http://brow0567.edublogs.org Curriculum Studies in Maths, SOSE & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:27:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Critical Numeracy is the ability to make discerning decisions about everyday issues which involve mathematical concepts" Professor Jane Watson. Critical numeracy gives students the opportunity to make sense of mathematical concepts and to use mathematical skills and knowledge to make informed decisions. It encourages students to ask questions about the ... http://brow0567.edublogs.org/2009/03/18/critical-numeracy/ AC_Voki_Embed(200,267,"55ee00ec87d028ad7fee1f73629ef45d",1201795, 1, "", 0);Get a Voki now! http://brow0567.edublogs.org/2009/03/03/kids-understanding/ Engaging in critical literacy allows students to look at written, visual & spoken texts and question the attitudes, values and beliefs that lie beneath the surface. Readers are encouraged to actively analyse texts; considering the purpose for the text and the author's motives and constructing alternative perspectives. This enables ... http://brow0567.edublogs.org/2009/03/03/critical-literacy/ Researchers concur that learning is situated. We can't separate what we teach from where and how we teach. The learning environment that we (as teachers) create within our classrooms is pivotal in sustaining engagement. The discerned use of ICT in the classroom will no doubt capture the interest of students, thus ... http://brow0567.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/ict-in-the-classroom/