Teachers Community of Learning Bangalore South Block 3 Maths Workshop 3 2018 19
Objectives of the workshop
- Reinforcing the idea of a community of learning - for sharing, asking and learning
- To strengthen, build capabilities in the use of digital tools and processes
- To build capabilities for creating Geogebra sketches for different topics using multiple features of Geogebra
- Understanding different teaching approaches through reading sharing
- Uploading and accessing resources from the web and building a Personal Digital Library including the Geogebra Tube repository
- To understand use of spread sheet for data analysis
- Creating bilingual resources using text editors and getting used to using math formula writer for creating problems and question papers
Agenda for the workshop
December 6-7, 2018
Time | Session Name | Session Details | Resources / Methodology of session | Expected outcomes |
Day 1 | ||||
9.30 – 10.00 | Welcome and sharing expectations | Sharing expectations for this workshop
Sharing and discussing the agenda of the workshop |
Participant handout folder with agenda and workshop circular copy
Presentation by ITfC |
Strengthening the community of learning and its responsibilty for continued learning and sharing |
10.00 - 12.30 (with a tea break in between) | ICT for creating | Review of Geogebra sketches shared on resource topics by ITfC and re-creating the sketches and planning lessons
Details of Geogebra 1.Revise previous session 2.Additional Tools - Reflect about a line, Reflect about a point, Rotate about a point 3. Creating check boxes (Teachers can re-create the files that have already been shared with them on triangles, congruence or axioms and postulates) |
Group work - participants develop lessons based on the Geogebra sketches
Individual hands-on work to develop the Geogebra files shared KOER page: Learn Geogebra Group work, demo and hands-on" |
Participants will be able to make independent sketches using Geogebra
Participants introduced to transacting with Geogebra |
12.30 - 1.15 | Lunch | |||
1.15 - 4.30 | ICT in teaching learning (contd) | Using spreadsheets for data analysis | Working with spreadsheets to handle and manage data, analysis and representation
KOER page - Learn Spreadsheets Demo and hands-on |
Participants are able to work with spreadsheets to create resources for the classroom as well as for data analysis |
Homework | 1.Reading
2.Preparation of key concepts for a topic chosen for resource creation |
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Day 2 | ||||
9.30 - 12.00 (with a tea break in between) | ICT in teaching learning
ICT for connecting and learning ICT for creating and learning |
Creating lessons on chosen topics using Geogebra
(Teachers can re-create the files that have already been shared with them on triangles, congruence or axioms and postulates) Accessing resources from the web |
1. Creating a PDL for their chosen topic
2. Using Geogebra for creating resources for classroom use |
1. Teachers work to identify the key mathematical concepts
2. Using internet based resources for teaching learning 3. Using Geogebra for creating resources for the chosen topic 4. Combining hands-on activities with digital activities for demonstrating a lesson 5. Participants revise basic digital literacy ideas - like internet access, folder creation, downloading etc |
12.00 - 1.00 | Group discussion (can also continue over lunch) | Small group discussion on the article Unfamiliar Scale | 1. Teachers work in small groups to discuss their impressions
2. Joint plenary sharing |
1. Developing a library of readings for teacher use
2. Accessing and understanding teacher practices in other contexts |
1.00 - 1.30 | Lunch | |||
1.30 - 3.00 | ICT for creating | Creating local language text resource - Using text editor and Formula Writer to create question papers – bilingual | Learn LibreOffice Writer | Participants get competent in creating text resources and also the use of Formula typing |
3.00 - 4.00 | Way forward | Planning for the next steps in the COL | 1. Agenda items for the nextt workshop
2. Ideas on how to make the community collaborate on a continuous basis |
Participants take ownership of the learning process in a joint manner |
4.00 - 4.30 | Feedback and closing | Feedback form
Mathematics program page |
Workshop resources
Mathematics resources
- NCERT Maths text books (offline copies available)
- NCF 2005 Position Paper on Mathematics Teaching
- Adding it up - Strands of Mathematical Proficiency
- Geogebra files for relevant topics
- Geogebra hands-on activities checklist for workshop.pdf
- List of useful Mathematics websites
- Spreadsheet for data analyses
- Previous workshop pages
Digital literacy resources
- Basic Digital Literacy
- Buy your own laptop
- Learn Ubuntu
- Learn Firefox
- Learn Text Editing
- Introduction to internet and web
- What are professional learning communities
- Building a personal digital library
- Learn Gmail
- Learn Geogebra
- Using technology for teacher professional development
- Kannada typing with kgp (Nudi) input method
Way forward
- Date of next workshop - last week of January
- Topics for next workshop - Statistics, Algebra in Geogebra, Graphs, Triangle congruence, Construction (Similar triangles and circle tangents, Triangle, Spread sheets
- Ahobala Rao C B sir, Vimala madam- week of 10 Dec ; Chandrashekaramurthy H P sir, Sivasankari madam, Sridhar B S sir -week of 17 Dec; Manjegowda K P sir,Sushma madam – week of 24 Dec; Manjula shirali madam, Kumari Anitha S madam – week of 31 Dec.
Workshop feedback form
Please click this link to fill feedback on the workshop and suggestions on taking it forward.