The Learning and Teaching of Science and Mathematics at The Australian International School Malaysia (AISM)

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MALAYSIA
“The Learning and Teaching of

Science and Mathematics at
The Australian International
School Malaysia (AISM)”
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
Part 1: Introduction and Overview (Ian Martineau)
Part 2: Hands on Science (Sheila Martineau)
Part 3: Supporting students –Studywizz (Ray Pollock)

The ‘Philosophy’ of Australian Education
• Underpinned by the needs of the individual student.

• Holistic view
• Literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• The ability to Apply knowledge
• An interdisciplinary perspective
A Changing World
•A Global Perspective
•A Futures (Change) perspective
•A capacity to work in teams
•Leadership
•Self-knowledge
•Lifelong learning
The NSW curriculum

…practical experiences should occupy a minimum of
35 indicative hours of course time.
Students will develop further skills in:

• planning investigations
• conducting investigations
• communicating information and understanding
• developing scientific thinking and problem-solving techniques
• working individually and in teams.

Science and Mathematics at AISM

Bringing together the Philosophies

“The Freedom to Achieve”
• Freedom to be yourself and

develop as an individual • Freedom to learn by discovery;
to learn from mistakes
• Freedom to achieve your personal best

in creative, academic, social and physical
endeavours
Freedom of choice in pathways
beyond school
• Freedom to explore individually
international and global citizenship
A FREEDOM THAT EMPOWERS

10% of what we HEAR
20% of what we READ
50% of what we DO
70% of what we DISCUSS
90% of what we TEACH

Approaches to Mathematics and

Physics (IT and practical aspects)
Ray Pollock
1-1 Netbooks
• This is a program where students are issued
with individual computers for use throughout
the day.
• This week is our first time and is being
introduced for year 9 only. Later in the year
year 10 will come on board and next year it
will apply to other groups.
• At this stage students may not take the
netbooks home. (This may change)
Studywiz
Studywiz
• studywiz.aism.edu.my
Studywiz is an Online Electronic Learning
Platform. It is useful for all subjects at all levels
from pre school through to school leavers
(SPM or equivalent).
The setup is expensive but ongoing costs are
small <$10 per year
Studywiz
Studywiz
Studywiz
Studywiz
Studywiz
Studywiz
Hotmaths
Hotmaths
• www.hotmaths.com.au
– Hotmaths is designed for the Australian

curriculum from years 7 to 10 but expanding to
years 5 and 6.
– It is an excellent online resource for both teaching
in the classroom and analysing individual student
concerns as well as group progress.
Hotmaths
Hotmaths
Hotmaths
Hotmaths
Maths Matters
• http://www.maths-matters.co.uk
– Maths matters is a UK based powerpoint suite. It

is primarily a teaching tool.
– The setout is good in that it incorporates review
questions, lesson activities and summarising.
– It is well supported by lesson plans and many
other activities.
Maths Matters
Maths Matters
Maths Matters
Maths Matters
Maths Matters
Geometers Sketch Pad

• Geometers Sketch Pad is both a teaching tool
and more importantly a means by which
students can explore a virtually unlimited
range of geometric concepts.
• Available from Singapore. We got a site licence
for unlimited computers.


From the Text CDROM

• You can create your own simple lessons as
powerpoints from a CDROM supplied with your
text.
• This is an easy starting point as a cut and paste
with more control for the traditional teacher.
• Takes about 10 minutes to prepare a lesson.
• The advantages are that you can go back rather
than rewriting examples you just rubbed off the
board and that it matches their texts exactly.
Algebraic
Expressions
Year 9 5.3
Algebraic Fractions
Correct Your Homework

From Your Textbook

From Your Textbook

Homework
• P27
• Q1e,f 2f,g 3c,d
• P28
• Q1d,e 2c,d 3c 4c,d
Practical Approach
• It is important that practical activities are
included as much as possible as this gives
students room to explore particularly in a
mixed ability classroom.
• Practical activities include computer based
research eg from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics which has a site directed at school
students.
• Activities are available for teachers to use.
Physics
• Physics has a 60% theory and 40% practical
requirement.
• There are both core units and optional topics
to cater for the needs of particular groups of
students.
Physics Theory
Physics Student Workbooks

Physics
• Research and familiarity with current progress
is vital to student interest to view physics as a
dynamic subject.
• You can direct students to many websites
which utilise flash media for animations of
physics concepts.
• Encourage students to keep up to date with
RSS feeds to their home page on yahoo etc.
Physics Practical
Thank You

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AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MALAYSIA

“The Learning and Teaching of

Part 1: Introduction and Overview (Ian Martineau)

Part 2: Hands on Science (Sheila Martineau)

Part 3: Supporting students –Studywizz (Ray Pollock)

The ‘Philosophy’ of Australian Education

• Underpinned by the needs of the individual student.

The NSW curriculum

Students will develop further skills in:

• working individually and in teams.

Science and Mathematics at AISM

Bringing together the Philosophies

• Freedom to be yourself and

• Freedom to achieve your personal best

A FREEDOM THAT EMPOWERS

10% of what we HEAR

20% of what we READ

70% of what we DISCUSS

90% of what we TEACH

Approaches to Mathematics and

– Hotmaths is designed for the Australian

– Maths matters is a UK based powerpoint suite. It

Geometers Sketch Pad

Geometers Sketch Pad

Geometers Sketch Pad

From the Text CDROM

Correct Your Homework

From Your Textbook

From Your Textbook

Physics Student Workbooks

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