Updates to nzmaths

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A list of recent updates will be retained on this page.

October 2016: Problem Solving section updated: all problems updated including new copymasters; templates for customising problems provided.

September 2016: Planning Sheets updated to include hyperlinks to online resources.

July 2016: Level 1 Rich Learning Activities are available. These activities can be accessed through the Teaching Material section of nzmaths.

April 2016: Teachers can upload a spreadsheet of students' names to quickly create e-ako accounts for all students in their class.

March 2016: Teachers can now create a class in e-ako maths, to allow them to track their students' progress. Teachers now also login to e-ako maths using their nzmaths account. 

March 2016: New look released for nzmaths. The content of the site is now grouped under three key collections - PLD material, teaching resources, and resources for students and whānau. 

February 2016: Level 2 Rich Learning Activities are available. These activities can be accessed through the Teaching Material section of nzmaths.

December 2015: Two new categories have been added to the Maths kete in the Families section.

September 2015: A 'cutting cubes' e-ako has been added to the problem solving pathway on e-ako maths. 

June 2015: Twelve Te Whārite me te Kīanga (Equations and Expressions) e-ako have been added to the Taurangi (Algebra) pathway in e-ako Pāngarau.

June 2015: A collection of FAQs for families has been developed and added to answer key questions parents may have about their child’s maths education.

June 2015: The collection of Rich Learning Activities now includes activities at level 3, level 4 and level 5. These activities can be accessed through the Teaching Material section of nzmaths.

June 2015: A probability and statistics pathway has been added to e-ako maths. There are currently 4 probability e-ako and 8 statistics e-ako in this pathway. Further e-ako will be added during Term 3.

January 2015: Two new resource types have been added to the website: The Level 4 rich learning activities are a collection of tasks with engaging contexts which include annotated student work to illustrate a range of approaches. Take This is a collection of ‘springboard ideas’ which support you in flexibly connecting mathematics across the strands.

January 2015: A video introducing key ideas about the 'Mathematics Inquiry Communities' being developed by Dr Bobbie Hunter and her team has been added to the website. 

January 2015: Five further measurement e-ako have been added to the geometry and measurement pathway on e-ako maths. There are now 27 measurement e-ako, 12 geometry e-ako and 4 assessment e-ako in this pathway. This pathway is now complete.

January 2015: Four new e-ako have been added to the problem solving pathway in e-ako maths. The new e-ako are: Humans and Aliens, More Circles, Concrete Trucks, and The 13 Puzzle.

January 2015: Several new e-ako have been added to the "Other PLD" pathway in e-ako maths. If you are a teacher and have not yet added the PLD pathways to your e-ako account, log in, go to your profile page, and enter C541BD in the "Move Code" box.

January 2015: A Geometry and Measurement PLD pathway has been added to e-ako maths. If you are a teacher and have not yet added the PLD pathways to your e-ako account, log in, go to your profile page, and enter C541BD in the "Move Code" box.

December 2014: A Lesson study professional learning community has been created. You can join this PLC to view and provide feedback on a lesson introduction.

December 2014: Further e-ako have been added to the geometry and measurement pathway on e-ako maths. There are now 22 measurement e-ako, 12 geometry e-ako and 4 assessment e-ako in this pathway.

November 2014: A new Tauira me te Pānga (patterns and relationships) pathway with 18 new e-ako has been added to e-ako Pāngarau.

October 2014: The Families section has been updated to include a section called "Supporting school maths". This section includes an interactive module introducing families to e-ako maths.

October 2014: Several small changes have been made to the Junior Assessment of Mathematics. New files and information on ordering hard copies is available on the Junior Assessment of Mathematics page.

September 2014: Teachers can now add the professional learning e-ako to their e-ako maths account. Further details are available on the e-ako maths information page.

September 2014: A Problem Solving professional learning community has been created. Problems at NZC levels 1, 2 and 3 will be posted each month for discussion.

June 2014: Further e-ako have been added to the geometry and measurement pathway on e-ako maths. There are now 17 measurement e-ako and 9 geometry e-ako in this pathway.

June 2014: The page references on the NDP material masters have been amended. All references to Book 5 now relate to the latest version.

June 2014: A collection of rich learning activities has been added in the Secondary section of the site. The activities are designed to provide engaging contexts in which to explore the achievement objectives from Level 5 of the NZC.

May 2014: Further e-ako have been added to the geometry and measurement pathway on e-ako maths. There are now 11 measurement e-ako and 6 geometry e-ako in this pathway.

May 2014: A geometry and measurement pathway has been added to e-ako maths. There are currently 6 measurement e-ako and 3 geometry e-ako in this pathway. Further e-ako will be added this month.

January 2014: A collection of cross-curricular units, with AOs from both maths and other curriculum areas is now available.

January 2014: Six further PD e-ako to support the patterns and relationships student e-ako have been added to the bottom of the e-ako maths information page.

January 2014: The Gifted and Talented section of the website has been rebuilt, including a collection of open-ended investigation starters. Several new problem solving e-ako for gifted and talented students have been added to the problem solving pathway in e-ako maths.

January 2014: An interactive module to help families support the mathematics learning of children with special needs is available in the Families section of the site.

16 December 2013: 18 patterns and relationships e-ako added to e-ako maths.

16 December 2013: Links to Connected articles with a maths focus added to the teaching material section.

9 October 2013: 14 hautau (fractions) e-ako added to e-ako Pāngarau.

9 October 2013: Six PD e-ako to support the equations and expressions student e-ako added to the bottom of the e-ako maths information page.

19 September 2013: Revised versions of the Junior Assessment of Mathematics have been uploaded.

26 August 2013: Nine units to support the algebra e-ako added to the bottom of the e-ako maths information page.

28 June 2013: Algebra pathway, including 16 e-ako teaching about symbols, equations and expressions added to e-ako maths.

20 June 2013: Revised versions of GloSS uploaded to the Numeracy Projects section.

6 May 2013: Fractions and decimals games added to basic facts section of e-ako maths.

30 April 2013: Twenty-four new recommended books and twelve new activities added to picture books section.

28 March 2013: the Addition and Subtraction planning sheets have been updated to reflect the new Book 5.

31 January 2013: e-ako Pāngarau, a Māori-language version of e-ako maths, is now available.

31 January 2013: Fourteen teaching units to support the implementation of e-ako maths are available at the bottom of the e-ako maths information page.