IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING
TALKING MATHS and ICT — SUMMER 2004
Curriculum Perspectives
Numeracy is every teacher's business
Working out the height of a triffid can help increase children's understanding of both English and mathematics, writes Steve Thornton.
Best thing since sliced bread!
John Barrow delights in a noisy classroom, he rarely uses the whiteboard and cannot remember the last time he taught a whole class lesson.
Technology and teaching maths
Do you have to be good with technology to be a good math-ematics teacher? Ray Peck reflects.
Getting real with maths teaching
'When are we ever going to use this?' Paul White searches for answers to a question often asked of mathematics teachers.
Making maths more enjoyable
Carol Moule brings us up to date on how technology benefits both students and teachers of mathematics.
Catching them young
Doug Clarke and Barbara Clarke report on the Early Numeracy Research Project.
Games can help get reluctant learners into maths
Ann Downton discusses games that encourage every student to 'have a go'.
The calculator as ICT
The most accessible form of technology for mathematics students is also the most important, claims Barry Kissane.
Rethinking the computer lab model
Lea Chapuis reports on trials of virtual learning environments and learning objects in ACT schools.
Making technology a means, not an end
Jenine Watson is a firm believer in embedding learning technologies within classroom practice.
Portfolios go digital
Renée Hoareau discusses how online portfolios enable teachers and students to collect and access work across the curriculum.
Computers And Teaching
Razzle dazzle and the shock of the lame
Martin Stone explains how and why learning objects are related to but very different from electronic games.
Online learning with mathematics learning objects
Donna Gronn and Olivia Clarke report on classroom trials of learning objects.
Aliens, budgies and blended media in the maths classroom
Gillian Candler outlines two new mathematics resources from New Zealand.
Taking off with online learning
Donna Gibbs and Robyn Philip discuss how to capture the benefits of technology within a pedagogically-sound framework.
Improving the odds
A Powerhouse Museum online program is designed to teach more than mathematics, writes Helen Whitty.
Numeracy in a global world and vice versa
A transdisciplinary approach can expand students' horizons, reports Jan Kiernan.
Class Act Portals for the new 3Rs
Tom March sounds a rallying call for teachers to use technology to make education more rich, real and relevant.
New ways to apply learning
Lee Burton explains why a new TV series is proving to be a hit with teachers as well as with young people.
Looking to the future
Lisa Hayman discusses innovative ICT-based resources that help teachers equip students for their changing world.
TRIBUTE
A leader leaves
A tribute to retiring CEO, Bruce Wilson, by Curriculum Corporation board Chair, Martyn Forrest.
Editorial
The Emperor's new language
Editorial by Bruce Wilson.
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