Waterford Greenway is a disused railway line, 46km in length, which runs from Dungarvan to Waterford. It was reopened as a greenway in 2017. Our schools are adjacent to it at different entry points about 25 km apart.
We propose using the Greenway as an outdoor classroom to develop mathematical problem solving skills and motivation in our pupils. We also hope that adult users will re-engage with maths and problem solving while using the greenway
We identified the need to work on our pupils’ problem solving skills through analysing the results of our standardised tests, classroom based tests, pupil surveys of motivation and teacher observation.
We will address this need by developing Maths trails on the Greenway, which will also be available to other schools and the wider community through a dedicated website.
We also propose developing an interactive app, with the various stops and puzzles included.
CALMAST / WIT STEM centre will work with us as partners on this project. http://www.calmast.ie/ CALMAST / WIT STEM Centre have vast experience in developing mathematical skills in young people. They are the founders and coordinators of Maths Week Ireland, the largest such festival in the world. We are delighted that they are willing to come on board with this project and feel that their participation adds an extra element of expertise which can only improve teaching and learning in our schools.
Our project will develop the pupils’ problem solving skills in an enjoyable way, making Maths relevant to their daily lives and to different abilities and ages.
We will target the senior pupils in primary schools and 1st year and Transition year pupils in the post primary school. Two of the primary schools in the cluster are DEIS schools, another primary school is a Gaelscoil and the other is a post primary school. This will be a mixed gender project.
The project will specifically address problem solving skills in Mathematics.
It will address the DEIS themes of Numeracy, Literacy, Progression, Retention and Partnership with Parents and Others.
Ritheann Rian Glas na nDéise, atá 46km ar fad, idir Dún Garbháin agus Port Láirge. Tá ár scoileanna uilig cóngarach dó ag pointí éagsúla 25km óna chéile.
Tá sé de chuspóir againn an Rian Glas a úsáid ar nós Scoil Scairte chun scileanna na bpáistí i leith réiteach faidbe a fhorbairt agus a fheabhasú agus a spreagadh. Tá súil againn daoine fásta a mhealladh lena gcuid scileanna matamaitice a úsáid arís fad is atá siad ar an Rian Glas.
Léiríodh dúinn go raibh géar ghá le hobair a dhéanamh ar scileanna matamaitice na bpáistí maidir lena gcumas ar conas fadhbanna a réiteach. Tugadh é seo le fios dúinn tré torthaí ár gcuid scrúduithe caighdeánaithe, scrúduithe inranga, suirbhéanna spreagadh a deineadh ar na daltaí ar conas mar a spreagtar iad agus tuairimí an mhúinteora.
Tabharfaimíd aghaidh ar seo tré Chosáin Matamaitice a fhorbairt ar an Rian Glas. Beidh siad seo ar fáil do scoileanna eile agus don phobal maguaird ar Shuíomh idirlín tiomnaithe.
Tá sé ar intinn againn chomh maith APP idirghníomhach a fhorbairt, ar a léireofar áiteanna le stopadh agus puzail iniata
Beidh Ionad CALMAST / WIT-STEM ag obair linn mar pháirtnéirí ar an tionscnamh seo http://www.calmast.ie/ Tá ana thaithí go deo ag CALMAST / WIT-STEM ar conas scileanna matamaitice a fhorbairt i ndaoine óga. Is iad a bhunaigh agus a stiúiríonn Seachtain Matamaitice na hÉireann, an Fhéile is mó dá cuid ar domhan. Tá áthas an domhain orainn go bhfuil siad toilteanach bheith páirteach sa tionscnamh seo agus táimíd den tuairim go dtugann a rannpháirtíocht gné de oilteacht agus de shaineolas don tionscnamh a chabhróidh go mór le modhanna múinte and le foghlaim na bpáistí inár gcuid scoileanna.
Forbróidh ár dtionscnamh scileanna ár bpáistí le fadhbanna a réiteach i slí taitneamhach. Beidh ar a gcumas tábhacht agus usáid na matamaitice ina saol laethiúil a fheiscint de réir a gcumais agus de réir aoise.
Díreofar aird an tionscnaimh ar dhaltaí sna ranganna sinsir sa Bhunscoil agus ar daltaí na céad bliana agus daltaí na hIdirbhliana san Iar-Bhunscoil.
Is scoileanna DEIS dhá scoil sa Chnuasach, is Gaelscoil an bhunscoil eile agus is Iar-Bhunscoil an ceathrú scoil. Is tionscnamh é seo a bheidh dírithe ar bhuachaillí agus ar chailíní.
Díreoidh an tionscnamh seo ach go háirithe ar Réiteach Faidhbe sa Mhatamaitic.
Beidh aird chomh maith á thabhairt ar théamaí DEIS : litearthacht, Uimhearacht, seicheamh,coinneáil agus Comhpháirtíocht le Tuismitheoirí agus le daoine eile.,