Focus in this presentation on Mathematics eBookboxes. eBookboxes under development in LOTE, English and Science – all level 5 and first will be available in term 3. Details have and will be provided in bulletins and circulars. Some small differences but same look and feel - same conceptual and design approach. Also VCE eBookboxes – VCE Biology the first - is up in the VCE eBookbox design space.
VELs Level 5 complete set available shortly VELS level 4 and 6 eBookboxes in development – six eBookboxes planned for term 3 Elaborated eBookboxes are sequenced, with detailed teacher notes and contain non-digital as well as digital resources. Only two elaborated eBookboxes developed to date – Computation and Equivalence. Standard eBookboxes contain a wider range of digital resources but they are not sequenced, have only brief teacher notes. Teachers need to select, sequence and supplement them with non-digital resources.
Video tour of a standard eBookbox in Design Space.
Each box is organised around key concepts in maths. The map shows the connectedness of the eBookboxes through vertical and horizontal linkages. Informed by research based developmental maps.
eBookboxes bring together and integrate key support material for teachers such as e5, the Mathematics Developmental Continuum P-10, SNMY project, Assessment for Common Misunderstandings and many others which can be found on the DEECD website.
Diagnostic tasks provide information about where students are at within a particular area. Using this and student data from within the Ultranet teachers can plan to support students - teachers can assign different learning tasks to different students from one or more eBookboxes
Integrating online maths journals in each eBookbox for student reflection. Teacher notes provide advice on collaborative learning, discussion and reflection for many learning activities. Ultranet tools make it possible for students to collaborate on their learning in an online environment such as setting up a class blog or wiki in Collaborative Learning Space- this hasn’t been available before. Here is an example of a Blog set up in Collaborative Learning Space from Mt Eliza Secondary College.
DEECD has purchased Young Digital Planet (YDP) content, Wolfram Mathematica, Mathletics resources – integrated into eBookboxes.
Teachers may be using/adapting elaborated eBookboxes They may be using standard eBookboxes They may be doing a mix of the above They may be supplementing eBookboxes with existing curriculum or vice versa……
Only two maths boxes elaborated. Aim to provide wider range of elaborated boxes. Premissed on teachers being best placed to do this task. All Regional Directors have received information regarding this process.
Each table should discuss and list all the positive, negative and interesting elements (or implications) that relate to supporting schools to use/elaborate the Maths eBookboxes Each group selects one item from each column to share with the rest of the group
![[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)