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Improving Mathematics in all grades is one of the key priorities of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). |
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The WCED has developed a comprehensive training course that will hopefully take the teaching of Mathematics to the next level. |
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This training aims to develop educators in the following areas of Mathematics teaching:
- question techniques to stimulate Mathematical thinking;
- strategies to help learners understand and interpret questions;
- strategies to set questions at different cognitive levels;
- setting quality tests and assessment tasks;
- how to moderate a test paper/formal assessment task;
- quality assuring learners' work; and
- how to use item and error analysis and provide the appropriate support.
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The course will certainly offer a hands-on experience in all the aspects mentioned. |
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To this end all subject advisers have been trained and the WCED is looking forward to training the next tier of line managers responsible for Mathematics at school level. |
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This communique gives notice of the following Mathematics training:
| Who should attend: |
Foundation and intermediate phase heads of department (HoDs) and/or subject heads responsible for Mathematics. |
| When: |
29 – 31 March and 01 April 2016 (Tuesday – Friday). |
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Will be district-based and confirmed closer to the time. |
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It should be noted that the training of all foundation and intermediate phase Mathematics educators will take place in July 2017. |
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It is important that the relevant HoDs and/or subject heads are registered in good time as this will guide the planning of the training. The Registration Form (Annexure A) must be submitted by Thursday, 04 February 2016 to the relevant GET Co-ordinator listed in the table below:
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Principals are kindly requested to bring the contents of this minute to the attention of the relevant staff members. |
SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT
DATE: 2016:01:12
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