Here’s some beautiful photos of tamariki in Room 2 at Strathmore School聽taking part in CensusAtSchool 2015:
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Thanks to聽Whaea Rachel Rawiri for sending these in!
Singer and The X-Factor New Zealand judge Stan Walker is Kiwi kids鈥� favourite local celebrity by far, according to the first insights to emerge from聽, the only national survey of what schoolchildren are thinking, feeling and doing.
Walker, 24, who shot to fame after winning Australian Idol in 2009, was way ahead of any other local celebrities after day three of CensusAtSchool/TataurangaKiTeKura, a long-running, online educational project that brings statistics to life in the classroom. Supervised by teachers, students aged between 9 and 18 (Year 5 to Year 13) answer 35 questions in English or te reo M膩ori about their lives, then analyse the results in class.
CensusAtSchool/TataurangaKiTeKura was launched on Monday morning, and by 5pm on Wednesday, more than 2,500聽students had taken part.
Among the questions they answered was 鈥淲ho is your favourite New Zealand celebrity?鈥�, and they could name anyone. Many said they didn鈥檛 have a particular favourite, but among those who did, Walker, of T奴hoe and Ng膩ti T奴wharetoa, picked up 25% of the votes. Second was Auckland singer Lorde, 18, whose 2013 debut single, Royals, was an international hit. She got 21% of the vote.
CensusAtSchool/TataurangaKiTeKura co-director Rachel Cunliffe, an online communications and youth culture specialist, says that Stan Walker鈥檚 talent, coupled with his sincerity and positive nature, makes him very appealing to children and young people. 鈥淪tan Walker rose above a really rough childhood, and that鈥檚 inspirational. He鈥檚 also a role model 鈥� he was campaigning against bullying long before it became a huge issue on The X Factor New Zealand this week.鈥�
Rachel Cunliffe says that Lorde鈥檚 appeal lies not only in her music, but in her refusal to be anything other than herself.聽 鈥淪he鈥檚 a positive, strong, empowering personality.鈥�
More than 1,700 teachers from 834 schools all over New Zealand have registered for CensusAtSchool, which started on Monday, March 16 and runs until May 29. (Click聽here聽to see which of your local schools are taking part).
CensusAtSchool, now in its seventh edition, is a collaborative project involving teachers and the University of Auckland鈥檚 Department of Statistics, with support from Statistics New Zealand and the Ministry of Education. It is part of an international effort to boost statistical capability among young people, and is carried out in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, Japan and South Africa. The countries share some questions so comparisons can be made, but the majority reflect New Zealand students鈥� interests.
Watch this video featuring Sue Hodge from Elm Park school in Pakuranga and Julie Middleton from the CensusAtSchool team on聽Te K膩ea, M膩ori Television’s news show, on March 17.
The Ministry of Education and Statistics NZ are encouraging teachers to sign up to CensusAtSchool, an online statistics project that turns students into 鈥渄ata detectives鈥�.
Students aged 9 to 18 (Year 5 to Year 13) use a variety of digital devices to answer 35 online questions in English or te reo M膩ori about their lives and opinions.
Students answer questions such as: Where did you eat your dinner last night? Is bullying among students a problem at your school? 魅影直播 how many txt messages did you send yesterday? Which two teams will contest the Rugby World Cup final? They are also asked to carry out activities such as weighing their schoolbag.
Ministry of Education Deputy Secretary for Student Achievement Dr Graham Stoop says more than 1600 teachers from over 800 schools are taking part in CensusAtSchool in their maths and statistics classes from March 16 until May 29. The data will then be released for classroom analysis.
鈥淪tudents love becoming 鈥榙ata detectives鈥�. This is a fun and engaging way for them to learn about the relevance of statistics to everyday life. CensusAtSchool is linked to the national statistics curriculum, so we encourage teachers in primary and secondary schools to take part,鈥� says Dr Stoop.
The project is run every two years by the University of Auckland鈥檚 Department of Statistics, with support from Statistics NZ and the Ministry of Education.
Statistics NZ鈥檚 education manager Andrew Tideswell says statistical literacy is essential in a data-driven world. 鈥淪tudents with strong statistical skills are not only in demand in the workplace, they鈥檙e in a position to make informed decisions about the data around them every day.鈥�
New Zealand schoolchildren will share their thoughts on bullying in a nationwide survey that launches this聽week.
