Issues,+Challenges+and+Teaching+Recommendations

Issues, Challenges and Corrective Lesson Plans for Foundation to Year 8 Mathematics As Learning Managers we need to "determine the form of knowledge that may be used as a foundation for building the intended concept or process. Ascertain whether such as basis is present for each learner. Ensure that each step in the proposed construction is accessible to each individual" (Booker, 2004, p. 12).
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Through group collaboration and professional communication, the following organiser was created to determine the possible difficulties related to the Number and Place Value strand. Together activities were constructed to help build the bridge in the gap of learning for students, inclusive of cross curricular links and connections.

Siemens et. al (2011) state that children often rely on “observable materials and sequence counting (counting by ones) to a more refined capacity to deal with some numbers as mental objects”.

“Many of the students we talk to in classrooms cannot show us what part of a patterns repeats. We believe this is because many teachers in the early years tend to focus on rhythmic chants with more and more complex repeating patterns, rather than the structure of the pattern itself” (Siemens et. al. 2011).



**Voice recording of myself for week 4 of E - learning**.
Transcript: Hello my name is Benjamin. I am currently studying teaching at CQU on the Mackay Campus. This is my third year out of a four year course. I aim to be a primary school teacher of any grade except year one.

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**Learning Engagement Activities (Interactive PowerPoint) - Week 5**
Interactive PowerPoint: [[file:The effect music has on people [[t.pptx]]

Storyboard of the Interactive PowerPoint:

Learning Engagement Activities (Prezi) - Week 5
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