Relating to others

What this looks like in mathematics and statistics

Examples of ways students relate to others in mathematics and statistics:

• Students share their ideas, accept a range of approaches and respect others’ thinking.
• Students develop understanding of other places and cultures.
• Students listen to others, they accept and value different viewpoints.
• Students work in groups, they debate solutions, negotiate meaning and communicate thinking.
• Students work collaboratively and cooperatively, taking on a range of roles. They think, share ideas in pairs, and share ideas in groups of four.
• Students compare and contrast ideas, remain open to learning from others and accept that being wrong is part of learning.

Specific activities

• Students respectfully listen to others explaining their strategies for solving an equation.
• Students explore different measurement systems.
• Students compare data about themselves with others beyond the classroom: Variety of activities on CensusAtSchool site.
• Activity: Chocolate statistical literacy
• Activity: Cool coffee
• Activity: Skid marks
• Activity: Big Bang Theory – Exact values
• Activity: Big Bang Theory – Fractals and complex numbers
• Activity: Big Bang Theory – The sweet spot and conics
• Activity: Linking integration and differentiation
• Activity: 28 Days Later – Zombies
• Activity: I am just not fast enough
• Activity: Legal driving age
• Activity: Fair spinners
• Activity: Lego exercise

Further information

• Creating an inclusive learning environment
• Encouraging reflective thought and action
• Facilitating shared learning

Last updated September 24, 2013

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