Numeracy Initiatives
Since 1997 the JCSP Support Service have run initiatives where teachers are facilitated in introducing new and creative ways of working with the students. The purpose is to provide opportunities for teachers to develop and explore new strategies, methodologies and interventions to support student learning. Many of the initiatives are an extension of the sharing of best practice at in-service. Strategies and interventions that have proven to be successful are further developed and explored by teachers involved in the JCSP.
The initiatives provide teachers with a small subvention to facilitate them in investigating and evaluating a specific strategy or intervention. Other initiatives are developments of successful interventions which are supported by the provision of guidelines and materials at in-service. As part of the Student Profile System many statements have been designed that describe the skills and knowledge attained by student involved in specific initiatives.
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School Based Numeracy
Piaget (1965) states that many second level students still need to be provided with opportunities to engage with suitable experiential resources and supports to consolidate, improve and expand their understanding of mathematics and Numeracy.
Number Millionaire
Number Millionaire is a numeracy quiz in which individual students (contestants) are challenged to identify the correct answer to twelve arithmetical questions following the winning formula of Who Wants to be Millionaire?
Maths Laboratory
This initiative will provide schools with the opportunity to investigate the effectiveness of the Maths Laboratory in developing enhanced mathematical and numerical understanding among participating JCSP students.
Handheld Gaming Device
This initiative allows a teacher to purchase handheld gaming devices and accompanying maths software to support numeracy development.
Flashmaster Maths
Students who have struggled to master their tables might welcome a fresh approach and so might their teachers.
Paired maths
This initiative provides opportunities for participating schools to plan and develop a framework for linking Fifth Year/Transition Year students with JCSP students...
Maths Games
This initiative provides opportunities for teachers to source and acquire age-appropriate maths games and/ or maths activity packs and to use these resources to support the development of mathematical and numerical understanding among JCSP students.
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General Enquiries:
Junior Certificate School ProgrammeJCSP Support Service
Blackrock Education Centre
Kill Avenue
Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin
Email: jcsp@pdst.ie
