Ms. Madiha BatoolThe City SchoolJunior Boys PECHSMathematics, Grade 6

To adopt and implement 21st century Teaching and Learning approaches in order to enhance student productivity and skills.

Involving and encouraging student participation and practicing student-centered learning instead of teacher-centered learning.

Develop alternatives to enhance pupils problem solving skills.

Maximizing the use of technology, to support development of lessons.

Developing concepts and different methods to apply in mathematics in daily life.

Subject: Mathematics

Grade: VI

Topics: Fractions Percentages Ratio Rate and Speed Area and Perimeter Volume and Surface Area Geometrical Concepts Fundamental Algebra

Adopt student-centered approach to ensure student participation

Encourage productive group discussions and idea sharing on topics that will promote higher-order thinking.

Confidence building and concepts enrichment.

Enhance overall problem solving skills.

Ask questions that encourage critical thinking.

CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS Approval from the Head and

Principal after a detailed discussion

Conduct a meeting with the parents informing them about the benefits of the new approach through newsletter.

Integrating the curriculum with the ICT curriculum.

Forming a liaison with other Mathematics teachers to exchange resources and acquire feedback

Permission from the Principal.

Parents may not approve of the new methods

Availability of Computer Lab

Availability of subject specialists/ coordinator for feedback .

W EEK OF ENTHUSIASM Pakistan K angaroo Contest This week

The Contest "Math Kangaroo" originated in France in 1991 and quickly became very popular among students all over Europe. Several years later the association "International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest" was founded and it now organizes the event world wide. The contest's main purpose is to promote mathematical thinking and stimulate an interest in math by providing students with an opportunity to compare their abilities against the abilities of other students from different countries around the world. In the past several years the geography of the participating countries has been extended outside Europe to USA, Paraguay, Mexico, Canada, etc. In 2006 almost 4,000,000 students from 41 countries played the game world-wide. The world "Kangaroo" center, which coordinates the competition in the various countries, was founded in 1994 in Paris. In Pakistan, the competition was first organized in 2005 by the Pakistan kangaroo Commission.

Kangaroo Contest is a source of intellectual encouragement for all and a challenge for the genius. We make an effort to give Pakistani children confidence in their ability for comprehending mathematics. Help them to understand how mathematics applies in nature's laws and humans activities. Develop their ability to derive pleasure and satisfaction through intellectual life. Show that mathematical education is significant in any part of the world.

General Information

Registration includes Rs.500.00 fee per student to cover the costs of organizing the contest.

We encourage participation of maximum students from public & private schools. For a participating School it is unlawful to refuse participation to any student who is willing to pay.

All schools and colleges in Pakistan are welcome to host Math Kangaroo contest by registering their students in the contest.

The competition questions are selected by International Committee that is composed by Math Kangaroo representatives from all participating countries who meet at an annual conference each fall, every time in a different country. Students solve the same problems worldwide.

Students participate at their grade level or at a higher level.

The competition has a form of a multiple choice test.

All participating students receive a certificate.

R eport

Students practiced well and they enjoyed the challenging questions.

Contest ends soundly and effectively. Contest was very challenging but still

students worked hard to meet the challenge. Willing to have same types of quizzes a

head.

By Madiha Batool Friday, March 25, 2011

Remember We are a non- profit Organization

Create awareness

regarding the curriculum and

the newly adopted

techniques/approaches.

Successful adoption of 21st Century Learning

Approaches

Focus on developing critical thinking through

higher order questions .

Create multi intelligence groups/pairs and emphasizing collaboration

Focusing on using technology for research and

emphasize on the importance of reviewing and

sharing.

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Colleagues/teachers teaching the same subject

Academic Coordinators

Internet

Multimedia

21st Century Approaches will enable me to empower my students and promote critical thinking. They will learn to analyse the problem and formulate answers.