Watch this video featuring Sue Hodge from Elm Park school in Pakuranga and Julie Middleton from the 91茄子 team on聽Te K膩ea, M膩ori Television’s news show, on March 17.
The Ministry of Education and Statistics NZ are encouraging teachers to sign up to 91茄子, an online statistics project that turns students into 鈥渄ata detectives鈥�.
Students aged 9 to 18 (Year 5 to Year 13) use a variety of digital devices to answer 35 online questions in English or te reo M膩ori about their lives and opinions.
Students answer questions such as: Where did you eat your dinner last night? Is bullying among students a problem at your school? About how many txt messages did you send yesterday? Which two teams will contest the Rugby World Cup final? They are also asked to carry out activities such as weighing their schoolbag.
Ministry of Education Deputy Secretary for Student Achievement Dr Graham Stoop says more than 1600 teachers from over 800 schools are taking part in 91茄子 in their maths and statistics classes from March 16 until May 29. The data will then be released for classroom analysis.
鈥淪tudents love becoming 鈥榙ata detectives鈥�. This is a fun and engaging way for them to learn about the relevance of statistics to everyday life. 91茄子 is linked to the national statistics curriculum, so we encourage teachers in primary and secondary schools to take part,鈥� says Dr Stoop.
The project is run every two years by the University of Auckland鈥檚 Department of Statistics, with support from Statistics NZ and the Ministry of Education.
Statistics NZ鈥檚 education manager Andrew Tideswell says statistical literacy is essential in a data-driven world. 鈥淪tudents with strong statistical skills are not only in demand in the workplace, they鈥檙e in a position to make informed decisions about the data around them every day.鈥�
New Zealand schoolchildren will share their thoughts on bullying in a nationwide survey that launches this聽week.
91茄子/TataraungaKiTeKura is a long-running, online educational project that brings statistics to life in the classroom. Supervised by teachers, students aged between 9 and 18 (Year 5 to Year 13) answer 35 questions in English or te reo M膩ori about their lives, then analyse the results in class.
Already, more than 1618 teachers from 808 schools all over New Zealand have registered for 91茄子, which runs from March 16 to May 29. (Click here to see which of your local schools are taking part).
For the first time, children will be asked for their opinions on bullying. 91茄子 co-director Rachel Cunliffe says the questions were developed in response to calls for greater discussion of the issue, which has been in New Zealand.
鈥淏ullying of any type 鈥� whether its verbal bullying or cyber-bullying 鈥� can have a huge and negative impact on children鈥檚 learning,鈥� she says. 鈥淎nd as statistics is about recording what happens in real life, we have an opportunity to hear what children really think about the problem and, hopefully, encourage greater discussion of bullying.鈥�
The bullying questions are as follows: Is bullying among students a problem at your school? When did you first personally experience or become aware of bullying behaviour? Who do you think are cyberbullies? How old do you think cyberbullies are?
Other questions in the survey this year ask students to undertake practical activities such as weighing their schoolbag, and paint a picture of their lifestyle through questions such as: Where did you eat your dinner last night? About how many txt messages did you send yesterday?
91茄子, now in its seventh edition, is a collaborative project involving teachers and the University of Auckland鈥檚 Department of Statistics, with support from StatisticsNZ and the Ministry of Education. It is part of an international effort to boost statistical capability among young people, and is carried out in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, Japan and South Africa. The countries share some questions so comparisons can be made, but the majority reflect New Zealand students鈥� interests.
Notes to media
91茄子 91茄子 co-director Rachel Cunliffe at censusatschoolnz@gmail.com or phone 027 3833 746. For more information on 91茄子 2015, visit . To find out which of your local schools are participating, .聽 To see the questions, click here.
About 91茄子 co-director Rachel Cunliffe
Rachel holds a BSc (Hons) in Statistics from the University of Auckland and co-directs CAS with of the Department of Statistics at The University of Auckland. Rachel owns web company and speaks about online communications and youth culture. To download a free high-resolution picture of Rachel, click .
Kia ora koutou,
As many of you will know, the CAS/TataurangaKiTeKura questionnaire is available in te reo M膩ori so children in bilingual and immersion units can make the most of it.
What you may not know is that we are working on adapting and translating our existing English-language resources for the reo-M膩ori classroom to ensure that we are as relevant as possible to as many classrooms as possible. We have already completed several and you will find them if you use “te reo M膩ori” as a search phrase.
