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GCSE RE-SITS: DEVELOP YOUR PRACTICE (LEVEL 5 MODULE) MATHS Session 2 – ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING LEARNERS IN GCSE MATHS Julia Smith JUNE/JULY 2020

WELCOME

THREE OF A KIND The picture shows three regular hexagons. What is the same and what is different about them? What can you say about the lengths, angles, sizes, areas, symmetry? Anything else? 3 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

LOW THRESHOLD/HIGH CEILING TASKS Activities where everyone can begin & work on at their own level, but have lots of possibilities to do much more challenging mathematics Usually open problems, and allow a variety of approaches (rather than following a set method) Allow learners to show what they can do, not what they can’t. 4 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

LEARNING OUTCOMES Self-evaluate your Identify how personal maths flipped learning skills & identify might be used areas for within GCSE improvement? maths? Can you … Analyse factors Develop that promote contextualised mathematical maths activities? resilience in learners? Understand the benefits & limitations of contextualising GCSE maths activities EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Slide 5

FLIPPED LEARNING

FLIPPED LEARNING Consider these questions:- What potential advantages does a flipped classroom provide to GCSE maths teachers & learners? What are the potential problems? How might a flipped classroom work in your GCSE maths programmes? 7 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

WHY DO LEARNERS DISENGAGE FROM MATHS? Research suggests three key factors: Previous negative experiences at school Lack of perceived relevance to Low learner self- employment & real- confidence life contexts ETF (2014) Effective Practices in Post-16 Vocational Maths EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Slide 8

DEVELOPING RESILIENT LEARNERS What does it mean to be ‘resilient’? What do resilient learners look like? 9 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

02 MATHEMATICAL RESILIENCE

MATHEMATICAL RESILIENCE Having a Growth mindset Awareness of support Belief that maths is a from wider community: valuable subject & peers, other adults, ICT, worth studying Internet, etc Understanding how to work at mathematics EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Slide 11

HOW MUCH DO YOU…? Listen to learners Stress high expectations & ability to succeed : Believe in learners’ innate capacities Provide challenge with support Structure learning for growth & risk Use learner-centred teaching strategies Give learners real power & responsibility by providing opportunities to: Express opinions Make choices Solve problems Provide frequent opportunities for dialogue & 2-way feedback 12 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

HOW DO YOU REACT WHEN LEARNERS GET STUCK? If you intervene too quickly , then learners have no chance to puzzle out a solution for themselves If you intervene too slowly , learners become frustrated, bored & disengaged 13 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

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KEY MESSAGES FOR THE SECTOR Read through the list of key messages from Robey & Jones’ research into engaging learners in GCSE English & maths – Which messages are easiest to implement? – Which are hardest? Full report available from: http://shop.niace.org.uk/engaging-learners-gcse- maths-english.html 15 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

03 CONTEXTUALISING AND EMBEDDING

CONTEXTUALISING AND EMBEDDING • Learning maths in contexts that relate to vocational studies, everyday life or work experience can help learners - – To feel maths is less threatening; – To make maths more meaningful to them; – To develop a more positive attitude towards maths; – To develop a deeper and more sustained understanding of maths concepts 17 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

MEI CONTEXTUALISATION TOOLKIT • Examine the context grid for your chosen context • Agree a GCSE topic for contextualisation • Develop or adapt a contextualised activity or resource for your agreed topic 18 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

DEVELOPING A CONTEXTUALISED ACTIVITY Choose one of the following contexts: • Construction and the built environment. • Health, social care and childcare. • Business, administration and entrepreneurship. • General life and personal interests. 19 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

DEVELOPING A CONTEXTUALISED ACTIVITY • Examine the context grid for your chosen context • Agree a GCSE topic for contextualisation • Develop or adapt a contextualised activity or resource for your agreed topic 20 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

04 SELF-ASSESSMENT OF MATHS SKILLS

SELF-ASSESSING AND DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL SKILLS Free online self-assessment tools & learning materials: https://www.foundationonline.org.uk/course/index. php?categoryid=13 What other tools could you use to self-assess & develop your personal GCSE maths skills? 22 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

Review of the day

FINAL THOUGHTS • Reflect on what you have learned from this session. • What do you think are the key factors in motivating & engaging learners? • How will you apply this in your teaching & learning? 24 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

LEARNING OUTCOMES Self-evaluate your Identify how personal maths flipped learning skills & identify might be used areas for within GCSE improvement? maths? Now can you … Analyse factors Develop that promote contextualised mathematical maths activities? resilience in learners? Understand the benefits & limitations of contextualising GCSE maths activities EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Slide 25

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES • Start to use the ETF Self-Evaluation Tool & begin to create a plan for your personal skills development. • Check out the ETF Improving the teaching of maths & English online course & identify sections to work through to develop or consolidate your skills https://www.foundationonline.org.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=13 26 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES • Johnston-Wilder, S.; Lee, C.; Garton, L.; Goodall, S. and Brindley, J. (2013) ‘Developing coaches for mathematical resilience’ in ICERI 2013: 6th International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation , 18-20 November 2013, Seville, Spain. [available at https://www.academia.edu/4835024/Developing_Coaches_for_M athematical_Resilience_-_ICERI_paper]. • Mathematical Resilience website: http://www.mathematicalresilience.org • The Flipped Classroom website: http://kokuamai.com/test/flipped/ 27 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

FURTHER READING (FOR THOSE PURSUING ACCREDITATION) • Casey, H., Cara, O., Eldred, J., Grief, S., Hodge., Ivanic, R., Jupp, T., Lopez, D. & McNeil, B. (2006) “You wouldn't expect a maths teacher to teach plastering…”: Embedding literacy, language and numeracy in post-16 vocational programmes – the impact on learning and achievement . London: NRDC. [available at http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/22311/1/doc_3188.pdf] • Johnston-Wilder, S.; Brindley, J. and Dent, P. (2014) A survey of Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematical Resilience among existing apprentices . London: The Gatsby Charitable Foundation. [available at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/cll/courses/professionaldevelopment/wmcett/resources/math s_teaching_resources/mesh/gatsby_final_report_2.pdf]. • Robey, C. and Jones, E. (2015) Engaging Learners in GCSE English and maths , Leicester: NIACE. [available at http://shop.niace.org.uk/engaging-learners-gcse-maths-english.html]. • The Research Base (2014) Effective Practices in Post-16 Vocational Maths: Final Report . London: The Education and Training Foundation. [available at http://www.et- foundation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Effective-Practices-in-Post-16-Vocational- Maths-v4-0.pdf]. 28 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SESSION • Watch the Dan Meyer TED talk – “Math Curriculum Needs a Makeover” http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_cu rriculum_makeover • What relevance does this have to teaching GCSE maths re-sits? • Are there any lessons for your own practice? 29 Delivered by ccConsultancy for the Education and Training Foundation

Julia Smith TESSMATHS1@GMAIL.COM ETFOUNDATION.CO.UK THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS?