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Background to my Project

For the MAV/University of Melbourne 2001 Professional Experience Award I undertook to develop a unit of work for Year 7 Algebra that incorporated Learning Centres and Technology Supported Learning, and make is available via the internet.

The feature of this unit was the incorporation of the whole class instruction then small group activities concluding with whole group reflections and teacher instruction.

How the funds were used:   To provide time for me to prepare the unit of work on Number Patterns and Rules and support funding for the website.

Focus Topic:  Number Patterns and Rules

Trial class:  Year 7 Mathematics at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.

Developing this unit of work:

This unit of work was developed from the following resources:

- Maths Quest Year 7 Textbook;
- Maths Quest Year 7 CD;
- Hands-on Manipulative Tasks adapted from the Curriculum Corporation Algebra Replacement Unit;
- 7 Plus Textbook Activity Sheets;
- DIME Algebra Material;
- "Finite Differences" by ?? - available through Objective Learning Materials;
- Worksheets developed by me.

I provide the following materials for download.  

I encourage you to read "Suggested timeline and strategies for the unit of work on Number Patterns and Rules".

number-patterns&rules-student-recording-sheet-round1.doc
number-patterns&rules-student-recording-sheet-round2.doc
number-patterns&rules-psm-the-steps.doc
cooperative-groups-the-rules.doc
number-patterns-worksheet-whole-class-lesson.doc
number-patterns&rules-worksheet-blank.doc
number-patterns&rules-excel-graphing-small-group-activity.doc
number-patterns&rules-excel-graphing-whole-class-lesson.doc
sample-of-number-patterns&rules-excel-graphing-whole-class-lesson.xls
number-patterns&rules-revision-for-test.doc
number-patterns&rules-test.doc

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Synopsis of my application for the MAV/University of Melbourne 2001 Professional Experience Award.

"Suggested timeline and strategies for the unit of work on Number Patterns and Rules".

"Instructional model"

Mathematical Association of Victoria

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This page was last updated on:  Friday, 16 July 2004
Authored by:  David Ritchie