Welcome to the site hosting information and documents relevant to the B.C. Provincial Numeracy Project. This project has been developed by the Provincial Numeracy Focus Group, brought together by Melissa Horner and Maureen Dockendorf of B.C.'s Ministry of Education, in the spring of 2015. This group has developed a focus question to guide our purpose and intention for the project:
Will
a formalized framework of a balanced approach to math education (with readily
available supporting resources) lead to evidence of increased capacity and confidence
in math teaching, ultimately resulting-in deeper learning for students in math?
Who We Are
We
are a group of twelve educators in eight school districts from four regions in
the Province who are contributing to this project work.
Group
members include:
Sandra
Ball (Surrey), Jennifer Barker (Surrey), Jennifer Carter (Vernon), Vivian Collyer
(Sooke), Laura Lancaster (Sooke), Deanna Lightbody (Langley), Janice Novakowski
(Richmond), Megan Robinson (Saanich), Janine Roy (Victoria), Susan Robinson (Gulf Islands), Jessica Willows (Gulf Islands), Linda Spiller (Vernon), Rhona Soutar (Campbell River)
Drawing upon the research base for balanced literacy programs and the results from B.C.'s Changing Results for Young Readers project, our goal is to develop a framework to heighten awareness balanced numeracy programs in our province.
The Balanced Numeracy Framework will include the following:
- A framework (which is already in draft form) that clearly illustrates the necessary components of balanced numeracy in the classroom.
- Ability to be accessible by all educators and learners throughout B.C. through a central electronic site without downloading any software.
- Alignment with the Redesigned Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 9.
- Ability to be a “living resource” with examples of Balanced Numeracy routines, structures, activities and inquiries contributed by educators at various levels and in many B.C. contexts.
- Ability to contribute to, and access, professional learning that develops increased confidence, understanding, and joy in math education.
More to come...
At this point, this site has been created to curate information and documents to that project participants have access to necessary supporting materials.
site last updated: June 25 2016
site last updated: June 25 2016