CensusAtSchool/TataraungaKiTeKura is a long-running, online educational project that brings statistics to life in the classroom. Supervised by teachers, students aged between 9 and 18 (Year 5 to Year 13) answer 35 questions in English or te reo M膩ori about their lives, then analyse the results in class.
Already, more than 1618 teachers from 808 schools all over New Zealand have registered for CensusAtSchool, which runs from March 16 to May 29. (Click here to see which of your local schools are taking part).
For the first time, children will be asked for their opinions on bullying. CensusAtSchool co-director Rachel Cunliffe says the questions were developed in response to calls for greater discussion of the issue, which has been in New Zealand.
鈥淏ullying of any type 鈥� whether its verbal bullying or cyber-bullying 鈥� can have a huge and negative impact on children鈥檚 learning,鈥� she says. 鈥淎nd as statistics is about recording what happens in real life, we have an opportunity to hear what children really think about the problem and, hopefully, encourage greater discussion of bullying.鈥�
The bullying questions are as follows: Is bullying among students a problem at your school? When did you first personally experience or become aware of bullying behaviour? Who do you think are cyberbullies? How old do you think cyberbullies are?
Other questions in the survey this year ask students to undertake practical activities such as weighing their schoolbag, and paint a picture of their lifestyle through questions such as: Where did you eat your dinner last night? 魅影直播 how many txt messages did you send yesterday?
CensusAtSchool, now in its seventh edition, is a collaborative project involving teachers and the University of Auckland鈥檚 Department of Statistics, with support from StatisticsNZ and the Ministry of Education. It is part of an international effort to boost statistical capability among young people, and is carried out in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, Japan and South Africa. The countries share some questions so comparisons can be made, but the majority reflect New Zealand students鈥� interests.
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Contact CensusAtSchool co-director Rachel Cunliffe at censusatschoolnz@gmail.com or phone 027 3833 746. For more information on 魅影直播 2015, visit . To find out which of your local schools are participating, .聽 To see the questions, click here.
魅影直播 CensusAtSchool co-director Rachel Cunliffe
Rachel holds a BSc (Hons) in Statistics from the University of Auckland and co-directs CAS with of the Department of Statistics at The University of Auckland. Rachel owns web company and speaks about online communications and youth culture. To download a free high-resolution picture of Rachel, click .
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As many of you will know, the CAS/TataurangaKiTeKura questionnaire is available in te reo M膩ori so children in bilingual and immersion units can make the most of it.
What you may not know is that we are working on adapting and translating our existing English-language resources for the reo-M膩ori classroom to ensure that we are as relevant as possible to as many classrooms as possible. We have already completed several and you will find them if you use “te reo M膩ori” as a search phrase.
We have also produced a bilingual leaflet – in English on one side and M膩ori on the other – about the benefits of CAS, and it will be given out at meetings of kaiako p膩ngarau (maths teachers) at various hui over the next few months. The leaflet is here聽–聽feel free to make use of it. T膿n膩 rawa atu koutou!
Is there a teacher whose resources you have used or have helped you clarify your teaching that you would like to Nominate?
Nominations forms for this award are in the 23rd聽February Education Gazette and on the NZAMT website: 听补苍诲
Nominations close 2nd April.聽The awards聽will be presented at the NZAMT15 conference held in Auckland in July.
3 things to do right now (will only take a few minutes):
- Register yourself
Even if you have registered before, you must re-register for the 2015聽census - Preview the questions: English听/听Te Reo
- Get the teachers pack
The teachers pack is very important this year as there are new questions about bullying.聽Students need to be given accurate information and support聽to answer these.
Sharleen Forbe’s history paper ‘‘ has just been published in the Journal of Statistics Education.聽
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Some information regarding聽the next few weeks.
The Statistical Education day at the NZ Statistical Association conference on Wednesday 26 November: cutoff for registrations on Thurdsay 20 November
The conference organisers invite teachers to attend this day. Details are on the . At upper left, see 7th green button.
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Thursday 27th Maths and Stats teachers day investigating the link between聽schools and university through level 3 standards.聽 A link to that website is聽here聽Thursday 11th December.聽 The Royal Society presents “The Art of Mathematics” with Prof Marcus Du Sautoy.聽 See below for details.
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Derek
Mathematics National Co-ordinator/Central South Facilitator (Secondary).
Education Support Services
University of Otago College of Education
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