EDU20002:Mathematics in Practice Assessment

This assignment task requires you to create a teaching resource that is focused on facilitating learning in one of the following focus areas:

• Statistics and Probability (e.g. data representation and interpretation).
• Measurement and Geometry (e.g. shape or location and transformation).

This assignment is split into three parts:

Part 1: Resource

A learning resource is something that you can take into the classroom or early childhood setting and use as a tool for teaching that particular mathematical concept. Your resource should:

• be handmade and classroom-ready be made from recycled materials.
• be suitable for a play-based pedagogical approach to mathematics.

Part 2: ICT-based introduction (500 words)

Part 2 of your assignment needs to include an ICT- based introduction explaining to the children how to use the resource. Think about how you would Introduce a new resource into the teaching and learning environment. You can be creative in how you choose to present your introduction.

Your introduction might be in the form of a YouTube video, a Prezi, or a book that you have created using PowerPoint.

The ICT-based introduction should:

• be directly related to the resource
• highlight the mathematics that the resource will focus on
• explain how the resource can be used to explore the mathematics.

The ICT-based introduction is for the children, so remember that it should be child-friendly.

Part 3: Written piece (1000 words)

Part 3 should be a 1000-word written justification that explains:

• why your resource is effective in teaching vour chosen area (linked to research.Part 3: Written piece (1000 words) why your resource is effective in teaching your chosen area (linked to research, curriculum and course materials) and how it is suitable for a play-based pedagogical approach
• how the ICT-based introduction will scaffold engagement with the resource and enhance the mathematical potential of the resource
• how you will assess children's learning.