> The RSS and RSS Centre for Statistical Education warmly invite you to attend a talk and drinks reception
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> Statistics in a transformed school mathematics curriculum: a New Zealand view
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> by
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> Mike Camden, Statistics New Zealand
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> on
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> Thursday 13 December 2007 (1800-1900 hrs) (followed by a drinks reception until 2030 hrs)
> at
> The Royal Statistical Society
> 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
> (Nearest underground stations: Barbican, Old Street and Moorgate - see http://www.rss.org.uk/pdf/Map%20to%20RSS.pdf)
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> November 2007 sees the release of the 'New Zealand Curriculum'.
> This new curriculum includes a 'learning area' called Mathematics and Statistics.
> This new name implies a paradigm shift for mathematics education in New Zealand.
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> Behind this new development sits six years of communication and collaboration between mathematics educators and statisticians. The task of supporting teachers as they begin to teach the new curriculum lies ahead.
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> Mike will outline both his and colleagues> '> vision for a transformed mathematics subject, and the confluence of ideas from mathematics and statistics educators which led to the development of a 'Mathematics and Statistics' learning area. The learning area has three 'strands': Number and Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, and Statistics. He will discuss how these three strands relate to each other and how the three 'threads' of Statistics: Statistical investigation, Statistical Literacy, and Probability, will be structured across years 1-13.
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> It is intended that the new curriculum will lead to 'statistical thinking' pervading the curriculum. We will hear more about what is meant by this. Also, how teachers will be supported, given that the Statistics strand includes some terms which will be new for the teaching community e.g. multivariate data, data cleaning, experimental design, and re-sampling. With the aim of showing that the new contents will make statistics more teacher- and student-friendly, Mike will seek out volunteers who will enact some classroom activities (including some quality testing of NZ chocolate) in these areas.
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> The 21st century is presenting students with challenging issues e.g. climate change. These call for thinking skills from both deterministic mathematics and stochastic mathematics, skills that are available to and necessary for school students. It is hoped that the new learning area of 'Mathematics and Statistics' will lead to a new synergy between these two sides of mathematics.
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> Our meeting will include plenty of time for Qs and As and open debate - we are hoping for some lively discussion around the potential for a similar approach to the UK curriculum> ...> ..
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> This is an open event and free to all participants. Please let us know that you are planning to attend the event including the post-talk drinks by contacting Debra at the RSS on Tel: 020 7614 3934 or E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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