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Course Description

This course aims to empower teachers and their students to make connections between the mathematics that they learn in the classroom with those applied in the real-world.

This approach has been proven to motivate students to value the subject and increase their engagement and inquisitiveness. This objective is achieved by using real world data and scenarios to develop various mathematical concepts.



Audience

This PD is intended for teachers of Years 7-12 Mathematics courses.

Teaching Standards

2.6.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Use effective teaching strategies to integrate ICT into learning and teaching programs to make selected content relevant and meaningful



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Getting Started

    • Introduction

    • Aims and Objectives

    • Overview & Resources

    • Organising Your Google Drive

    • Reflection
  • 2

    Two-Way Table & Segmented Bar Chart

    • Aims and Objectives

    • Re-coding Variables

    • Constructing Two-Way Table

    • Constructing Segmented Bar Chart

    • Reflection
  • 3

    Bivariate Data Analyses 1

    • Aims and Objectives

    • Summary Statistics

    • Histogram

    • Correlation Matrix

    • Scatter plot

    • Residual Plot

    • Multiple linear regression

    • Centering about the mean

    • Reflection
  • 4

    Bivariate Data Analyses 2

    • Aims and Objectives

    • Examining confounding (Part A)

    • Examining confounding (Part B)

    • Binary explanatory variable

    • Reflection
  • 5

    Summary

    • Key Ideas

    • Planning for Implementation

    • Course Feedback

Presenter

Nazim Khan

Nazim Khan

Nazim teaches Mathematics and Engineering at Dickson College, Canberra, and ANU Extension Specialist Mathematics at the Australian National University. He has over 25 years’ experience as an educator at secondary schools and tertiary institutes in both Australia and Fiji. His qualifications include Master of Biostatistics, Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics, Bachelor of Education and Diploma in Education.

Nazim has a passion to lead innovation in teaching and learning, helping teachers prepare students for 21st century jobs and entrepreneurship. His teaching practice has a strong focus on enabling students to discover mathematical concepts through real-world scenarios, data modelling and analysis.

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