We have also produced a bilingual leaflet – in English on one side and M膩ori on the other – about the benefits of CAS, and it will be given out at meetings of kaiako p膩ngarau (maths teachers) at various hui over the next few months. The leaflet is here聽–聽feel free to make use of it. T膿n膩 rawa atu koutou!
Is there a teacher whose resources you have used or have helped you clarify your teaching that you would like to Nominate?
Nominations forms for this award are in the 23rd聽February Education Gazette and on the NZAMT website: 听补苍诲
Nominations close 2nd April.聽The awards聽will be presented at the NZAMT15 conference held in Auckland in July.
3 things to do right now (will only take a few minutes):
- Register yourself
Even if you have registered before, you must re-register for the 2015聽census - Preview the questions: English听/听Te Reo
- Get the teachers pack
The teachers pack is very important this year as there are new questions about bullying.聽Students need to be given accurate information and support聽to answer these.
Sharleen Forbe’s history paper ‘‘ has just been published in the Journal of Statistics Education.聽
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Some information regarding聽the next few weeks.
The Statistical Education day at the NZ Statistical Association conference on Wednesday 26 November: cutoff for registrations on Thurdsay 20 November
The conference organisers invite teachers to attend this day. Details are on the . At upper left, see 7th green button.
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NZ data website –聽Wiki New Zealand聽
Gathering all our data in one place and making it visual
WMA
Thursday 27th Maths and Stats teachers day investigating the link between聽schools and university through level 3 standards.聽 A link to that website is聽here聽Thursday 11th December.聽 The Royal Society presents “The Art of Mathematics” with Prof Marcus Du Sautoy.聽 See below for details.
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Kia pai to r膩
Derek
Mathematics National Co-ordinator/Central South Facilitator (Secondary).
Education Support Services
University of Otago College of Education
PO Box 56 Dunedin 9054
Mau ki te ako-Te Tapuae o Rehua Consortium
M: 021 913 150
贰:听derek.smith@otago.ac.nz
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iNZight
If you have a little spare playtime have a look at the online version of iNZight under development at:
NZQA
The October 2014 newsletter has been published at:
Investing in Educational Success (IES)
There is an article in the 28th October Gazette on IES. The process for this component is, teachers put in a project concept first which must involve at least 3 teachers, then they put in their proposal. A panel will decide who gets approved.
IEB Programme
New inclusive education resources on-line: Teachers and Teachers Aides, Who does what? Supporting students who are blind, deaf/blind or have low vision.
Statistics Education day at NZSA+ORSNZ conference; Wedn 26 Nov
Plans for the Statistics Education day at the NZSA+ORSNZ conference, Wednesday 26 Nov, have progressed rapidly, are finalised nicely, and are on the conference website. Please see聽 and the green buttons at top left. The 7th one is ours: ‘Statistical Education Session’.
The conference organisers welcome registrations for the day. Teachers could arrive for the 9 am sessions (and choose which one聽they go to), the 11AM plenary, or the1PM Statistics Education presentations. We’ll be finished by 4.40 pm.
Full details are on the Statistics Education page:聽the themes, the titles and abstracts for the 10 presentations, and the聽process for registering with the $40 fee. The title and abstract for聽Alan Brookhart’s聽plenary are in the Programme page.
STUDYIT is now at full steam
for some Time Series data on the website use.
Study and exam advice
Helps you plan your study, set goals and study routines and, most importantly, to relax and not stress. You can also download your own weekly study planner.
Gives ideas on how to prepare for exams, and has tips for making the most of what you know.
Shows how to find revision materials for English, mathematics, and sciences.
Useful sites that have revision notes for most subjects.
Examples:
Kia pai to r膩
Derek
Mathematics National Co-ordinator/Central South Facilitator (Secondary).
Education Support Services
University of Otago College of Education
PO Box 56 Dunedin 9054
Mau ki te ako-Te Tapuae o Rehua Consortium
M: 021 913 150
Middle Leaders Website
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Mathematics resources
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It’s not to late to join Chris Wild’s 91茄子 to Insight: An Introduction to 91茄子 Analysis聽MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses)
The course will be available through the summer if your a late starter, ideal for learning Statistical techniques in your own time.
You will have access to quality resources to download for your Statistics classes next year. Also a great way to get started with iNZight.
Many teachers from around the country and around the world are already enjoying exploring data sets.
Hope to see you there!
91茄子 Team