LondonMail StaffMail Helpline 020 82 555 555 About Services Learning resources Safeguarding Inclusion Training Support Login STOCK MARKET CHALLENGE: BRINGING REAL WORLD MATHS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM CONTEXT "The reasons these resources are effective is because most students want to know why they are learning something, not just learning it for the sake of it. You need to link the activity to something real and these resources do exactly that." Grahame Smart (LGfL Maths Consultant) Background context Bonus Pastor Catholic College is rated as an outstanding Specialist Maths and Computing school. In an initiative to energise the maths curriculum for Year 11 students ahead of their mocks exams, a range of one off learning opportunities were organised for Year 11 mixed ability students including some from the nearby Thomas Moore School. Stock Market Challenge Live A whole morning was dedicated to getting of Year 11 students out of their normal maths classrooms and into the school hall. The students worked in mixed ability and mixed school groups with the aim of taking on the role of company directors’ intent on maximising profits. The session was led by Graham Smart (LGfL Maths Consultant) and was observed by the staff of both schools’ maths departments as part of their continuing professional development. The focus was on empowering students to assimilate large amount of data and make their own informed decisions within their groups. For this event, the material was offline, and paper based but forms the basis of the online Stock Market Challenge available to all LGfL schools found in the Maths in the Real World Resource. "Impact was maximised by using real world scenarios as the basis of stimulating, interactive and engaging group work outside of the normal classroom environment. Placing students in groups with others from a different school forced the students to engage fully with the material and each other to ensure they achieved the target of maximising their profits." Bob Usher (LGfL Content Manager) What did the ‘Stock Market Challenge Live’ event achieve? Heightened engagement in maths learning activities Promoted discussion and problem solving approaches within a group context Increased pace of learning and desire to achieve "Students are more likely to not only enjoy the subject but also remember what they have learnt if they can appreciate why they need to learn it." Grahame Smart (LGfL Maths Consultant) Conclusion Maths is all around us and plays a key role in all our lives. The way in which we engage with children of all ages to maths at school will fundamentally influence their attitude towards numeracy for the rest of their lives. There is no doubt that engaged, enthused learners achieve more and make faster progress. By bringing real world relevance into everyday maths teaching activities it helps motivate all learners and particularly those for whom standard text books based learning do not sufficiently inspire them to understand the vital role that maths plays in our everyday lives. Advice for schools adopting cloud platforms Engaging with LGfL Curriculum and Cloud Platform Support Contact contentsupport@lgfl.net to secure support for the effective use of LGfL learning resources and how to use them in the context of cloud platforms such as G suite, J2e and Office 365. LGfL Learning Resource consultants can provide in school support to work alongside teachers to help support long term curriculum planning activities that incorporate cloud platforms and LGfL learning resources. Attend cloud platform support training courses that are offered every term via www.training.lgfl.net Cloud Platform offer an ever-increasing range of flexible accessibility tools to help include all learners. WHAT'S YOUR LGfL STORY? LGfL exists to help teachers teach and learners learn. Do you have a story to share about LGfL in your school? Tell us about it. Download case-study template Case studies Stock Market Challenge Bringing Real World Maths Out Of The Classroom Context Space Adventures Live Inter School Collaboration For Enhanced Learner Outcomes Leadership and the effective adoption of technology to support enhanced learner outcomes At the time, the incumbent LA service provider was unable to improve the connection speed, so we looked for an alternative service provider that could support our vision. Making the most of LGfL services Raising achievement in KS4 maths using innovative teaching techniques which harness the power of LGfL content, cloud platforms and the latest stylus-based Chrome books. Polar Exploration Insight At Exning Primary School, they believe their topic-based curriculum delivery has been truly enhanced by using LGfL online resource content. They would recommend you trying it too! Space Adventures at Anson Primary School Space Adventures was used to support the core subjects and Computing. Through reading the unique story, watching the astronaut blogs, and exploring the maths and science behind the adventures, the children have had a creative and emotional response to the material. LGfL Maths Bootcamp – Raising standards in numeracy for underachieving KS4 students Raising achievement in KS4 maths using innovative teaching techniques which harness the power of LGfL content, cloud platforms and the latest stylus-based Chrome books. Ancient Egypt – Combining AR, VR and expert video to raise literacy standards Ancient Egypt is a firm favourite in Primary schools and key to the KS2 History curriculum; here’s your chance to bring it to life more than ever before. World War 1 trench virtual reality experience These pupils have been there, seen it with their eyes, and so makes their understanding far more comprehensive that any other technique I’ve ever seen. It isn’t a gimmick. It is transformational in the classroom. On fire for the Cold War! LGfL's Cold War resource includes: augmented reality, on-location filming and interviews with spies, journalists and prisoners from the time bring this fascinating period of 20th Century History to life. Let's dance! BalletBoyz inspiration for KS2 teachers new to dance Crispin Ashford is a non-specialist Year 4 teacher who used the new BalletBoyz material with his class to great effect. The resources stretched Crispin and his class in more ways than one, and now they are all on fire for dance. Strictly BalletBoyz! Stretch for KS4 dance specialists Harris Academies already had a strong commitment to the arts, and particularly to dance. Carla Price is the lead dance practitioner for dance across the network of schools. She used the new LGfL Balletboyz materials to challenge herself and her students to deliver ever-more inventive and unique choreography and performances. CyberPass: transforming online‑safety teaching Strand on the Green Junior School already had a proactive approach to online safety, but is now using CyberPass to identify areas of weakness before they affect relationships and learning. Blogging for literacy with LGfL and j2e Harry Gosling Primary School in Tower Hamlets set up a lunchtime blogging club for reluctant writers using the j2webby blogging tool. Within months, class teacher Lauren Poyser was hearing tales of them writing stories at home for fun! The Royal Mews at St Michael's Camden EYFS Lead Rowena Bernstein was determined to make the most of the LGfL digital collection 'The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace'. So she integrated it into all six areas of the early years curriculum. Demystifying KS3 concepts with Cornerstone Maths Andrew Labinjoh, Head of Maths at Langdon Park Secondary School in Tower Hamlets, got involved with the Cornerstone Maths project in 2011, and has since seen a positive impact upon GCSE results because less time is needed for revising KS3 topics during Year 10 and 11. Holocaust Explained for Key Stage 3 & 4 Head of Humanities Carl Fazackerly piloted the Holocaust Explained resource with Key Stage 3 and 4 students at the City of London Academy. It led to tangible learning outcomes. National Curriculum-driven resource discovery Headteacher Andrew King wanted to place LGfL learning resources at the heart of the new curriculum. The LGfL resource-discovery tool helped make the transition as smooth as possible. 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