter, making
decisions about financial matters, or understanding the implications of, say,
gambling – all require good numeracy skills.
 The results of these surveys show that millions of Australians do not have such
foundational numeracy skills and are, potentially, disempowered”.
DaveTout LinkedIn TAE Newcomers 2/10/15, referring to Numeracy results PIAAC 2013

Activity
Complete this sentence:
If I’m teaching a new skill, or revising a skill, the first activity I
….
Topic 3: How can we build numeracy skills?
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Get started building numeracy skills—a checklist
Prepare
 Be aware of the learners’ needs 
 Be aware of the task demand 
Check
 Ask learners what they know about the skill 
Deliver
 Outline the session structure 
 Expose how the foundation skill relates to the task 
 Name the key purpose or skill 
 Explain why the skill will be relevant 
 Explain what the skill links to 
 Use the ACSF/CSfW language. 
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Covered in
multiple
webinars

Part 1 – teaching tips
 Common skills
 Specific workplace skills
Part 2 –
use technology to build numeracy skills
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How can we build numeracy skills?
we’ll cover…

Challenges
 Words can be difficult to
 Words can be misinterpreted,
misunderstood, confusing
Solutions
 Teach the language of maths and
numeracy
 Encourage speaking and reading
about maths and numeracy
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How can we improve our use of numeric language?
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Khan Academy
To find the percentage of a number eg 25% of 36, multiply the
number (36) by 25, and then divide by 100
How could you improve these instructions?
Consider this…

Develop:
 Estimation skills
 ‘In the head’ techniques
What is a
reasonable
answer?
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Check and develop knowledge and
understanding of mathematics
 Place value
 + - x ÷
 Algebra
 Working with 10s, 100s, 1000s
 Link between percentage
and fractions
 Ratios, statistics
 Metric system
 Geometry
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 Read the question
 How confident are you that you can do this problem?
 Tell me what the question is asking you to do
 Tell me a method to use to find the answer
 Tell me how you worked out the answer
 Explain what you are doing as you do it
 Why did you do it that way?
 Does this approach make sense?
 Are there other ways to work this out?
 What did you discover when you tried?
 How confident do you feel about the answer?
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 Excavate!
What’s going on?
 Build numeracy
communication
Ask questions
http://workbase.org.nz/media/15713/assistinglearnerssolvewrittennu
meracyproblems.pdf accessed 5/10/15
https://teal.ed.gov/sites/default/files/Teal_Math_Works_Guide_508.
pdf accessed 5/10/15
Questions and instructions to build numeracy communication

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Specific skills for specific contexts

Workplace focused Numeracy resources
 Numeracy in Focus
 Numeracy in Practice
Example: Calculating quantities
 Numeracy by Measure
 Numeracy: A Professional Development Resource forWELL Practitioners
Many specific workplace context measurement resources
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Use technology to build numeracy skills
Numbers (14.01)Toolbox and Learning Objects (FlexibleToolboxes) 24

Use technology to build numeracy skills
 KhanAcademy
 Google:
– Online calendar
– Google spreadsheet
– Google maps
 Mind mapping
– Bubbl.us
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 Online calculators and
converters
– ATO tax tables
– Time converter
– Currency converter
– Insurance quoting
 Wearable technologies
(Fit bit)

Webinar 6 agenda
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What
Why
How2:30 – 3:45pm AEDT

 Consider and identify what is involved in the FS numeracy
 Explain why it’s necessary to ‘tune-in’ to the FS numeracy
 Identify at least one strategy you can feasibly use in your own
training to build and support numeracy skill development.
Webinar 6 objectives
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Did you meet your personal target?
Reflection
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What will you take from here?

More info
 Contact us
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vanguardvisions.com.au
llnandvetmeetingplace.wordpress.com
Chemène Ann
Allison

Some interesting sites
 Roy Morgan research
 Worldometer statistics about the world we live in – watch the numbers
change
 Scale of the universe explore the size of macro and licro ‘things’ in our
world/universe
 Online room sketcher
 Speed time and distance calculator
 ASIC Money Smart
 Woolworths
 CIA World Fact Book
Resources
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 VALBEC Strength with numbers
 DavidTout book: Having Fun with Maths
 BBC Skillswise
 Precision Consultancy – examples of Numeracy texts and Numeracy
activities across ACSF levels
 QCALTutorTips – mixed FS targeted strategies
 (NZ) National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Teaching
Adults to Make sense of numbers to solve problems
 Teaching Adults to reason statistically
 Khan Academy
 What works for LLN videos
 LLN andVET Meeting Place
 MSA FloorTechniques
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Resources

Resources
 If you aren’t sure what foundations skills underpin the workplace
training your learners are preparing for…
Check out Foundation skills within workplace roles
N.B. The NZ Workbase descriptions of each foundation skill are very detailed
 If you are looking for foundation skills delivery practice examples
(Australian context)…
Check out Why/how to integrate foundation skills into VET
e.g. the four NFSS delivery practice examples - delivery model videos
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Webinar series:TeachingTips to build your learners’ foundation
skills by LLN andVET Meeting Place andVanguardVisions is licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://llnandvetmeetingplace.wordpress.com.
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