VALBEC
Spring Forum
'Numeracy activities for all teachers'
Friday, 26 September, 2008
CAE, Level 4, Room B427, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
9.45 am
Arrival
10.00 am
Strategies
and resources for developing language for maths
learning
Noyona
Chanda, adult numeracy specialist from London
South Bank University.
Since 1988, Noyona has worked as an adult numeracy
specialist at LLU+ (formerly the Language & Literacy
Unit), London South Bank University. LLU+ is the
UK’s largest specialist professional development
training and consultancy organisation in the field
of adult literacy, numeracy, ESOL and other related
disciplines. In 2003, after many years of championing
the corner for adult numeracy, LLU+ was funded
to set up the Adult Numeracy Professional Development
Resource Centre – still the only one of its
kind in England. Noyona now heads up a team of
6 numeracy specialists who are engaged in the important
work of building capacity in the adult numeracy
professional workforce, and developing innovative
approaches to improving adults’ numeracy.
Noyona’s current projects include research into adult numeracy for the National Audit Office, numeracy co-ordination across a national quality improvement programme, capacity building within the offender learning sector and managing the revision of the adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL core curricula. Her articles can be found in a range of practitioner journals.
Noyona is a keynote speaker at the ACAL conference on the Gold Coast.
11.00 am
Morning tea. Book display of CAE resources for sale.
11.30- 12.10 p.m.
More fun with maths
Dave Tout
introduces more hands on and fun maths and numeracy
activities.
Dave Tout is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading numeracy personnel. Dave has been involved in writing the numeracy and mathematics components of the CGEA, VCAL and the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) (the new NRS). Dave was also heavily involved in the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) survey. Dave has recently taken up a position at ACER specialising in adult numeracy.
OR
Integrating numeracy and literacy
Dianne Parslow
introduces a variety of topics for integrating
numeracy with reading and writing.
Dianne Parslow has been working in the adult education field many years, teaching ESL, literacy, numeracy and computer skills. In recent years she has completed her MEd and been involved in curriculum writing (including CGEA numeracy), materials development, professional development and teacher training at TAFE and CAE. Dianne is acting Manager of the Access Department (ESL and Literary) at CAE and a committee member of VALBEC.
12.15 – 12.55 p.m.
SWARN an
adventure
Maria Santburn uses science (no lab required)
as a way for teachers to enhance and energise (batteries
not included) the delivery of core and numeracy
units at cert Intro-2 levels. Hands on activities
and numeracy tasks explored.
Maria Santburn has been working in the adult field for many years and is passionate about Maths and Science. She is involved in curriculum writing and materials development including the rewriting of the numeracy and science units in the CGEA and being a member of original writing teams of CSA and SCIWEB. Maria teaches at CAE and NMIT and has a background in primary and secondary education.
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Using newspapers for maths and numeracy
Dianne
Parslow
Newspapers are full of useful material for
maths and numeracy activities. This workshop
will introduce you to some of them.
1.00p.m.
Finish
Fee: There is no fee, preference will be given
to VALBEC members.
RSVP is essential by September 22 to info@valbec.org.au
Public transport (very close to Flinders Street Station)